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Vista San Gabriel Elementary

Public Grades K-2

Summary

Vista San Gabriel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palmdale, California, serving 655 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Wilsona Elementary School District, which is ranked 1518 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vista San Gabriel Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 48.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Alpine Elementary (39.0%) and Los Amigos - Dual Immersion (16.5%). The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics on Smarter Balanced Assessments are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates of 28.81% in ELA and 25.42% in Math, compared to state averages of 42.8% and 45.64%, respectively. Additionally, the school's subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students, generally perform below their respective state averages.

Vista San Gabriel Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 93.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Golden Poppy Elementary (79.08%) and Daisy Gibson Elementary (79.76%). These challenges, combined with the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and underperformance in academic assessments, suggest that Vista San Gabriel Elementary may require additional support and resources to ensure equitable educational opportunities for its students.

465

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,816

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18020 East Avenue O
Palmdale, CA 93591-3800

(661) 264-1155

District: Wilsona Elementary

Students who attend Vista San Gabriel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Challenger Middle
High:	Littlerock High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

11.0%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2012 → 12th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school21%

District avg14%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Vista San Gabriel Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	16.6	5161 of 5869	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5120 of 5859	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5448 of 5883	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	5331 of 5789	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4927 of 5662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	4788 of 5692	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5203 of 5614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5177 of 5611	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	3489 of 5530	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	3457 of 5390	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.3	4174 of 5377	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	4512 of 5314	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	3782 of 5193	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3526 of 5113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.6	4323 of 5113	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	3706 of 4818	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	3435 of 4822	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	3367 of 4809	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	1925 of 2227	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1665 of 2585	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	1930 of 3162	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	2091 of 3245	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2367 of 3311	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	2604 of 3275	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2865 of 3246	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	5194 of 5612	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4698 of 5609	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5427 of 5635	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5091 of 5492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4589 of 5413	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	4059 of 5107	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4275 of 5087	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4500 of 5084	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4318 of 4963	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4276 of 4830	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	124 of 364	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.3	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	4618 of 5517	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4574 of 5363	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4620 of 5264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4574 of 5173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3905 of 5084	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	4674 of 5643	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4996 of 5638	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4981 of 5663	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5042 of 5510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4843 of 5431	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1774 of 2635	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1231 of 2420	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	3.9	2675 of 2726	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2717 of 2834	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2389 of 2737	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)66th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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	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
Vista San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-2	18020 East Avenue O	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Wilsona Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-1155	465	22	21.6	84.9%	51 (11.0%)	28 (6.0%)	377 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)																																														95.7			97.1	97.1		$43,816	$39,962	$3,854
Wilsona Elementary	Public	3-5	41625 North 170th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Wilsona Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-2118	403	17	23.6	87.3%	17 (4.2%)	30 (7.4%)	348 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																																																				$43,816	$39,962	$3,854
Lake Los Angeles Elementary	Public	K-8	16310 East Avenue Q	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-3700	533	23	23.1	63.8%	28 (5.3%)	16 (3.0%)	483 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	5492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		13.3	5451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	41																													12.9	5.0	9.0	14.8	22.2	21.0	18.6	22.9	21.7	20.1	16.4	18.9	9.7	15.0	6.3	6.7	12.2	93.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	93.0	94.7	$8,068	$6,228	$1,840
Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	714	27	26.4	77.2%	22 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16.4	5158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		22.8	4598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	560																													24.2	8.8	15.5	12.2	15.7	25.0	27.5	17.9	12.2	18.2	20.9	20.2	25.0	13.2	10.5	14.8	17.4	92.4	96.6	95.8	94.1	95.8	95.8	$12,628	$10,750	$1,878
Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	37237 North 100th St. East	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2148	286	11	26.0	52.4%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9	5684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		15.4	5264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	420																													12.5	6.7	9.7	11.5	10.3	15.6	25.8	15.6	0.0	13.3	19.2	6.9	6.3	3.2	34.4	3.3	12.2							$12,012	$10,088	$1,924
Pearblossom Elementary	Public	K-8	12828 East Avenue W	Pearblossom	93553	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6019	435	18	24.1	66.0%	87 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	332 (76.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	32	3797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		24.5	4412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	615																													27.3	24.6	26.0	40.0	16.7	32.8	39.6	22.9	21.1	29.8	30.0	9.7	24.2	35.9	10.0	12.3	21.2	82.5	87.5	92.5	92.5	85.0		$10,739	$8,820	$1,919
El Mirage	Public	K-8	19250 St. Anthony Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7676	128	6	21.0	78.1%	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	5.3	5830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		8.8	5739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	91																													6.7	8.3	7.4	5.9	10.5	12.5		40.9	0.0	15.8	11.8	5.3	0.0		18.2	0.0	7.4							$40,587	$39,272	$1,315
Desert View Community Day	Public	K-8	9330 East Avenue U	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2372	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	591	23	26.2	64.8%	39 (6.6%)	15 (2.5%)	534 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.1	5177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		17.8	5046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	131																													14.9	12.2	13.4	27.1	18.6	23.9	17.7	27.5	29.2	24.0	23.3	12.8	14.9	26.5	13.9	8.9	16.0	92.3	96.2			92.3		$12,798	$10,810	$1,988
Los Amigos - Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	6640 East Avenue R-8	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1546	1,027	37	27.9	67.4%	17 (1.7%)	24 (2.3%)	965 (94.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	53.5	2395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.6	2205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	190	7.1	21.6	10.8	6.0	10.5	7.9	10.8	36.6	21.6	42.2	21.0	29.0	9.9	26.9	18.8	47.8	27.5	17.0	33.3	8.9	25.9	5.4	26.1	6.9	4.0	9.7	9.9	10.5	36.3	18.1	26.6	44.6	58.2	54.9	43.0	66.4	45.7	52.0	34.8	52.7	36.3	26.6	39.1	24.1	35.5							$20,963	$19,928	$1,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista San Gabriel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Vista San Gabriel Elementary?

Students at Vista San Gabriel Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Vista San Gabriel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista San Gabriel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle
High : Littlerock High

How many students attend Vista San Gabriel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Vista San Gabriel Elementary.

What district is Vista San Gabriel Elementary in?

Wilsona Elementary

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