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Mariposa Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 732 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, an area where schools face significant academic and socioeconomic challenges.

The school is currently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English (19.8%), math (8.8%), and science (12.4%) that are well below state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 34.8% of students missing too much school, which is higher than the district average and nearly double the state rate. While the school spends a mid-range amount per student ($20,473), it has a high student-teacher ratio of 25-to-1. Performance varies notably by grade, with sixth graders showing stronger English scores than younger students, and the school's effectiveness for English Language Learners has declined sharply in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools like Linda Verde Elementary and Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies, which have much lower absenteeism, Mariposa's academic outcomes are among the weakest in the area, particularly in mathematics. Interestingly, Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies achieves stronger results with similar resources, suggesting instructional approaches can make a difference. For Mariposa to improve, key priorities would be improving daily attendance, addressing the specific needs of English Learners, and understanding the successful strategies used by higher-performing schools in the same district.

732

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,473

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 12th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,593^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

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

White (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)2nd percentile-7 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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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
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
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%)	10.5	5599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.3	5761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	162																													10.2		10.2	19.2	23.6	14.8	15.9			18.4	19.2	15.2	9.4	3.4			12.0							$21,102	$2,782	$18,320
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
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
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
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
Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-6	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%)	19.9	4834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.7	5054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	220																													16.1		16.1	39.0	21.8	31.3	18.8			27.7	37.3	3.7	12.7	15.4			17.4							$22,156	$2,841	$19,315
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%)	38.5	3313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		24.3	4434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	1121																													35.0	39.6	38.2	23.8	37.5	40.0	52.5	23.7	50.0	36.9	11.9	40.0	40.0	33.3	32.2	39.6	31.8	78.7	82.0	89.3	98.4	82.8	84.4	$22,788	$3,271	$19,517
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%)	11.5	5537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11	5623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	86																													15.0		15.0	16.7	22.8	26.6				22.0	12.2	9.0	7.1				9.4	96.7		98.4	98.4	98.4	97.5	$16,544	$3,056	$13,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa Elementary

Is Mariposa Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% 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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