Is Yucca Loma Elementary a good school?

Yucca Loma Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Yucca Loma Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 667 students attended Yucca Loma Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Loma Elementary?

Students at Yucca Loma Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Yucca Loma Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yucca Loma Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Apple Valley High

Yucca Loma Elementary

Summary:

Yucca Loma Elementary is a public elementary school located in Apple Valley, California, serving 674 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Apple Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1343 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yucca Loma Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 15.6% in 2017-2018 to 50.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district averages at Mariana Academy (43.3%) and Sycamore Rocks Elementary (35.9%). Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 24.44% of students proficient or better in ELA and 12.5% in Math, compared to 27.01% and 16.12% for the district, respectively.

Yucca Loma Elementary also struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 84.12% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district averages at Desert Knolls Elementary (73.61%) and Sitting Bull Academy (58.78%).

Detail:

Public K-6

21351 Yucca Loma Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-5844

(760) 247-2623

District: Apple Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5149^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,972

Students who attend Yucca Loma Elementary usually attend:

High:

Apple Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 667

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

16.0%

African American:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yucca Loma Elementary ranks worse than 87.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.7%), White (16%), African American (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yucca Loma Elementary is 23, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Yucca Loma Elementary employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yucca Loma Elementary is $5,972, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yucca Loma Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Yucca Loma Elementary 5149^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Yucca Loma Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Apple Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Apple Valley Unified 1343^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yucca Loma Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.35	3282^nd	4809	31.8%
2005	27.87	3416^th	4822	29.2%
2006	26.49	3558^th	4818	26.2%
2007	19.28	4354^th	5113	14.8%
2008	34.90	3271^st	5113	36.0%
2009	39.32	3084^th	5193	40.6%
2010	55.61	2243^rd	5314	57.8%
2011	33.53	3716^th	5377	30.9%
2012	40.09	3259^th	5390	39.5%
2013	35.25	3659^th	5530	33.8%
2015	32.30	3522^nd	5611	37.2%
2016	22.39	4393^rd	5614	21.7%
2017	24.77	4281^st	5692	24.8%
2018	18.55	4804^th	5662	15.2%
2019	27.37	4159^th	5789	28.2%
2022	13.20	5516^th	5883	6.2%
2023	19.00	4956^th	5874	15.6%
2024	16.60	5149^th	5862	12.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.21	403^rd	3246	87.6%
2022	32.94	2368^th	3311	28.5%
2023	46.10	1408^th	3250	56.7%
2024	39.16	1881^st	3160	40.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.23	1733^rd	2420	28.4%
2024	28.65	1907^th	2634	27.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.72	4073^rd	5084	19.9%
2019	38.90	3205^th	5173	38.0%
2022	17.16	4829^th	5264	8.3%
2023	22.92	4462^nd	5374	17.0%
2024	20.47	4748^th	5511	13.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.02	152^nd	356	57.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.54	4878^th	5413	9.9%
2019	24.82	4242^nd	5492	22.8%
2022	13.29	5342^nd	5635	5.2%
2023	20.26	4680^th	5617	16.7%
2024	15.17	5102^nd	5605	9.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.27	1375^th	2128	35.4%
2019	35.70	1499^th	2585	42.0%
2022	21.82	1929^th	2227	13.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.38	4237^th	5431	22.0%
2019	30.75	3737^th	5510	32.2%
2022	14.24	5284^th	5663	6.7%
2023	18.99	4816^th	5650	14.8%
2024	19.15	4805^th	5636	14.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.82	469^th	700	33.0%
2019	38.35	445^th	747	40.4%
2022	17.21	636^th	663	4.1%
2023	27.58	505^th	662	23.7%
2024	21.72	516^th	593	13.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.75	3997^th	4830	17.2%
2019	37.63	3120^th	4963	37.1%
2022	23.19	4267^th	5084	16.1%
2023	32.94	3472^nd	5098	31.9%
2024	26.20	4012^th	5102	21.4%

