Lilac

Summary:

Lilac is an elementary school located in Valley Center, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. It is part of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, which is ranked 1288 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lilac has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other California elementary schools.

Lilac's performance is a concern, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and significant achievement gaps among student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 13.6% in 2018-2019 to 37.7% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Academically, Lilac students perform significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 28.3% and 30.99% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency standards. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing particularly poorly.

When compared to nearby schools, Lilac's performance lags behind even the other schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, such as Pauma Elementary, Valley Center Primary, and Valley Center Elementary. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when compared to schools in the San Marcos Unified and Escondido Union districts, such as Twin Oaks Elementary, Conway Elementary, and Reidy Creek Elementary, which significantly outperform Lilac across various metrics.


Detail:

Public K-5

 30109 Lilac Rd.
       Valley Center, CA  92082-3318


(760) 751-1042

District: Valley Center-Pauma Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4030th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,706 Help


Students who attend Lilac usually attend:

Middle:    Valley Center Middle
High:    Valley Center High

Student/teacher ratio:  22.8 Help
Number of students:  456

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.7%
White:
24.8%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lilac ranks worse than 68.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.81. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.7%), White (24.8%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lilac is 22.8. 2 elementary schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lilac is $10,706, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lilac:

SchoolDigger ranks Lilac 4030th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lilac in the ranking list.)

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Valley Center-Pauma Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Center-Pauma Unified 1288th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lilac

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Rank History for all students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.44 2080th 4809 56.7%
2005 77.18 1046th 4822 78.3%
2006 79.31 996th 4818 79.3%
2007 74.84 1177th 5113 77.0%
2008 76.71 1112th 5113 78.3%
2009 67.81 1540th 5193 70.3%
2010 69.82 1463rd 5314 72.5%
2011 67.92 1584th 5377 70.5%
2012 70.50 1494th 5390 72.3%
2013 67.02 1720th 5530 68.9%
2015 41.78 2917th 5611 48.0%
2016 35.57 3371st 5614 40.0%
2017 31.59 3709th 5692 34.8%
2018 33.62 3562nd 5662 37.1%
2019 41.58 3093rd 5789 46.6%
2021 28.60 965th 1417 31.9%
2022 41.61 2982nd 5883 49.3%
2023 31.06 3796th 5874 35.4%
2024 28.81 4030th 5862 31.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.71 1522nd 3246 53.1%
2019 49.28 1292nd 3275 60.5%
2021 29.35 487th 602 19.1%
2022 26.17 2867th 3311 13.4%
2023 25.80 2827th 3250 13.0%
2024 20.34 3061st 3160 3.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.02 919th 2420 62.0%
2024 44.01 1158th 2634 56.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.14 3983rd 5084 21.7%
2019 37.18 3334th 5173 35.5%
2021 20.08 997th 1110 10.2%
2022 34.35 3491st 5264 33.7%
2023 16.94 4913th 5374 8.6%
2024 26.67 4253rd 5511 22.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.51 3315th 5413 38.8%
2019 43.03 2921st 5492 46.8%
2021 31.63 825th 1267 34.9%
2022 37.26 3177th 5635 43.6%
2023 30.54 3707th 5617 34.0%
2024 34.31 3464th 5605 38.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.97 713th 2128 66.5%
2019 64.03 627th 2585 75.7%
2021 40.32 132nd 293 54.9%
2022 38.84 1123rd 2227 49.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.40 3593rd 5431 33.8%
2019 39.72 3058th 5510 44.5%
2021 26.00 918th 1272 27.8%
2022 46.25 2641st 5663 53.4%
2023 33.54 3505th 5650 38.0%
2024 24.96 4263rd 5636 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.39 3727th 4830 22.8%
2019 38.44 3061st 4963 38.3%
2022 33.11 3433rd 5084 32.5%
2023 25.06 4114th 5098 19.3%
2024 24.34 4149th 5102 18.7%
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Rank History for White students at Lilac

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.51 2164th 2737 20.9%
2019 42.48 1777th 2834 37.3%
2022 38.81 1776th 2726 34.8%
2023 36.66 1807th 2662 32.1%
2024 44.72 1572nd 2647 40.6%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Open Quote Worst school my kids have ever attended. No discipline, IEP's are a nightmare, unresponsive staff. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lilac

