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Faller Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Faller Elementary is a K–6 school in Ridgecrest, California, serving 516 students in the Sierra Sands Unified area. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were below both district and state rates in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The most important takeaway is that Faller’s results are low across all three subjects, with each rate below the state by 16 to 20 percentage points.

Compared with nearby schools, Faller’s science result is its closest to the local average, while ELA and math are weaker. Faller’s proficiency was 29% in ELA, 22% in math and 20% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 38%, 30% and 26%, respectively. Among Faller and the six nearby schools, it ranked second-lowest in ELA and math and third-lowest in science. It was also below its district in every subject: by 14 points in ELA, 7 in math and 10 in science. Third-grade math was a relative bright spot at 34%, just 3 points below the district rate; sixth-grade math was 13%, 15 points below the district.

Results have weakened recently: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell by 9 points and math by 10, while science edged down; over four years, science fell by 10 points. SchoolDigger placed Faller at the 20th percentile statewide with one star in 2025–26, down from the 44th percentile in 2023–24; five nearby schools ranked between the 39th and 53rd percentiles. One notable contrast is SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for serving special education students: Faller was at the 68th percentile, compared with its overall 20th-percentile standing, though the group’s ranking fell from the 82nd percentile in 2023–24. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 23.8, and 62% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 65%.

516

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,930

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

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)

1500 West Upjohn St.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555-4760

(760) 499-1690

District: Sierra Sands Unified

Students who attend Faller Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sherman E. Burroughs High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

38.4%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

California avg42%

4,663^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Sierra Sands Unified

624^th of 968Sierra Sands 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
2026	21.6	4663 of 5804	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	3562 of 5857	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3295 of 5869	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3579 of 5859	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3266 of 5883	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	883 of 1417	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	2401 of 5789	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	3147 of 5662	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	2870 of 5692	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	3140 of 5614	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	2877 of 5611	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	2901 of 5530	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.4	1704 of 5390	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	2403 of 5377	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.6	2006 of 5314	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	2128 of 5193	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	1801 of 5113	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	1752 of 5113	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	1298 of 4818	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	54.4	1984 of 4822	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	1593 of 4809	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	769 of 2227	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	155 of 293	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	4639 of 5569	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.4	3137 of 5597	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3295 of 5612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3404 of 5609	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	3007 of 5635	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	821 of 1267	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2415 of 5492	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	3363 of 5413	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	4164 of 5085	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	3877 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3922 of 5107	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4231 of 5087	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4363 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2277 of 4963	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	3278 of 4830	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	4567 of 5412	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	3997 of 5460	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3055 of 5517	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4390 of 5363	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3866 of 5264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	694 of 1110	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1979 of 5173	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	3297 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	4389 of 5590	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	3684 of 5628	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3117 of 5643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3473 of 5638	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3302 of 5663	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	743 of 1272	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2275 of 5510	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	2896 of 5431	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	925 of 2920	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	762 of 2847	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	483 of 2635	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	656 of 2420	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	2279 of 2532	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1927 of 2598	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1917 of 2651	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2243 of 2661	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	2198 of 2726	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1835 of 2834	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2120 of 2737	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science20%-16 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/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
Faller Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 West Upjohn St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1690	516	22	23.8	61.8%	222 (43.0%)	37 (7.2%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	21.6	4663^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	19.7%		35.1	3562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%	1101	20.3		20.3	30.8	25.0	39.2	21.8			29.2	33.9	23.4	18.9	12.8			21.7	98%	0%	$13,930	$13,160	$770
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci	Public, Charter	K-6	325 South Downs St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 375-1010	239	13	19.1	52.3%	68 (28.5%)	13 (5.4%)	125 (52.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	18.6	4921^st of 5804 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.9	5106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%	185	8.7		8.7	32.4	22.9	33.3	20.0			27.9	32.4	22.9	8.3	7.1			20.9			$24,365	$22,676	$1,689
Las Flores Elementary	Public	K-6	720 West Las Flores	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1860	526	21	25.4	47.3%	274 (52.1%)	18 (3.4%)	165 (31.4%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.4%)	39.4	3258^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.9%		58.7	2134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%	1124	32.8		32.8	47.0	32.5	41.0	30.2			37.6	40.3	38.6	33.9	24.5			35.1	98%	0%	$14,913	$14,186	$727
Pierce Academy of the Arts	Public	K-6	674 North Gold Canyon	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1670	297	16	19.0	82.2%	97 (32.7%)	55 (18.5%)	119 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	37.1	3428^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.9%		27.9	4140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%	712	19.2		19.2	48.2	56.7	34.6	30.8			43.1	40.7	40.0	19.2	11.5			28.4	80%	0%	$19,337	$18,306	$1,031
Gateway Elementary	Public	K-6	501 South Gateway	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1850	346	14	24.6	66.8%	161 (46.5%)	29 (8.4%)	117 (33.8%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	38.7	3309^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.0%		44.8	2900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	409	37.5		37.5	23.1	30.9	40.6	49.0			36.0	19.2	38.9	42.2	25.5			32.1	96%	0%	$17,631	$16,870	$761
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	100 N. Richmond Rd.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1890	364	22	16.5	61.0%	160 (44.0%)	36 (9.9%)	132 (36.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	35.1	3569^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.5%		55.5	2276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%	1293	28.1		28.1	33.3	30.8	33.3	45.8			36.6	32.8	32.1	15.5	40.3			30.7	83%	0%	$19,431	$17,886	$1,545
Vieweg STEM Academy	Public	K-8	348 Rowe St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 499-1840	0			—															(n/a)	50.0	50.0	50.0	69.2	64.5	57.1	41.5	64.3	60.0	57.9	80.8	54.8	54.8	37.7	58.2	45.0	53.7
Inyokern Elementary	Public	K-6	6601 Locust St.	Inyokern	93527	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1683	161	7	23.0	80.1%	87 (54.0%)	8 (5.0%)	45 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.6%)	47.6	2736^th of 5804 public elementary schools	52.9%		53.4	2397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%	339	30.8		30.8	38.9	45.8	53.9	56.0			49.5	35.3	33.3	16.0	44.0			31.9	85%	0%	$20,271	$19,340	$931

Frequently Asked Questions about Faller Elementary

What district is Faller Elementary in?

Sierra Sands Unified

What schools do graduates of Faller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Faller Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sherman E. Burroughs High

Is Faller Elementary a good school?

Faller Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Faller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Faller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Faller Elementary?

Students at Faller Elementary are 43% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

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