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Phelan Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Phelan Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 743 students in the Snowline Joint Unified district in Phelan, CA, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below state averages.

The school's most pressing issue is a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.1%, which is double the district average and the highest among nearby schools; this high rate of students missing school is strongly linked to its academic struggles. While many local schools serve students from similar economic backgrounds, Heritage, a school just 2.7 miles away in the same district, performs dramatically better with much lower absenteeism, proving better outcomes are possible in the area. Performance also declines sharply in upper grades, with only 11% of 5th graders proficient in math, suggesting students are not building on foundational skills.

Despite spending more per student than some higher-performing schools like Wrightwood Elementary, Phelan Elementary has seen a decade-long decline in its statewide ranking. Parents may want to explore the practices at nearby higher-performing schools, particularly regarding improving daily attendance, as this appears to be a critical factor in student success across all local comparisons.

743

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,816

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4167 Phelan Rd.
Phelan, CA 92371-3902

(760) 868-3252

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Students who attend Phelan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinon Mesa Middle
High:	Serrano High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

White:

19.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,217^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Snowline Joint Unified

1065^th of 1,543Snowline Joint 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	15.6	5217 of 5857	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5188 of 5869	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	5007 of 5859	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	5285 of 5883	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4615 of 5789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4634 of 5662	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	4686 of 5692	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	4748 of 5614	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	4763 of 5611	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3774 of 5530	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.1	4637 of 5390	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.8	3403 of 5377	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	3386 of 5314	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3261 of 5193	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.1	3822 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	4002 of 5113	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	2933 of 4818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.0	2484 of 4822	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.8	3256 of 4809	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	2162 of 2227	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1837 of 2585	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1927 of 2128	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	2364 of 3162	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	2416 of 3245	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	2959 of 3311	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2428 of 3275	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	2206 of 3246	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4796 of 5597	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5220 of 5612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4992 of 5609	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5330 of 5635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4772 of 5492	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4755 of 5413	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4403 of 5107	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4340 of 5107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4078 of 5087	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4603 of 5084	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3941 of 4963	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3874 of 4830	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4687 of 5460	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4799 of 5517	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4501 of 5363	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4730 of 5264	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3799 of 5173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4171 of 5084	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5169 of 5628	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4704 of 5643	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4519 of 5638	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4562 of 5663	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4002 of 5510	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4161 of 5431	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.7	646 of 669	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	593 of 610	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	2254 of 2847	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2326 of 2635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2337 of 2420	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	2516 of 2598	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	2578 of 2651	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	2619 of 2661	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	2621 of 2726	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2474 of 2834	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2467 of 2737	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)25th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (2024)
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
Phelan Elementary	Public	K-5	4167 Phelan Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3252	743	31	23.9	85.1%	146 (19.7%)	17 (2.3%)	533 (71.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.2%)	15.6	5217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.3	5188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	29	14.0		14.0	18.3	25.6	29.0				24.5	26.0	16.8	11.4				17.8	84.1	84.1	94.3	84.1	84.1	84.1	$16,816	$2,554	$14,262
Heritage	Public	K-8	9542 Wilson Ranch Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2422	563	24	23.6	53.8%	210 (37.3%)	10 (1.8%)	251 (44.6%)	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.4%)	73.8	1430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.4	1393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	37	47.4	63.8	54.8	58.1	47.5	61.4	70.8	74.5	70.2	63.0	61.3	45.8	49.1	54.2	68.6	64.6	56.9	92.6	92.6	96.3	92.6	92.6	93.8	$14,970	$1,996	$12,974
Pinon Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	878 Mono Rd.	Pinon Hills	92372	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-4424	566	24	23.5	84.3%	150 (26.5%)	8 (1.4%)	368 (65.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	15.4	5230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		10.8	5644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	414	13.0		13.0	21.0	9.1	34.4				21.6	23.5	8.0	20.7				17.2	78.5	80.0	78.5	80.0	80.0	80.0	$16,348	$2,428	$13,920
Wrightwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 State Highway 2	Wrightwood	92397	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 249-5828	336	14	24.0	44.0%	203 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (24.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.3%)	67.8	1702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		68.7	1654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	48	52.4		52.4	51.0	51.7	71.0				58.4	43.1	42.6	46.0				44.0	79.0	86.0	93.0	87.7	86.0	87.7	$16,238	$2,193	$14,045
Baldy Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	10376 Baldy Mesa Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-1232	985	42	23.4	78.5%	174 (17.7%)	37 (3.8%)	696 (70.7%)	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	56 (5.7%)	19.5	4874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.8	4885^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	11	10.4		10.4	36.0	25.3	24.8				28.6	35.8	17.7	9.2				20.6	80.7	87.1	96.1	87.7	86.5	87.7	$15,088	$2,183	$12,905
Theodore Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	10575 Seneca	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1750	494	22	22.4	71.7%	20 (4.0%)	70 (14.2%)	353 (71.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.9%)	13.5	5386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.5	5357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	29	11.1		11.1	15.9	27.4	14.0				18.4	27.3	20.6	10.0				18.8	94.4		96.3	96.3			$17,749	$967	$16,782
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14350 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7680	345	20	17.2	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	280 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	44.2	2939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		48.9	2618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	321	40.0		40.0	21.7	23.7	60.0	43.8			35.3	35.0	29.0	50.0	46.9			39.4							$17,840	$3,064	$14,776
Vista Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	13403 Vista Verde Dr.	Victorville	92393	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 662-5650	774	33	23.4	83.9%	55 (7.1%)	135 (17.4%)	507 (65.5%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.4%)	21	4736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.6	4613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	123	18.2		18.2	13.7	35.8	33.3				27.7	15.6	31.7	14.4				20.4	87.7	90.4	91.2	89.5	87.7	89.5	$15,985	$2,563	$13,422
Hollyvale Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Hollyvale Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3484	562	23	24.4	74.2%	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.7%)	458 (81.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	11.2	5557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.7	5332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	225	10.5		10.5	14.1	23.8	14.9	18.1			17.5	10.3	23.8	10.5	12.1			13.8	97.3				97.3		$39,094	$5,780	$33,314
Mission Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	13065 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8265	989	37	26.7	63.8%	94 (9.5%)	110 (11.1%)	747 (75.5%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	13	5420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.8	5499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	79	11.5		11.5	25.0	15.9	25.4	24.2			22.6	21.6	12.5	12.1	9.3			13.9	91.1	98.4	98.4	96.8	98.4		$38,435	$5,576	$32,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Phelan Elementary

Is Phelan Elementary a good school?

Phelan Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Phelan Elementary in?

Snowline Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Phelan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phelan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinon Mesa Middle
High : Serrano High

What is the racial makeup of Phelan Elementary?

Students at Phelan Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Phelan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Phelan Elementary.

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