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Quartz Hill Elementary

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Quartz Hill Elementary ranks 2471 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Quartz Hill Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 845 students in the Westside Union Elementary district, notable for its steady and impressive academic improvement over the last six years.

The school is on a strong upward path, having significantly raised its statewide ranking since 2019. It shows particular strengths in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, especially by the 6th grade. The school also demonstrates effective support for certain student groups, such as those experiencing homelessness. However, challenges remain, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average and a noticeable gap where math and science performance lags behind its reading success. Investment in the school has grown, with per-student spending increasing recently.

When compared to nearby schools, Gregg Anderson Academy stands out as a higher-performing school in the same district, with much lower absenteeism. In contrast, most schools in the neighboring Lancaster Elementary district, like Sundown Elementary and Rancho Vista Elementary, have seen declining or lower rankings. This highlights Quartz Hill's positive trajectory and recovery from the pandemic, positioning it as a school that is consistently getting better within its community.

845

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,750

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41820 North 50th St. West
Quartz Hill, CA 93536-2961

(661) 943-3236

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Quartz Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Walker Middle
High:	Quartz Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

21.5%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

California avg41%

2,471^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	52.4	2471 of 5857	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2506 of 5869	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2670 of 5859	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	3118 of 5883	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4361 of 5789	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3698 of 5662	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3861 of 5692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	3321 of 5614	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	2978 of 5611	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	2428 of 5530	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	1828 of 5390	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	1791 of 5377	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	1751 of 5314	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	2043 of 5193	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	2118 of 5113	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	1984 of 5113	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	1927 of 4818	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	1773 of 4822	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	1642 of 4809	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	293 of 569	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	196 of 663	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	26.5	581 of 747	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	495 of 700	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	726 of 2227	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	1591 of 2585	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1459 of 2128	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	3034 of 3162	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1222 of 3311	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	2206 of 5597	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2526 of 5612	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2712 of 5609	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	3141 of 5635	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4217 of 5492	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3448 of 5413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	1688 of 5107	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2010 of 5107	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1857 of 5087	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2168 of 5084	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	3033 of 4963	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	2238 of 4830	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	137 of 429	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	77 of 364	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	41 of 335	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	49 of 356	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	2308 of 5460	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2156 of 5517	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2149 of 5363	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2487 of 5264	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	4056 of 5173	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3596 of 5084	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	2565 of 5628	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	2340 of 5643	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2505 of 5638	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2903 of 5663	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4148 of 5510	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3792 of 5431	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1354 of 2847	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	1560 of 2635	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	891 of 2420	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1477 of 2598	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1327 of 2651	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1796 of 2661	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2171 of 2726	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2543 of 2834	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2413 of 2737	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science28%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 1, 2019

My son went here and this school is horrible! The principal did nothing about him getting beaten and bullied...he was in Kindergarten! By far the worst school and staff ever. They only care about taking your money for school fundraisers !’ Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
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		$14,750	$1,308	$13,442
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	$16,299	$1,080	$15,219
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						$14,357	$1,154	$13,203
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	$14,960	$1,136	$13,824
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	962	38	25.3	61.9%	160 (16.6%)	86 (8.9%)	597 (62.1%)	45 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	33.1	3720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		37.9	3311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	409	25.5	25.5	33.9	36.2	43.0	40.8		38.8	33.6	29.2	18.8	24.2		26.0	97.4				97.4		$14,825	$1,282	$13,543
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			$21,305	$2,849	$18,456
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	$14,141	$1,101	$13,040
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			$20,626	$2,846	$17,780
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	$20,963	$2,819	$18,144
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	652	24	27.1	55.1%	105 (16.1%)	72 (11.0%)	381 (58.4%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		71.8	1506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	287	42.1	42.1	72.4	64.9	63.2	62.8		65.8	79.1	54.3	36.8	57.1		56.3							$13,546	$1,152	$12,394

Frequently Asked Questions about Quartz Hill Elementary

How many students attend Quartz Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 845 students attended Quartz Hill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Quartz Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Quartz Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joe Walker Middle
High : Quartz Hill High

Is Quartz Hill Elementary a good school?

Quartz Hill Elementary ranks 2471^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Quartz Hill Elementary?

Students at Quartz Hill Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Quartz Hill Elementary in?

Westside Union Elementary

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