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Landers Elementary

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Landers Elementary ranks 3389 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Landers Elementary is a small K-6 school serving 139 students in the remote desert community of Landers, California, within the Morongo Unified School District.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, and while its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, it currently sits in the middle range of all California schools. Academically, Landers performs close to the district average in English and Math but shows a notable strength in Science, where it outperforms both the district and state. However, performance varies widely between grade levels, with some grades excelling and others struggling in the same subjects. Chronic student absenteeism, though improved from higher levels, remains a challenge at 25.9%.

Compared to nearby schools like Friendly Hills Elementary, which achieves higher test scores with lower spending and absenteeism, Landers Elementary has the highest per-student spending in the area. This investment, combined with its relative success in science and with economically disadvantaged students, suggests the school is allocating resources to address specific community needs as it works to build more consistent academic outcomes across all grades and student groups.

139

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,042

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56450 Reche Rd.
Landers, CA 92285-2660

(760) 364-2382

District: Morongo Unified

Students who attend Landers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Contenta Middle
High:	Yucca Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

45.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2018 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,389^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Morongo Unified

1077^th of 1,543Morongo Unified 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	37.4	3389 of 5857	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3253 of 5869	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2920 of 5859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	4573 of 5883	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3745 of 5789	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4925 of 5662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4567 of 5692	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.4	2810 of 5614	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.6	1872 of 5611	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	2665 of 5530	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	2945 of 5390	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	3389 of 5377	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	2844 of 5314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	3030 of 5193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	2834 of 5113	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.1	3644 of 5113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	3252 of 4818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.6	2803 of 4822	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.3	2926 of 4809	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3186 of 5597	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3422 of 5612	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3025 of 5609	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3144 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3808 of 5107	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2850 of 5460	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	2428 of 5517	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	2308 of 5363	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	4084 of 5264	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3120 of 5173	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4229 of 5084	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3759 of 5628	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3676 of 5510	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4512 of 5431	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2036 of 2598	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	2124 of 2651	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	2667 of 2726	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2608 of 2834	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	2645 of 2737	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-9 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 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 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 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
Landers Elementary	Public	K-6	56450 Reche Rd.	Landers	92285	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 364-2382	139	7	20.2	87.1%	63 (45.3%)	1 (0.7%)	69 (49.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	37.4	3389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		38.7	3253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	136	33.3	33.3	46.7	22.2	38.5	42.9	37.5	60.0	21.1	23.1	20.0	28.8							$31,042	$28,704	$2,338
Yucca Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	3380 Avalon Ave.	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 228-1777	401	18	22.6	64.6%	229 (57.1%)	15 (3.7%)	130 (32.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	38.1	3338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		36.1	3432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	94	28.8	28.8	30.4	39.2	28.8	40.0	34.2	46.4	41.2	27.3	30.9	36.0	89.9	95.7	95.7		94.2		$24,316	$22,662	$1,654
Joshua Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Sunburst Ave	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-8459	250	11	22.9	85.2%	95 (38.0%)	13 (5.2%)	121 (48.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	23.8	4516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		25.7	4300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	216	27.6	27.6	29.4	29.7	43.3	36.1	34.3	23.5	21.6	10.0	8.3	16.1							$21,618	$20,022	$1,596
Yucca Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	7601 Hopi Trail	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 365-3381	545	23	23.9	76.9%	205 (37.6%)	25 (4.6%)	279 (51.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	27.3	4188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		22.4	4640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	452	27.4	27.4	33.8	27.9	42.7	29.1	33.5	30.0	17.9	17.6	24.4	22.5	89.7	94.9	95.9	95.9		96.9	$21,354	$19,550	$1,804
Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 369-6333	586	26	22.6	61.8%	257 (43.9%)	16 (2.7%)	266 (45.4%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	22.5	4628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		22.8	4600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	28	14.1	14.1	20.0	31.5	24.4	47.1	31.0	28.8	22.2	10.3	20.2	20.5							$21,379	$19,808	$1,571
Friendly Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7252 Sunny Vista Rd.	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-3812	266	12	22.6	62.4%	138 (51.9%)	5 (1.9%)	108 (40.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	71.5	1533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		65.7	1785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	252	28.6	28.6	62.2	68.3	46.4	67.5	62.3	56.8	56.1	28.6	57.5	51.4	92.5	92.5			92.5		$21,918	$20,212	$1,706
Morongo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10951 Hess Blvd.	Morongo Valley	92256	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 363-6216	170	10	17.8	75.3%	87 (51.2%)	6 (3.5%)	67 (39.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.9	2554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.4	2965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	411	12.9	12.9	41.9	60.7	32.3	57.1	46.9	41.9	78.6	12.9	66.7	47.8	89.3	92.9			89.3		$31,022	$29,216	$1,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Landers Elementary

What schools do graduates of Landers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Contenta Middle
High : Yucca Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Landers Elementary?

Students at Landers Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 45% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Landers Elementary a good school?

Landers Elementary ranks 3389^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Landers Elementary in?

Morongo Unified

How many students attend Landers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Landers Elementary.

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