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Mariposa Elementary

Public Grades K-7

5647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa Elementary serves 732 students in kindergarten through seventh grade in Lancaster, California, and is part of Lancaster Elementary School District. In 2025–2026, 19% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math, and 15% in science. The most important finding for parents is that results are below district and state levels in all three subjects, not just in one area.

Science is Mariposa’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while math is its weakest comparison with them. Among nine nearby schools with reported scores, Mariposa was 3 points below the ELA average, 5 points below the math average, and 1 point below the science average. Its ELA proficiency was 19%, compared with 25% in the district and 49% statewide; math was 11%, versus 15% and 38%; science was 15%, versus 17% and 36%. There is a grade-level bright spot: seventh-grade ELA proficiency was 39%, 11 points above the district, and second-highest among the four schools serving that grade, just behind Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies. That strength does not extend to seventh-grade math, where Mariposa had the lowest result among those four schools.

Over the four reported years, science proficiency rose from 9% to 15%, while ELA fell from 23% to 19% and math from 13% to 11%; the state gaps widened in ELA and math. Chronic absenteeism improved from 61% in 2021–2022 to 33% in 2025–2026, but remains above the state rate of 18%. SchoolDigger ranks Mariposa in the 3rd percentile statewide for 2025–2026, with 0 stars; the district is in the 7th percentile, also with 0 stars. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 25.2, and 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. A notable group-ranking shift: SchoolDigger placed English Language Learner Students at the 63rd percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s overall 9th percentile, then at the 1st percentile in 2023–2024, compared with an overall 6th percentile.

732

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,830

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

737 West Avenue H-6
Lancaster, CA 93534-1517

(661) 942-0437

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piute Middle
High:	Antelope Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

African American:

25.7%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg20%

California avg42%

Elementary school

5,647^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,475^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1401^st of 1,530Lancaster 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
2026	9.2	5647 of 5817	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	5593 of 5857	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5503 of 5869	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5348 of 5859	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5403 of 5883	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4998 of 5789	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4956 of 5662	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	4762 of 5692	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	4986 of 5614	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	5363 of 5611	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	4857 of 5530	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	4256 of 5390	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	5087 of 5377	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	4876 of 5314	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	4981 of 5193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	5019 of 5113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	5004 of 5113	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4454 of 4818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	4560 of 4822	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	4095 of 4809	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	443 of 508	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	488 of 569	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	524 of 593	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	519 of 661	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	536 of 663	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	457 of 747	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	541 of 700	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	2057 of 2227	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2517 of 2585	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2038 of 2128	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	3123 of 3162	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1193 of 3245	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	2912 of 3311	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1634 of 3275	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1734 of 3246	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	5364 of 5581	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	5428 of 5597	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5382 of 5612	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5209 of 5609	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5149 of 5635	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4359 of 5492	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4767 of 5413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	4762 of 5094	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	4652 of 5107	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4774 of 5107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3940 of 5087	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4154 of 5084	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4055 of 4963	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3603 of 4830	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	328 of 335	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	5233 of 5423	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	5155 of 5460	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5075 of 5517	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4734 of 5363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4757 of 5264	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4213 of 5173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4453 of 5084	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	5450 of 5603	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	5289 of 5628	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5168 of 5643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5056 of 5638	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5206 of 5663	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5133 of 5510	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4737 of 5431	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	2660 of 2927	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	2504 of 2847	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	2397 of 2635	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1884 of 2420	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.8	2529 of 2651	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)13th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)2nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-7	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%)	9.2	5647^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.6	5593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%	54	14.7		14.7	13.1	17.8	23.0	12.1	39.0		19.5	11.1	14.3	8.0	8.8	13.6		11.1	95%	0%	$23,830	$2,406	$21,424
Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1555 West Avenue H-10	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9521	688	30	22.9	89.0%	20 (2.9%)	219 (31.8%)	405 (58.9%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	9.7	5623^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.5	5599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%	24	10.1		10.1	19.0	17.3	16.5	13.5			16.6	10.4	19.1	10.9	11.2			13.0	91%	0%	$23,881	$2,401	$21,480
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%)	15.4	5183^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	10.9%		15	5260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	77	18.6		18.6	22.7	21.3	29.0				24.4	22.7	16.4	13.7				17.4	97%	0%	$25,308	$2,389	$22,919
Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion	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%)	12.3	5447^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.4%		12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%	62	16.4	28.1	21.5	24.3	17.1	16.7	12.9	27.5	42.6	22.7	29.3	9.7	13.7	7.8	17.0	14.3	15.5	94%	0%	$25,640	$2,837	$22,803
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%)	6.9	5736^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.4%		12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%	259	10.3		10.3	5.1	11.9	18.8				12.2	9.2	10.9	8.2				9.5	91%	0%	$24,290	$2,370	$21,920
Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-7	1233 West Avenue J-8	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-2636	469	22	21.3	87.6%	45 (9.6%)	103 (22.0%)	282 (60.1%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	22.3	4606^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.9	4834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%	228	16.7		16.7	45.7	31.8	29.6	21.4	25.9		31.7	33.8	12.1	16.7	11.4	18.5		18.8	95%	0%	$34,328	$2,430	$31,898
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies	Public, Virtual	K-8	44034 13th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 488-7600	282	11	25.4	90.1%	30 (10.6%)	63 (22.3%)	164 (58.2%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	39	3294^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	3313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	19	36.0	23.9	28.2	25.0	25.0	48.0	40.6	39.5	42.2	36.8	25.0	27.8	48.0	46.7	23.3	31.8	32.5			$24,649	$2,602	$22,047
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	747 West Avenue J-12	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9536	707	30	23.5	92.8%	44 (6.2%)	208 (29.4%)	403 (57.0%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	8.2	5692^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.5	5537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%	155	9.1		9.1	19.0	13.8	15.6				16.0	13.0	9.3	10.0				10.7	97%	0%	$25,728	$2,429	$23,299
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%)	6.1	5762^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	43	8.5		8.5	12.5	13.7	9.7	15.6			13.1	8.1	8.5	1.4	6.3			6.3	91%	0%	$25,050	$2,386	$22,664
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%)	19.9	4828^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.2	4902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%	74	19.4		19.4	22.1	36.0	29.3				29.1	21.2	28.6	8.5				19.6	95%	0%	$23,662	$2,574	$21,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa Elementary

Is Mariposa Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mariposa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Mariposa Elementary.

What district is Mariposa Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa Elementary?

Students at Mariposa Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mariposa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piute Middle
High : Antelope Valley High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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