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Jack Northrop Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jack Northrop Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 645 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, located in a high-need community where academic performance has faced significant challenges in recent years.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has fallen over the past decade, and while its test scores in subjects like math and English are slightly above the district average, they remain well below state standards. The school shows a notable bright spot in significantly reducing chronic student absenteeism, now outperforming the district average and nearby schools like Sierra Elementary and Joshua Elementary. However, performance varies widely between grades and student groups, with some showing improvement while others have declined sharply.

Compared to other local schools, Jack Northrop Elementary sits in the middle of the pack within its struggling district, performing better than some neighbors but behind others like Lincoln Elementary. Per-student spending has increased substantially, though this has not yet reversed the academic trends, a challenge shared even with nearby charter schools like iLEAD Lancaster Charter.

645

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,087

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 East Avenue K-4
Lancaster, CA 93535-4735

(661) 949-0435

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Jack Northrop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Vista Middle
High:	Eastside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

African American:

25.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,416^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	13.1	5416 of 5857	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5364 of 5869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4968 of 5859	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	5092 of 5883	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4225 of 5789	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4284 of 5662	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	3368 of 5692	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2848 of 5614	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.8	2452 of 5611	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.9	3466 of 5530	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.5	4609 of 5390	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	4694 of 5377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	5031 of 5314	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	4763 of 5193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	4728 of 5113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	4150 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	3880 of 4818	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.8	3172 of 4822	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.8	3197 of 4809	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	531 of 569	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	471 of 593	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	317 of 661	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	426 of 663	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	413 of 747	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	421 of 700	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	1034 of 2227	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	1392 of 2585	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1523 of 2128	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	3047 of 3162	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2288 of 3245	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1650 of 3311	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	1103 of 3275	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	2229 of 3246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5194 of 5597	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5088 of 5612	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4943 of 5609	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5160 of 5635	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3829 of 5492	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3970 of 5413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4399 of 5107	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2769 of 5107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3861 of 5087	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3551 of 5084	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2834 of 4963	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2742 of 4830	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	4970 of 5460	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4885 of 5517	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4314 of 5363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4535 of 5264	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3532 of 5173	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3751 of 5084	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5179 of 5628	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5157 of 5643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4546 of 5638	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4433 of 5663	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4190 of 5510	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4354 of 5431	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2322 of 2847	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2260 of 2420	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.6	2605 of 2651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science12%-21 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
Jack Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	835 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-0435	645	26	24.8	89.3%	37 (5.7%)	166 (25.7%)	391 (60.6%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14.4	5364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	52																													12.2		12.2	24.4	20.8	25.0				23.5	25.6	10.0	6.4				13.2	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$21,087	$2,885	$18,202
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	$20,335	$3,021	$17,314
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
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
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
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
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
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	2640 East Avenue J-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-5656	620	28	22.1	88.5%	27 (4.4%)	150 (24.2%)	414 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	14.7	5290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.7	5420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	130																													16.5		16.5	16.2	21.9	25.6	19.8			21.1	29.0	16.7	11.0	14.9			17.3	93.5	96.7			93.5		$20,040	$3,943	$16,097
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Northrop Elementary

How many students attend Jack Northrop Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Jack Northrop Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jack Northrop Elementary?

Students at Jack Northrop Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Asian.

Is Jack Northrop Elementary a good school?

Jack Northrop Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jack Northrop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jack Northrop Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Vista Middle
High : Eastside High

What district is Jack Northrop Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

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