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West Wind Elementary

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West Wind Elementary ranks 3848 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Wind Elementary is a K–5 school serving 757 students in Lancaster, California, in the Lancaster Elementary district. In 2025–26, its students had stronger results than the district average in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and the school stood out among nearby schools, particularly in science. The key takeaway is that West Wind Elementary is a strong local performer, but its proficiency rates remain below state averages in all three subjects.

Science is the school’s clearest strength: 29% of students were proficient, the highest rate among 11 nearby schools and about 10 points above their average. ELA proficiency was 37%, ranking second locally and about 6 points above the nearby average; math was 27%, ranking fourth and about 5 points above average. The school exceeded Lancaster Elementary district rates by about 12 points in each subject, but trailed state rates by about 12 points in ELA, 11 in math and 7 in science. Fifth-grade math is a particular concern: 21% were proficient, 16 points below the state rate, while fourth-grade math was 31% and ranked second among nearby schools.

Scores have risen from 2022–23 to 2025–26—by about 3 points in ELA, 1 in math and 3 in science—but the school’s state gap narrowed only in ELA; math and science gaps widened. SchoolDigger places the school at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 30th percentile last year but below its 39th percentile in 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.1, compared with a nearby-school average of 24.8. Also in 2024–25, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby average of 80%. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable contrast: its ranking for serving Hispanic students was at the 52nd percentile, above the school’s overall 34th, while its ranking for serving Multi-racial students was at the 2nd percentile.

757

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,863

Per pupil spending ?

76.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

44044 36th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-6205

(661) 948-0192

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend West Wind Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

African American:

15.3%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg20%

California avg42%

3,848^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	3848 of 5817	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	4125 of 5857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3559 of 5869	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3722 of 5859	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3499 of 5883	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3917 of 5789	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	3073 of 5662	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	3326 of 5692	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	2696 of 5614	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.6	3429 of 5611	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	3374 of 5530	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	2817 of 5390	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	3345 of 5377	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.2	3164 of 5314	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.5	4170 of 5193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	3558 of 5113	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.5	3330 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.7	3068 of 4818	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2947 of 4822	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.1	2744 of 4809	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	253 of 508	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.3	426 of 569	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	317 of 593	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	388 of 661	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	334 of 663	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	392 of 747	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	257 of 700	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	1188 of 2227	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2371 of 2585	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1014 of 2128	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.6	3104 of 3275	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3626 of 5581	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	4382 of 5597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3547 of 5612	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3760 of 5609	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3482 of 5635	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3656 of 5492	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3075 of 5413	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	2445 of 5094	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	2734 of 5107	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	1439 of 5107	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	2534 of 5087	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2349 of 5084	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2348 of 4963	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	2498 of 4830	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3801 of 5423	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3854 of 5460	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	3060 of 5517	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3660 of 5363	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2921 of 5264	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3479 of 5173	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	3042 of 5084	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3788 of 5603	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	3628 of 5628	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3339 of 5643	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3392 of 5638	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3254 of 5663	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3849 of 5510	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2946 of 5431	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	78 of 123	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	96 of 153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	70 of 118	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	75 of 140	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	93 of 130	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	738 of 753	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	602 of 670	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	588 of 669	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1480 of 2927	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	1606 of 2847	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1367 of 2635	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1427 of 2420	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	1958 of 2536	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2365 of 2651	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2345 of 2661	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	2246 of 2726	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2396 of 2834	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1739 of 2737	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)5th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

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West Wind Elementary	Public	K-5	44044 36th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0192	757	29	26.1	76.0%	66 (8.7%)	116 (15.3%)	480 (63.4%)	37 (4.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	31.7	3848^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.1	4125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%	277	29.3		29.3	32.0	38.7	40.7				37.1	29.5	30.7	21.1				27.1	98%	0%	$2,863	$526	$2,337
Nancy Cory Elementary	Public	K-5	3540 West Ave. K-4	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-1010	728	28	26.0	79.1%	91 (12.5%)	178 (24.5%)	382 (52.5%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.0%)	26.9	4242^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	27.1%		30.8	3898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%	344	27.5		27.5	29.3	37.1	38.3				34.9	27.6	21.8	19.2				22.9	90%	0%	$6,466	$4,056	$2,410
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%	$3,650	$1,300	$2,350
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	659	26	25.3	65.6%	131 (19.9%)	70 (10.6%)	393 (59.6%)	17 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	31.3	3884^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.2%		31.3	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	31	20.6		20.6	47.8	29.5	31.4	38.4			36.6	40.7	21.1	24.0	27.3			28.1	94%	0%	$20,806	$19,740	$1,066
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			$5,638	$3,036	$2,602
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%	$25,166	$22,736	$2,430
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%	$7,165	$4,776	$2,389
Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	941	35	26.8	59.1%	167 (17.7%)	180 (19.1%)	502 (53.3%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.9%)	19.4	4869^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.3%		24.9	4417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%	452	18.3		18.3	18.0	33.6	37.5	29.1			29.6	16.4	23.6	15.0	15.6			17.8	≥ 99%		$17,407	$16,374	$1,033
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%	$4,299	$1,898	$2,401
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%	$7,965	$5,536	$2,429

Frequently Asked Questions about West Wind Elementary

What district is West Wind Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Wind Elementary?

Students at West Wind Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is West Wind Elementary a good school?

West Wind Elementary ranks 3848^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Wind Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Wind Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lancaster High

How many students attend West Wind Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended West Wind Elementary.

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