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Linda Verde Elementary

Q: Is Linda Verde Elementary a good school?

Linda Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Linda Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Linda Verde Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Linda Verde Elementary?

Students at Linda Verde Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Linda Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Verde Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Piute Middle High : Antelope Valley High

Public Grades K-8

5509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linda Verde Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 680 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to the state, it has two standout strengths when compared to other schools in the area. First, Linda Verde has made an exceptional turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 46.7% to 14.3% in just three years—a rate much better than nearby schools like Mariposa Elementary (34.8%), Monte Vista Elementary (38.2%), and Joshua Elementary (46.5%). Second, the school has shown notable effectiveness in serving its special education students, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide in 2022-2023, which is a significant contrast to its overall performance.

Academically, Linda Verde performs close to the district average in math and science, though proficiency rates are low overall. An interesting pattern shows that older students perform better in English, while younger students perform better in math. The school operates with moderate per-student spending compared to other district schools, which range from Promise Academy at over $97,000 per student to Lincoln Elementary at around $20,000. Within a challenging district context, Linda Verde's success in improving attendance and supporting special education students are promising signs of its potential.

680

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,788

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44924 North Fifth St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535-2603

(661) 942-0431

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Linda Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piute Middle
High:	Antelope Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

6.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,509^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,455^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 19 pts since 2022

From bottom 30% (2022) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1395^th of 1,543Lancaster Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5509 of 5857	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5519 of 5869	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5656 of 5859	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5649 of 5883	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	5603 of 5789	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	5407 of 5662	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	5602 of 5692	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	5529 of 5614	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	5569 of 5611	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	5508 of 5530	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	5369 of 5390	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	5217 of 5377	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	5279 of 5314	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	5062 of 5193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	4989 of 5113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	4426 of 5113	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	4017 of 4818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	3443 of 4822	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	3810 of 4809	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	561 of 593	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	655 of 663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	644 of 747	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	636 of 700	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	1152 of 2227	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2218 of 2585	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1720 of 2128	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	2814 of 3162	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2953 of 3245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2704 of 3311	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1758 of 3275	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	2402 of 3246	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	5240 of 5597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5190 of 5612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5573 of 5609	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5514 of 5635	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5385 of 5492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5235 of 5413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	4764 of 5107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4785 of 5107	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4864 of 5087	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4713 of 5084	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4595 of 4963	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4206 of 4830	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5126 of 5460	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5190 of 5517	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5240 of 5363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5041 of 5264	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4966 of 5173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	4808 of 5084	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	5323 of 5628	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5323 of 5643	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4985 of 5638	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5259 of 5663	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	5251 of 5510	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5063 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2590 of 2847	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1648 of 2635	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	581 of 2420	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.8	2596 of 2651	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2455 of 2761	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2088 of 2783	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	2118 of 2781	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1925 of 2740	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	1393 of 1478	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	750 of 1521	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	2337 of 2533	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2178 of 2551	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2309 of 2531	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2143 of 2509	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1941 of 2395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1662 of 2374	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1488 of 2359	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2206 of 2542	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1904 of 2579	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1922 of 2531	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1460 of 2458	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2144 of 2534	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1662 of 2552	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1389 of 2538	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1282 of 2527	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	1453 of 1537	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2024)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-19 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Listening16%-10 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Writing7%-11 vs state

Overall4%-6 vs state

Reading4%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linda Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	680	31	21.9	88.5%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.2%)	621 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.5	5519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	7.4	2.1	3.8	17.3	12.2	27.5	4.2	14.8	12.8	15.5	4.0	12.2	1.5	4.2	11.1	6.4	6.5	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.5	18.6	8.5	14.5	8.1	8.2	30.3	13.0	30.9	34.9	19.5	14.7	10.8	18.6	10.9	14.3	2.1	12.5							$23,788	$4,246	$19,542
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	361 East Pondera	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-8487	766	29	26.4	95.0%	26 (3.4%)	261 (34.1%)	430 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.2	5542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	65																													11.7		11.7	15.1	13.4	20.9				16.5	26.6	12.2	15.9				18.4	98.5						$20,761	$2,845	$17,916
Discovery	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	662	27	24.5	90.5%	27 (4.1%)	115 (17.4%)	498 (75.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	19.2	4902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.9	4875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	27																													13.8		13.8	24.6	33.6	23.6				27.3	20.7	30.9	10.9				20.9	94.9		97.4		98.3		$20,485	$2,783	$17,702
Joshua Elementary	Public	K-6	43926 North Second St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0743	688	31	22.1	90.8%	23 (3.3%)	250 (36.3%)	351 (51.0%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	5850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	45																													5.9		5.9	15.7	9.5	14.9	14.3			14.0	10.8	1.6	1.0	2.9			4.5	96.3	97.2			96.3		$20,856	$2,888	$17,968
Promise Academy	Public	K-8	1331 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-6678	45	7	6.3	82.2%	10 (22.2%)	12 (26.7%)	21 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)																																																				$97,686	$3,162	$94,524
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	738	27	27.3	93.1%	25 (3.4%)	265 (35.9%)	420 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.4	5083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	32																													13.6		13.6	25.0	24.6	24.6				24.7	25.0	20.9	15.5				20.5	95.8		96.8				$22,575	$2,990	$19,585
Rise	Public	K-8	44231 Fig Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-4355	16	3	5.3	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)																														0.0	0.0						0.0	0.0						0.0	0.0							$29,542	$3,270	$26,272
The Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	44310 Hardwood Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-5454	35	5	7.0	94.3%	2 (5.7%)	22 (62.9%)	10 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																																																				$41,064	$6,416	$34,648
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	737 West Avenue H-6	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0437	732	29	25.2	94.4%	46 (6.3%)	188 (25.7%)	467 (63.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	10.6	5593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.8	5503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	90																													12.4		12.4	12.2	21.4	16.5	32.1			19.8	8.3	14.5	7.4	3.6			8.8	97.2						$20,473	$2,794	$17,679
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1235 West Kettering St.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-1477	788	31	25.4	89.6%	46 (5.8%)	197 (25.0%)	485 (61.5%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.6%)	15	5260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.2	5544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	284																													17.4		17.4	23.6	23.1	26.0				24.2	22.1	18.0	5.3				15.3	95.8	97.9		97.2	97.2	97.9	$21,427	$2,975	$18,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Linda Verde Elementary

What district is Linda Verde Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

How many students attend Linda Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Linda Verde Elementary.

Is Linda Verde Elementary a good school?

Linda Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Linda Verde Elementary?

Students at Linda Verde Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Linda Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piute Middle
High : Antelope Valley High

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