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Rancho Vista Elementary

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Rancho Vista Elementary ranks 3250 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 886 students in Palmdale, California, within the Westside Union Elementary district, which has seen the school's academic ranking decline from a 3-star to a 2-star rating in recent years.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 27%, which is the highest among comparable schools in its district and well above the state average, alongside a concerning drop in test scores, particularly in 6th grade. However, the analysis reveals a striking contrast with the nearby Gregg Anderson Academy, located less than a mile away, which spends slightly more per student but achieves dramatically higher proficiency rates and much lower absenteeism, suggesting that geographic and socioeconomic factors alone do not determine outcomes. Rancho Vista also shows extreme variation in serving different student groups, performing exceptionally well for homeless students but seeing declining scores for economically disadvantaged students overall.

Despite its struggles, Rancho Vista is part of a district where schools generally outperform those in neighboring districts like Palmdale Elementary and Lancaster Elementary. Key opportunities for improvement include addressing the attendance crisis, understanding the sharp performance drop in upper grades, and replicating the school's own demonstrated success with vulnerable student populations across all groups to reverse its current downward trajectory.

886

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,105

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40641 Peonza Ln.
Palmdale, CA 93551-2648

(661) 722-0148

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Rancho Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Quartz Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

20.7%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,250^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	39.6	3250 of 5857	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2720 of 5869	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2656 of 5859	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	2468 of 5883	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	2809 of 5789	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2624 of 5662	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	2492 of 5692	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	2673 of 5614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.5	2707 of 5611	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	2151 of 5530	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	1711 of 5390	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	1543 of 5377	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.9	1633 of 5314	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	1448 of 5193	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	1324 of 5113	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	1490 of 5113	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	67.3	1455 of 4818	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.7	1351 of 4822	72.0%	★★★★☆
2004	67.6	1377 of 4809	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	251 of 569	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	168 of 593	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	215 of 661	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	267 of 663	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	552 of 2227	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	1043 of 2585	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	943 of 2128	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1449 of 3162	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1967 of 3245	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2820 of 5597	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2391 of 5612	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2698 of 5609	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	2267 of 5635	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2817 of 5492	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2564 of 5413	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2394 of 5107	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1950 of 5107	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	1442 of 5087	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	1303 of 5084	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	1832 of 4963	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1529 of 4830	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	16 of 429	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	13 of 364	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3149 of 5460	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	2114 of 5517	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	2053 of 5363	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2207 of 5264	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2140 of 5173	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2407 of 5084	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3382 of 5628	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2849 of 5643	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	2471 of 5638	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2471 of 5663	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	2612 of 5510	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	2531 of 5431	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1408 of 2847	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	1028 of 2635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1185 of 2420	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1926 of 2598	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1776 of 2651	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1996 of 2661	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1873 of 2726	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2174 of 2834	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2238 of 2737	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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
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		$19,611	$18,496	$1,115
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
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
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							$16,448	$15,414	$1,034
Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	569	22	26.4	81.5%	26 (4.6%)	129 (22.7%)	376 (66.1%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	13.8	5361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.7	5569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	208																													15.5		15.5	13.4	20.3	28.1				20.6	11.5	17.1	18.8				15.9	94.9	96.2	97.5	96.2	94.9	96.2	$27,829	$26,548	$1,281
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
Palmdale Discovery Center	Public	K-8	39174 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-0181	246	22	11.1	77.6%	9 (3.7%)	39 (15.9%)	182 (74.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																																																				$68,218	$65,304	$2,914
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	39066 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-1849	945	38	24.5	74.5%	27 (2.9%)	38 (4.0%)	861 (91.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	23.8	4523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		31.3	3823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	700	3.8	4.1	0.0	1.1	4.6	8.9	4.0	31.4	11.3	15.2	9.0	15.6	15.2	16.6	10.5	16.5	1.1	7.9	16.5	11.6	10.9	1.9	4.1	0.0	1.1	2.8	12.5	4.0	12.0	16.3	14.4	33.3	30.9	37.0	34.3	33.9	40.7	35.2	33.3	21.7	15.2	14.7	22.1	10.6	19.5							$22,171	$21,244	$927

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Vista Elementary

What district is Rancho Vista Elementary in?

Westside Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Vista Elementary?

Students at Rancho Vista Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Rancho Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Rancho Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Middle
High : Quartz Hill High

Is Rancho Vista Elementary a good school?

Rancho Vista Elementary ranks 3250^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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