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Valley View Elementary

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Valley View Elementary ranks 3853 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 659 students in Lancaster, CA, operating within the Westside Union Elementary district, where it ranks in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools with a 2-star rating and proficiency rates below district and state averages.

The school faces significant challenges, including a high rate of chronic absenteeism at 25.4% and a student body where about two-thirds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Its academic performance, particularly in math where only 24.4% of students are proficient, is notably lower than top district schools like Gregg Anderson Academy, which has much higher scores and lower absenteeism. However, compared to schools in the neighboring Lancaster Elementary district, such as Sunnydale Elementary and Sierra Elementary, Valley View performs better academically despite having less funding per student.

While Valley View's test scores have remained relatively flat despite increased spending, there are positive signs, including a steady improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism from its pandemic peak. The school's performance varies considerably for different groups of students from year to year, and its mathematics instruction has been identified as a particular area needing improvement. The success of Gregg Anderson Academy in the same district demonstrates that higher achievement is possible in the community, highlighting attendance and targeted teaching strategies as key areas for growth.

659

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3310 West Ave. L-8
Lancaster, CA 93536-3409

(661) 943-2451

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Walker Middle
High:	Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

19.9%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,853^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	31.3	3853 of 5857	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3857 of 5869	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3616 of 5859	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3926 of 5883	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3887 of 5789	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3400 of 5662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	3654 of 5692	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	3710 of 5614	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	2678 of 5611	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.3	3165 of 5530	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	2445 of 5390	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	2518 of 5377	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	2781 of 5314	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	2205 of 5193	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.3	2587 of 5113	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	2581 of 5113	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	2504 of 4818	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.2	1698 of 4822	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.6	1776 of 4809	63.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	252 of 569	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	276 of 661	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.7	650 of 663	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	474 of 747	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	654 of 700	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1646 of 2227	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1538 of 2585	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	849 of 2128	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	2851 of 3311	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3494 of 5597	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3631 of 5612	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3639 of 5609	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3195 of 5635	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3810 of 5492	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3372 of 5413	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3397 of 5107	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3191 of 5107	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2828 of 5087	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3062 of 5084	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2683 of 4963	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2714 of 4830	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	303 of 335	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	179 of 356	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	4048 of 5460	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4194 of 5517	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3732 of 5363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3631 of 5264	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3249 of 5173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3261 of 5084	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3980 of 5628	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3728 of 5643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3385 of 5638	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4242 of 5663	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3619 of 5510	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3248 of 5431	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1938 of 2847	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1724 of 2635	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2122 of 2420	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1892 of 2598	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1804 of 2651	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	2044 of 2661	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2333 of 2726	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2505 of 2834	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	2172 of 2737	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)14th percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2023)10th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$22,788	$3,271	$19,517
Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-6	1233 West Avenue J-8	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-2636	469	22	21.3	87.6%	45 (9.6%)	103 (22.0%)	282 (60.1%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	19.9	4834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.7	5054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	220	16.1		16.1	39.0	21.8	31.3	18.8			27.7	37.3	3.7	12.7	15.4			17.4							$22,156	$2,841	$19,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joe Walker Middle
High : Lancaster High

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 3853^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Westside Union Elementary

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