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Sunnydale Elementary

Public Grades K-7

4606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnydale Elementary is a 469-student school serving grades K–7 in Lancaster, California, in the Lancaster Elementary District. In 2025–2026, students were proficient at rates of 32% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in math, and 17% in science—better than the nearby-school averages, but below the state in every subject. The most important finding is that these state gaps remain substantial: about 18 points in ELA, 20 in math, and 19 in science.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s clearest strength is ELA: it ranked third among ten schools with same-year results in both ELA and math, and fifth in science. Its scores were about 14 points above nearby averages in ELA, 5 points above in math, and 3 points above in science. It also outperformed the district by 7 points in ELA and 4 in math, while science was essentially level, about a third of a point lower. Third grade was a particular high point: 46% were proficient in ELA and 34% in math, both the strongest results among the supplied nearby schools with third-grade results. Across all grades, however, the state proficiency gaps show that local comparisons do not tell the whole story.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, rising about 10 points in ELA and 9 points each in math and science, although science scores have fluctuated from year to year. SchoolDigger gives the school a 1-star rating and a 21st-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026, up from the 4th percentile in 2021–2022; it ties for the highest standing among nearby schools apart from the virtual academies. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.3, the lowest among nearby schools, and the school reported 88% of students as free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 89%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves African American students was at the 42nd percentile in 2025–2026, versus 21st overall; its ranking for English Language Learner students fell from the 78th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 28th in 2021–2022. These group rankings reflect relative school standing, not individual students’ results.

469

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,328

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

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)

1233 West Avenue J-8
Lancaster, CA 93534-4770

(661) 948-2636

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Sunnydale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Amargosa Creek Middle
High:	Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

22.0%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

California avg42%

Elementary school

4,606^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,490^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	22.3	4606 of 5817	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4834 of 5857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	5054 of 5869	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5436 of 5859	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5664 of 5883	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4743 of 5789	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4139 of 5662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	4409 of 5692	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	4286 of 5614	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4744 of 5611	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	4638 of 5530	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	4697 of 5390	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4095 of 5377	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	4381 of 5314	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	4441 of 5193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	4650 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	4341 of 5113	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	4051 of 4818	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	3853 of 4822	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3830 of 4809	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	295 of 508	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	317 of 569	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	402 of 593	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	500 of 661	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	511 of 663	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	514 of 747	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	367 of 700	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2137 of 2227	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	2022 of 2585	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1766 of 2128	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	2399 of 3311	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	731 of 3275	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	4114 of 5581	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	4203 of 5597	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4936 of 5612	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5398 of 5609	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5459 of 5635	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4558 of 5492	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	4042 of 5413	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3619 of 5094	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	3784 of 5107	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4378 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4470 of 5087	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	4843 of 5084	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3804 of 4963	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2809 of 4830	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3978 of 5423	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	4199 of 5460	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4646 of 5517	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4862 of 5363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5027 of 5264	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4077 of 5173	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3272 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4692 of 5603	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4990 of 5628	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4760 of 5643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4928 of 5638	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5414 of 5663	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4473 of 5510	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3990 of 5431	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	2416 of 2651	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2142 of 2834	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	2472 of 2737	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

Science17%-19 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
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
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
John and Jacquelyn Miller K-8	Public	K-8	43420 22nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-1826	697	27	25.8	81.2%	75 (10.8%)	146 (20.9%)	395 (56.7%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.2%)	22.6	4582^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.2%		33.6	3676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%	906	11.6	25.8	17.4	32.2	31.6	19.2	37.2	39.7	40.9	32.7	32.2	23.5	11.6	30.8	25.3	21.2	23.9	93%	0%	$23,531	$2,350	$21,181
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
iLEAD Lancaster Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	254 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-4287	771	32	24.3	78.6%	131 (17.0%)	271 (35.1%)	299 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	9.5	5633^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.4	5391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%	242	11.0	13.7	12.3	19.5	19.5	15.0	20.9	28.6	26.3	21.7	14.3	12.5	6.1	10.8	10.7	13.5	11.3	83%	0%	$19,655	$1,677	$17,978
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnydale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunnydale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnydale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amargosa Creek Middle
High : Lancaster High

How many students attend Sunnydale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Sunnydale Elementary.

Is Sunnydale Elementary a good school?

Sunnydale Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnydale Elementary?

Students at Sunnydale Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Sunnydale Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

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

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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