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John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary

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John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary ranks 3676 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-7

3676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lancaster, California, serving 652 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary District, which is ranked 1407 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a low-performing district, John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 37.26% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 24.8% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics, the school had 27.01% of students proficient or better, compared to 14.46% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 6th grade English Language Arts/Literacy, where it outperforms the district and state by a significant margin.

However, the school faces some challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 42.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.9% to 85.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's diverse student population also shows varying performance, with African American and Hispanic students performing significantly better than their White and Multi-racial counterparts on standardized tests.

697

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,650

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43420 22nd St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-5244

(661) 726-1826

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Amargosa Creek Middle
High:	Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

African American:

20.9%

White:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg19%

California avg41%

3,676^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.6	3676 of 5857	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2992 of 5869	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2975 of 5859	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2987 of 5883	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3560 of 5789	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3128 of 5662	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	2881 of 5692	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	2674 of 5614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.4	3508 of 5611	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	3397 of 5530	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.2	3716 of 5390	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.1	4395 of 5377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	4896 of 5314	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	260 of 569	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	237 of 593	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	150 of 661	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	213 of 663	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	390 of 747	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	245 of 700	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.4	848 of 3275	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3657 of 5597	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3252 of 5612	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	3033 of 5609	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3226 of 5635	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3552 of 5492	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3397 of 5413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2505 of 5107	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	1209 of 5107	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	2080 of 5087	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	1922 of 5084	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	2130 of 4963	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2320 of 4830	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3220 of 5460	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	2398 of 5517	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	2069 of 5363	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2142 of 5264	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	2971 of 5173	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2609 of 5084	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3414 of 5628	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	2456 of 5643	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2757 of 5638	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2652 of 5663	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	3301 of 5510	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2703 of 5431	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	52 of 140	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	512 of 670	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1871 of 2598	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2161 of 2651	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1987 of 2661	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1984 of 2726	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2224 of 2834	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2145 of 2737	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)74th percentile+36 vs school

Military Connected (2023)63rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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%)	30.8	3898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		23.4	4542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	644	18.6		18.6	38.1	48.1	34.9				39.7	32.5	30.2	14.5				24.7	96.3	98.1	97.2	98.1			$6,466	$4,056	$2,410
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
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%)	28.1	4125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		34.6	3559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	566	19.8		19.8	36.7	25.8	38.2				33.4	43.3	24.4	13.2				26.9	97.6		97.6	98.4			$2,863	$526	$2,337
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
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	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		31	3857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	4	26.0		26.0	41.5	29.6	41.0	39.0			37.7	36.6	27.3	19.0	15.5			24.4	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$20,806	$19,740	$1,066
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?

Students at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amargosa Creek Middle
High : Lancaster High

How many students attend John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary.

What district is John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

Is John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary a good school?

John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary ranks 3676^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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