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Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies

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Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies ranks 3313 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades K-8

3313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies is a K-8 public school serving 282 students within the Lancaster Elementary district, offering a non-traditional educational model in a community where the district faces significant challenges.

This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from one of the lowest-performing schools in the state a few years ago to now outperforming most other schools in its district. Its students are achieving proficiency in English, math, and science at rates that are one-and-a-half to over two times higher than the Lancaster Elementary district average. A standout success is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6%, which is dramatically better than the district average of 31.7% and far surpasses nearby schools like John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary (28.6%) and Joshua Elementary (61.4%).

The school's alternative and virtual approach appears to be particularly effective for its student population, showing strong results with economically disadvantaged students. While it shares a similar high-needs demographic with other local schools such as El Dorado Elementary and Sierra Elementary, its unique model, combined with a focus on attendance and higher per-student spending, has created a compelling success story within the district.

282

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,638

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44034 13th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 488-7600

District: Lancaster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

African American:

22.3%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2011 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2011

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg19%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,313^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,169^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	38.5	3313 of 5857	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4434 of 5869	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4958 of 5859	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5767 of 5883	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	5377 of 5614	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4990 of 5611	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	5332 of 5390	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	5276 of 5377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	325 of 661	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.2	620 of 663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3779 of 5597	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4383 of 5609	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	5473 of 5635	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2594 of 5107	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3848 of 5087	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4919 of 5084	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2427 of 5460	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	3660 of 5517	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4165 of 5363	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5180 of 5264	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3030 of 5628	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3925 of 5643	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5024 of 5638	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	5601 of 5663	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	2.7	2708 of 2726	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1169 of 2761	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.3	2377 of 2783	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2271 of 2781	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2655 of 2740	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	2636 of 2715	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	2438 of 2480	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	2441 of 2508	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	2382 of 2497	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	2384 of 2477	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	2203 of 2379	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	2219 of 2259	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	2168 of 2236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	2165 of 2179	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	1352 of 2005	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.5	1403 of 1999	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	1623 of 1804	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	1278 of 1777	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.6	1225 of 1769	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	510 of 613	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	577 of 637	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	602 of 643	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	892 of 1531	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	1090 of 1540	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1271 of 2533	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2243 of 2551	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1925 of 2531	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2444 of 2509	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2375 of 2380	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	432 of 2395	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	26.0	1800 of 2388	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1583 of 2374	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2251 of 2359	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	2194 of 2213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	702 of 2542	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	21.3	2130 of 2579	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1923 of 2531	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2368 of 2458	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2297 of 2369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2198 of 2230	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	948 of 2534	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.6	2149 of 2552	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2271 of 2538	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2450 of 2527	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	1439 of 1537	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1527 of 1555	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)51st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)29th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile~ school

White (2024)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science38%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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/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	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
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	$5,638	$3,036	$2,602
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							$25,166	$22,736	$2,430
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	$7,965	$5,536	$2,429
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)																								$14,957	$6,512	$8,445
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							$11,036	$8,904	$2,132
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	$7,165	$4,776	$2,389
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary	Public	K-7	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%)	33.6	3676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%		43	2992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	684	15.9		15.9	40.5	23.8	23.2	54.2	42.5		37.3	39.8	22.4	17.1	36.8	15.3		27.0	96.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	$3,650	$1,300	$2,350
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		$6,652	$4,266	$2,386
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%)	13.4	5391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		15.2	5284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	107	11.9	12.2	12.1	17.5	22.6	15.5	34.2	16.5	18.9	20.7	17.5	19.1	8.3	10.1	9.6	9.0	12.2	85.7	86.9	89.3	85.7	85.7	85.7
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						$5,148	$2,778	$2,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies

How many students attend Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies.

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies?

Students at Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies are 58% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies in?

Lancaster Elementary

Is Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies a good school?

Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies ranks 3313^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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