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 270 5 11 154 59 n/a n/a 0 499
2005 268 7 12 187 44 n/a n/a 0 518
2006 256 6 23 181 39 n/a n/a 0 505
2007 230 5 24 191 50 n/a n/a 3 503
2008 219 9 22 189 50 n/a n/a 0 489
2009 222 6 11 236 66 3 3 0 547
2010 221 2 10 253 80 3 2 0 571
2011 220 4 11 248 57 2 6 0 548
2012 239 6 4 246 65 2 8 0 570
2013 243 1 1 280 59 0 11 0 595
2014 251 1 5 291 45 1 15 0 609
2015 242 1 11 295 36 1 24 0 610
2016 223 3 10 270 28 1 25 0 560
2017 210 2 14 284 36 1 22 0 569
2018 179 0 14 267 33 0 33 0 526
2019 140 1 13 252 32 1 50 0 489
2020 129 2 13 254 32 0 41 0 471
2021 108 1 7 290 29 0 45 0 480
2022 94 1 11 259 21 0 66 0 452
2023 111 1 5 279 19 0 39 0 454
2024 113 2 6 295 11 1 28 0 456

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 Lilac

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 499 28.5 17.5 37.7
2005 518 29.2 17.7 44.6
2006 505 27.4 18.4 35.4
2007 503 29.3 17.2 42
2008 489 28.2 17.3 43.8
2009 547 27.2 17.8 45.3
2010 571 28.0 20.3 49.4
2011 548 n/a n/a 37
2012 570 27.4 20.7 n/a
2013 595 25.8 23.0 47.1
2014 609 25.3 24.0 46.1
2015 610 27.0 22.5 45.4
2016 560 25.0 22.4 44.3
2017 569 25.3 22.4 47.1
2018 526 23.3 22.5 50.6
2019 489 21.0 23.2 49.1
2020 471 n/a n/a 51
2021 480 24.0 20.0 52.3
2022 452 21.3 21.1 60.2
2023 454 21.3 21.2 59.7
2024 456 20.0 22.8 62.5

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 Lilac

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 499 28.5 17.5 37.7
2005 518 29.2 17.7 44.6
2006 505 27.4 18.4 35.4
2007 503 29.3 17.2 42
2008 489 28.2 17.3 43.8
2009 547 27.2 17.8 45.3
2010 571 28.0 20.3 49.4
2011 548 n/a n/a 37
2012 570 27.4 20.7 n/a
2013 595 25.8 23.0 47.1
2014 609 25.3 24.0 46.1
2015 610 27.0 22.5 45.4
2016 560 25.0 22.4 44.3
2017 569 25.3 22.4 47.1
2018 526 23.3 22.5 50.6
2019 489 21.0 23.2 49.1
2020 471 n/a n/a 51
2021 480 24.0 20.0 52.3
2022 452 21.3 21.1 60.2
2023 454 21.3 21.2 59.7
2024 456 20.0 22.8 62.5

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Lilac

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201284.0%7.0%0.0%9.0%86.0%92.0%93.0%87.0%84.0%
201391.0%0.0%0.0%9.0%93.0%98.0%100.0%94.0%91.0%
201475.0%23.0%0.0%3.0%75.0%77.0%77.0%75.0%77.0%
201586.0%13.0%0.0%1.0%86.0%86.0%86.0%86.0%86.0%
201690.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%90.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201897.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%
201991.0%0.0%0.0%94.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%94.0%95.0%
202092.5%2.2%1.1%96.8%
202195.2%0.0%0.0%96.4%96.4%96.4%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lilac

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,706

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lilac

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3093rd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3796th of 5874 Elementary schools
 11.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lilac)37.327
 10.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)40.829.6
 11.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lilac)37.327
 10.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)4227.3
 14.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lilac)44.332.3
 12%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)38.927.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lilac)37.135.4
 1.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)27.922.2
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lilac)47.635.2
 12.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)42.427.6
 14.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lilac)31.822.5
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)21.713.8
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Lilac)37.723.9
 13.7%
   5th Grade Science (Valley Center-Pauma Unified)25.315.4
 9.9%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students489454
 7.2%
African American11
American Indian3219
 40.6%
Asian135
 61.5%
Hispanic252279
 10.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White140111
 20.7%
Two or More Races5039
 22%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.1%59.7%
 10.6%


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Lilac ranks 4030th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lilac usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Center Middle
High : Valley Center High

Students at Lilac are 65% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 456 students attended Lilac.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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