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Sundown Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sundown Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 941 students in the Westside Union Elementary district of Lancaster, CA, where a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the lower percentiles statewide with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below both district and state averages. A notable concern is the pattern of declining performance as students move up in grades, with sixth-grade scores dropping sharply. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism, at 23.6%, is higher than average and remains a persistent issue. When compared to other schools in the same district, the performance gap is clear; for instance, Gregg Anderson Academy achieves dramatically higher academic results despite similar grade levels and student-teacher ratios.

Despite these overall struggles, the school shows relative strengths in supporting some of its most vulnerable students, performing better than many schools statewide for homeless students, special education students, and English Language Learners. The school's per-student spending is lower than most nearby schools in the Lancaster Elementary district. The analysis suggests that targeted efforts to improve attendance, address upper-grade learning gaps, and understand the successful practices used with specific student groups could be key to improving outcomes for all students at Sundown Elementary.

941

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,407

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6151 West Ave. J-8
Lancaster, CA 93536-4540

(661) 722-3026

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Sundown Elementary usually attend:

High:

Quartz Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

19.1%

White:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,417^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Westside Union Elementary

782^nd of 1,543Westside Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4417 of 5857	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4804 of 5869	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4129 of 5859	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	4051 of 5883	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4272 of 5789	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4473 of 5662	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3926 of 5692	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3434 of 5614	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3463 of 5611	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	3232 of 5530	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	2624 of 5390	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	2346 of 5377	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	2456 of 5314	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.0	2610 of 5193	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	2537 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.0	2498 of 5113	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	1668 of 4818	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.7	1475 of 4822	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.8	898 of 4809	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	322 of 569	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	414 of 593	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	230 of 661	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	255 of 663	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	565 of 747	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	434 of 700	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	1057 of 2227	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1134 of 2585	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	1328 of 2128	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.0	1025 of 3162	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1628 of 3311	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4486 of 5597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4792 of 5612	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3935 of 5609	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3580 of 5635	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4031 of 5492	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4279 of 5413	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3164 of 5107	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3666 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3173 of 5087	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3109 of 5084	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3423 of 4963	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3804 of 4830	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	204 of 429	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	174 of 335	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	142 of 356	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4656 of 5460	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4777 of 5517	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4490 of 5363	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4130 of 5264	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4505 of 5173	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4248 of 5084	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4014 of 5628	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4461 of 5643	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4000 of 5638	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4210 of 5663	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4167 of 5510	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4396 of 5431	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	704 of 718	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	663 of 670	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	606 of 669	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	558 of 610	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1393 of 2847	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	1573 of 2635	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1420 of 2420	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2315 of 2598	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2400 of 2651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2305 of 2661	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2407 of 2726	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	2370 of 2834	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2487 of 2737	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 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
Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	941	35	26.8	59.1%	167 (17.7%)	180 (19.1%)	502 (53.3%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.9%)	24.9	4417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.6	4804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	387	22.2		22.2	35.0	38.1	40.3	26.4			34.5	22.6	22.1	20.1	12.3			18.9	92.0	93.8	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	$17,407	$16,374	$1,033
West Wind Elementary	Public	K-5	44044 36th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0192	757	29	26.1	76.0%	66 (8.7%)	116 (15.3%)	480 (63.4%)	37 (4.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	28.1	4125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		34.6	3559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	566	19.8		19.8	36.7	25.8	38.2				33.4	43.3	24.4	13.2				26.9	97.6		97.6	98.4			$2,863	$526	$2,337
Nancy Cory Elementary	Public	K-5	3540 West Ave. K-4	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-1010	728	28	26.0	79.1%	91 (12.5%)	178 (24.5%)	382 (52.5%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.0%)	30.8	3898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		23.4	4542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	644	18.6		18.6	38.1	48.1	34.9				39.7	32.5	30.2	14.5				24.7	96.3	98.1	97.2	98.1			$6,466	$4,056	$2,410
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	41820 North 50th St. West	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3236	845	33	25.6	63.3%	182 (21.5%)	75 (8.9%)	508 (60.1%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	52.4	2471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		51	2506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.3%	35	28.2		28.2	39.5	48.2	54.6	61.5			50.7	29.8	41.1	30.9	49.0			37.5	95.0	96.6	96.6		97.5		$20,841	$19,702	$1,139
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	659	26	25.3	65.6%	131 (19.9%)	70 (10.6%)	393 (59.6%)	17 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	31.3	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		31	3857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	4	26.0		26.0	41.5	29.6	41.0	39.0			37.7	36.6	27.3	19.0	15.5			24.4	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$20,806	$19,740	$1,066
Del Sur Senior Elementary	Public	K-8	9023 West Ave. H	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0488	763	28	27.1	53.3%	199 (26.1%)	76 (10.0%)	442 (57.9%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	24.1	4492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.6	4403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	89	20.6	25.8	24.2	27.4	29.5	44.8	23.1	27.3	46.5	34.3	27.4	23.0	22.1	18.0	14.4	23.9	21.0	97.4				97.4		$17,970	$16,944	$1,026
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary	Public	K-7	43420 22nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-1826	697	27	25.8	81.2%	75 (10.8%)	146 (20.9%)	395 (56.7%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.2%)	33.6	3676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%		43	2992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	684	15.9		15.9	40.5	23.8	23.2	54.2	42.5		37.3	39.8	22.4	17.1	36.8	15.3		27.0	96.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	$3,650	$1,300	$2,350
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	893	34	26.2	31.6%	280 (31.4%)	62 (6.9%)	414 (46.4%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	87.8	788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.3	619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	169	47.6		47.6	78.2	62.2	75.4	73.1			72.0	81.5	63.8	56.4	61.7			65.9	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$22,266	$21,270	$996
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	886	33	26.8	55.0%	183 (20.7%)	114 (12.9%)	501 (56.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.9%)	39.6	3250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		47.2	2720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	530	30.7		30.7	38.2	42.9	45.3	33.9			40.1	37.2	33.7	33.3	22.5			31.8	97.8						$18,105	$17,130	$975
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%)	38.5	3313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		24.3	4434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	1121	35.0	39.6	38.2	23.8	37.5	40.0	52.5	23.7	50.0	36.9	11.9	40.0	40.0	33.3	32.2	39.6	31.8	78.7	82.0	89.3	98.4	82.8	84.4	$5,638	$3,036	$2,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Sundown Elementary

What district is Sundown Elementary in?

Westside Union Elementary

How many students attend Sundown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Sundown Elementary.

Is Sundown Elementary a good school?

Sundown Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sundown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundown Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Quartz Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Sundown Elementary?

Students at Sundown Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 19% African American, 18% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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