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Wrightwood Elementary

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Wrightwood Elementary ranks 1702 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wrightwood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 336 students in the mountain community of Wrightwood, California, as part of the Snowline Joint Unified district, and it consistently performs well above both district and state averages.

The school is a standout within its district, with students scoring 25 to 32 points higher in English, math, and science than the Snowline Joint Unified average. It achieves strong results with a moderate level of economic need and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than most neighboring schools like Phelan Elementary and Pinon Hills Elementary. While the school performs comparably to others in higher-ranked districts, such as Hermosa Elementary in the Alta Loma Elementary district, it shows that spending alone doesn't guarantee success, as it outperforms a school like Mission Crest Elementary which spends significantly more per student.

Wrightwood's performance has been stable and improving, earning a 4-star rating, with particular strengths in science and upper-grade English. Areas for continued focus include supporting math growth in the early grades and further reducing absenteeism to match the exemplary rate of a district peer like Heritage school. Overall, it is a model of effective education within its regional context.

336

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,238

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1175 State Highway 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397

(760) 249-5828

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Students who attend Wrightwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinon Mesa Middle
High:	Serrano High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,702^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	67.8	1702 of 5857	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	1654 of 5869	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1848 of 5859	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	2191 of 5883	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	2145 of 5789	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1822 of 5662	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	2162 of 5692	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	1956 of 5614	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	1768 of 5611	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	1640 of 5530	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	1635 of 5390	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.8	954 of 5377	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	889 of 5314	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	760 of 5193	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	947 of 5113	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	86.6	687 of 5113	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	83.6	800 of 4818	83.4%	★★★★☆
2005	87.2	638 of 4822	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	1019 of 4809	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1764 of 5597	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1431 of 5612	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	1748 of 5609	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1980 of 5635	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	1772 of 5492	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	1644 of 5413	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	812 of 5107	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	754 of 5107	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1033 of 5087	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	1431 of 5084	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2098 of 5460	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	1993 of 5517	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1796 of 5363	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	2030 of 5264	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1667 of 5173	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1915 of 5084	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1554 of 5628	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	1902 of 5643	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1880 of 5638	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	2244 of 5663	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	2576 of 5510	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	2030 of 5431	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1728 of 2598	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1605 of 2651	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1603 of 2661	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1833 of 2726	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	2054 of 2834	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1903 of 2737	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 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
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
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
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
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
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary	Public	K-8	1 Mt. Baldy Rd.	Mt Baldy	91759	Los Angeles County	Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-0991	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	66.3	1775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		61.1	2025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	250	58.3		61.1	47.1		66.7				58.3	35.3		58.3				40.0
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
Floyd M. Stork Elementary	Public	K-6	5646 Jasper St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5060	642	24	26.7	21.8%	258 (40.2%)	9 (1.4%)	259 (40.3%)	71 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	93.3	453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.2	500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	47	70.0		70.0	73.9	67.0	83.2	90.2			77.5	80.4	69.4	67.0	60.7			70.1							$13,159	$840	$12,319
Hermosa Elementary	Public	K-6	10133 Wilson Ave.	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5040	442	17	26.0	40.0%	107 (24.2%)	17 (3.8%)	209 (47.3%)	77 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	75.1	1362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		76.3	1322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	40	44.4		44.4	67.9	47.1	64.2				60.4	63.4	51.5	50.6				55.4	93.1			96.6	94.3	95.4	$14,360	$629	$13,731
Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	541 West 22nd St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7830	571	24	23.6	40.8%	243 (42.6%)	10 (1.8%)	224 (39.2%)	66 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	87.1	817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.9	1076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	259	60.8		60.8	68.7	62.8	72.7	70.4			68.6	65.5	62.8	63.3	56.1			61.7							$17,857	$1,673	$16,184
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 Wrightwood Elementary

What district is Wrightwood Elementary in?

Snowline Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Wrightwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wrightwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinon Mesa Middle
High : Serrano High

How many students attend Wrightwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Wrightwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wrightwood Elementary?

Students at Wrightwood Elementary are 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

Is Wrightwood Elementary a good school?

Wrightwood Elementary ranks 1702^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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