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iLEAD Lancaster Charter

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

iLEAD Lancaster Charter is a K–8 school serving 706 students in Lancaster, within the Lancaster Elementary district. Chronic absenteeism is high: in 2025–2026, 36% of students were chronically absent, compared with 32% districtwide and 18% statewide. Most importantly, the school’s proficiency rates were below both the district and California in ELA, math, and science.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is iLEAD’s strongest subject: its 21.7% proficiency rate was 0.5 points below the 22.1% average among nearby schools with reported scores. Math was 11% versus a nearby-school average of 15%, and science was 12% versus 16%. The school was also below the district by 3 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 5 in science, and below the state by 28, 27, and 24 points, respectively; science was therefore closest to the state result. Results vary by grade: seventh-grade ELA reached 29%, slightly above the district’s 28%, while fifth grade was the weakest in both ELA (15%, versus 24% districtwide) and math (6%, versus 13%).

SchoolDigger gives iLEAD a 3rd-percentile statewide rank and 0 stars for 2025–2026. Its overall percentile was 2 in 2017–2018, rose to 9 in 2012–2013, and is now 3; the records fluctuate rather than show a steady trend. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for African American students rose from the 5th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 16th in 2025–2026, 13 points above the school’s current overall percentile; its 2017–2018 ranking for Disabled Students was the 35th percentile, 33 points above the overall ranking that year. Nearby schools reported 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rates from 82% to 95% (90% average), while California provides free school meals to all students statewide. No comparable current low-income measure is supplied for iLEAD, and its student-teacher ratio is reported only for 2017–2018, unlike nearby schools’ 2024–2025 ratios of 6.3 to 27.3.

706

Students ?

27.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,633

Per pupil spending ?

254 E. Ave. K-4
Lancaster, CA 93535-4500

(661) 722-4287

District: Lancaster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.3%

White:

27.3%

African American:

22.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

iLEAD Lancaster Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2018	7.9	5536 of 5662	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	5549 of 5692	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	5097 of 5614	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5192 of 5611	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	5033 of 5530	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	16.9	664 of 700	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	31.1	1384 of 2128	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	7.4	5344 of 5413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	11.2	4690 of 4830	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	5.6	5052 of 5084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	5232 of 5431	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	3.0	2711 of 2737	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	8.6	2382 of 2480	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	2307 of 2508	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	2180 of 2497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	2359 of 2477	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	16.9	551 of 600	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	1239 of 1369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	7.8	2206 of 2262	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.1	2002 of 2072	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	6.8	2197 of 2230	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	9.4	2198 of 2273	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	8.2	1411 of 1496	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2018)35th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2018)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)1st percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2018)9th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2018)8th percentile+4 vs school

White (2018)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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Monday, August 6, 2018

We moved to a less than desirable area of town for my job and were actively looking for a good school for my two kids. iLEAD has been a blessing. My kids are excelling and are excited for school when they leave in the morning and are eager to tell us about their day when they get out. I highly recommend iLEAD Lancaster. Close Quote

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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
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%
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%	$6,652	$4,266	$2,386
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%)	12.5	5435^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	19	15.7		15.7	17.8	31.3	20.2				22.9	15.6	14.5	6.8				12.3	96%	0%	$3,089	$764	$2,325
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
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%	$5,148	$2,778	$2,370
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)
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%)	11.7	5498^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	383	15.4		15.4	20.6	18.6	18.0				19.1	17.6	17.0	12.0				15.6	95%	0%	$6,753	$4,290	$2,463
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
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
Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion	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%)	12.3	5447^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.4%		12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%	62	16.4	28.1	21.5	24.3	17.1	16.7	12.9	27.5	42.6	22.7	29.3	9.7	13.7	7.8	17.0	14.3	15.5	94%	0%	$7,383	$4,546	$2,837

Frequently Asked Questions about iLEAD Lancaster Charter

What is the racial makeup of iLEAD Lancaster Charter?

Students at iLEAD Lancaster Charter are 36% Hispanic, 27% White, 22% African American, 13% Two or more races.

What district is iLEAD Lancaster Charter in?

Lancaster Elementary

How many students attend iLEAD Lancaster Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 706 students attended iLEAD Lancaster Charter.

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