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Rank History for White students at Yucca Loma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.60	2468^th	2737	9.8%
2019	25.11	2271^st	2834	19.9%
2022	2.48	2713^th	2726	0.5%
2023	4.23	2608^th	2662	2.0%
2024	4.03	2589^th	2647	2.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Yucca Loma Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	995	32	14	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	1172
1989	805	37	30	118	3	n/a	n/a	0	993
1990	808	33	25	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	997
1991	874	40	30	158	2	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1992	944	42	33	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	1166
1993	528	27	12	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	740
1994	546	40	7	169	1	n/a	n/a	0	763
1995	480	77	20	194	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1996	480	77	20	194	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1997	421	102	18	222	2	n/a	n/a	0	765
1998	412	100	19	241	3	n/a	n/a	0	775
1999	441	111	18	233	2	n/a	n/a	0	805
2000	401	131	13	213	0	n/a	n/a	0	758
2001	384	135	24	231	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
2002	391	169	25	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2003	391	169	25	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2004	381	142	26	245	1	n/a	n/a	45	840
2005	366	119	19	258	4	n/a	n/a	64	830
2006	301	103	12	335	3	n/a	n/a	99	853
2007	195	125	16	334	3	n/a	n/a	71	744
2008	147	111	11	298	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
2009	145	97	11	272	1	1	74	0	601
2010	129	98	9	304	6	3	4	0	553
2011	133	136	13	381	2	2	8	0	675
2012	156	120	11	347	2	2	14	0	652
2013	129	149	11	383	3	2	12	0	689
2014	145	129	13	355	3	3	9	0	657
2015	144	120	11	342	6	1	10	0	634
2016	155	134	8	334	3	3	11	0	648
2017	146	130	7	346	4	1	20	0	654
2018	0	133	6	301	4	2	144	0	590
2019	148	116	3	336	3	2	13	0	621
2020	136	89	4	353	2	6	12	0	602
2021	133	78	2	366	4	8	13	0	604
2022	135	64	1	398	1	2	14	0	615
2023	130	70	2	454	1	2	15	0	674
2024	107	73	0	465	3	2	17	0	667

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Yucca Loma Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1172	44.0	26.6	n/a
1989	993	38.0	26.1	n/a
1990	997	38.0	26.2	n/a
1991	1104	41.0	26.9	n/a
1992	1166	41.7	27.9	30.1
1993	740	29.0	25.5	55.5
1994	763	28.0	27.3	59.8
1995	771	28.0	27.5	69.3
1996	771	28.0	27.5	69.3
1997	765	30.0	25.5	69.5
1998	775	37.0	20.9	63.7
1999	805	41.0	19.6	67.7
2000	758	40.0	19.0	72.4
2001	774	41.0	18.9	66.1
2002	810	42.0	19.3	71.6
2003	810	42.0	19.3	71.6
2004	840	42.0	20.0	80.1
2005	830	43.5	19.1	77.9
2006	853	41.0	20.8	85.3
2007	744	38.0	19.6	76.7
2008	568	36.0	15.8	93.7
2009	601	28.6	19.6	88.2
2010	553	27.0	20.4	91.9
2011	675	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	652	25.0	26.0	89.9
2013	689	27.0	25.5	90.6
2014	657	26.0	25.2	90.1
2015	634	27.0	23.4	89
2016	648	26.0	24.9	90.9
2017	654	25.8	25.3	89.6
2018	590	23.8	24.7	88.3
2019	621	25.5	24.3	96
2020	602	n/a	n/a	89.7
2021	604	26.3	22.9	91.1
2022	615	26.1	23.5	89.9
2023	674	29.5	22.8	84.1
2024	667	29.0	23.0	87.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Yucca Loma Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1172	44.0	26.6	n/a
1989	993	38.0	26.1	n/a
1990	997	38.0	26.2	n/a
1991	1104	41.0	26.9	n/a
1992	1166	41.7	27.9	30.1
1993	740	29.0	25.5	55.5
1994	763	28.0	27.3	59.8
1995	771	28.0	27.5	69.3
1996	771	28.0	27.5	69.3
1997	765	30.0	25.5	69.5
1998	775	37.0	20.9	63.7
1999	805	41.0	19.6	67.7
2000	758	40.0	19.0	72.4
2001	774	41.0	18.9	66.1
2002	810	42.0	19.3	71.6
2003	810	42.0	19.3	71.6
2004	840	42.0	20.0	80.1
2005	830	43.5	19.1	77.9
2006	853	41.0	20.8	85.3
2007	744	38.0	19.6	76.7
2008	568	36.0	15.8	93.7
2009	601	28.6	19.6	88.2
2010	553	27.0	20.4	91.9
2011	675	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	652	25.0	26.0	89.9
2013	689	27.0	25.5	90.6
2014	657	26.0	25.2	90.1
2015	634	27.0	23.4	89
2016	648	26.0	24.9	90.9
2017	654	25.8	25.3	89.6
2018	590	23.8	24.7	88.3
2019	621	25.5	24.3	96
2020	602	n/a	n/a	89.7
2021	604	26.3	22.9	91.1
2022	615	26.1	23.5	89.9
2023	674	29.5	22.8	84.1
2024	667	29.0	23.0	87.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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