Summary:
Zip code 92342 has one elementary school, Helendale Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 6 with 541 students. In 2025–26, its all-grade results were above those of the Helendale Elementary district in ELA, math and science: by 1, 6 and 4 percentage points, respectively. Compared with California, the school was 8 points lower in ELA and 5 points lower in math, while science results were virtually even. The most important overall takeaway is that the school’s district-relative results look stronger than its statewide results.
Sixth grade is the clearest bright spot, while the reported grades 3–5 generally fall below state results. Sixth-grade ELA proficiency was 56%, 8 points above California, and math was 42%, 5 points above. In contrast, grade 3 ELA was 32% versus 44% statewide, a 12-point gap, and grade 4 math was 27% versus 42%, a 15-point gap. For all grades combined, Helendale’s strongest current comparison is science at 36%, essentially matching the state’s 36%; its weakest is ELA at 42% versus 49% statewide. Because this ZIP-code list has only one school, there are no other local schools to rank against it.
Results have shifted away from the state in all three subjects over the two years reported: the ELA gap widened from 7 points to 8 points below California, and the math gap from 1 point to 5 points below. Science moved from a 9-point advantage to virtually even. SchoolDigger ranked Helendale in the 48th percentile with two stars in 2025–26, down from the 59th percentile and three stars in 2023–24. Attendance is another notable concern: chronic absenteeism was 26%, compared with 18% statewide and 11% districtwide. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 24.5:1 in 2024–25, and 51% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures provide context, not an explanation for test results.
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