Is Desert View Elementary a good school?

Desert View Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Desert View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 718 students attended Desert View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Desert View Elementary?

Students at Desert View Elementary are 34% African American, 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Desert View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Desert View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Endeavour Middle High : Lancaster High

Desert View Elementary

Summary:

Desert View Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, California, serving 691 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary District, which is ranked 1436 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Desert View Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 16.7% in 2017-2018 to 49.9% in 2021-2022, well above the state average and the nearby district. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.33% of Desert View students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 22.8% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school also struggles to support its diverse student population, with subgroups like African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools.

While the nearby Rise, The Leadership Academy, and Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies also perform poorly on academic measures, some schools in the district, such as Sunnydale Elementary and Linda Verde Elementary, show slightly better academic performance, suggesting opportunities for improvement within the district. Addressing the root causes of Desert View's high chronic absenteeism and providing targeted support for its most vulnerable students will be crucial to improving the school's overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

1555 West Avenue H-10
Lancaster, CA 93534-1371

(661) 942-9521

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5754^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,532

Students who attend Desert View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Endeavour Middle
High:	Lancaster High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 718

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.4%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Desert View Elementary ranks worse than 98.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.28. (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 Student population at Desert View Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (34.4%), White (29%), Hispanic (23.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Desert View Elementary is 25.6, which is the 6^th best among 15 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Desert View Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Desert View Elementary is $8,532, which is the highest among 16 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Desert View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert View Elementary 5754^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Desert View Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lancaster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster Elementary 1436^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Desert View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.17	3690^th	4809	23.3%
2005	20.62	3922^nd	4822	18.7%
2006	19.63	4025^th	4818	16.5%
2007	17.99	4443^rd	5113	13.1%
2008	22.73	4144^th	5113	19.0%
2009	9.87	5006^th	5193	3.6%
2010	23.47	4332^nd	5314	18.5%
2011	17.18	4848^th	5377	9.8%
2012	24.60	4337^th	5390	19.5%
2013	19.29	4788^th	5530	13.4%
2015	15.73	5023^rd	5611	10.5%
2016	14.90	5047^th	5614	10.1%
2017	13.40	5237^th	5692	8.0%
2018	14.31	5151^st	5662	9.0%
2019	16.50	5120^th	5789	11.6%
2022	16.67	5201^st	5883	11.6%
2023	10.59	5677^th	5874	3.4%
2024	8.28	5754^th	5862	1.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.79	2334^th	3246	28.1%
2019	35.20	2112^th	3275	35.5%
2022	32.12	2441^st	3311	26.3%
2023	22.20	3036^th	3250	6.6%
2024	27.25	2736^th	3160	13.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.38	2182^nd	2420	9.8%
2024	20.67	2361^st	2634	10.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.61	4441^st	5084	12.6%
2019	22.21	4413^th	5173	14.7%
2022	22.76	4437^th	5264	15.7%
2023	12.52	5186^th	5374	3.5%
2024	10.02	5394^th	5511	2.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.27	4956^th	5413	8.4%
2019	15.80	4964^th	5492	9.6%
2022	16.16	5071^st	5635	10.0%
2023	10.76	5468^th	5617	2.7%
2024	9.23	5495^th	5605	2.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.40	1368^th	2128	35.7%
2019	26.81	1963^rd	2585	24.1%
2022	21.50	1945^th	2227	12.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.59	4852^nd	5431	10.7%
2019	18.89	4760^th	5510	13.6%
2022	18.49	4878^th	5663	13.9%
2023	11.66	5400^th	5650	4.4%
2024	8.73	5548^th	5636	1.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.87	506^th	700	27.7%
2019	26.82	576^th	747	22.9%
2022	36.17	396^th	663	40.3%
2023	18.84	603^rd	662	8.9%
2024	17.73	548^th	593	7.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.93	4116^th	4830	14.8%
2019	26.95	3905^th	4963	21.3%
2022	22.37	4323^rd	5084	15.0%
2023	15.61	4752^nd	5098	6.8%
2024	13.40	4854^th	5102	4.9%

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Rank History for White students at Desert View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	12.45	2498^th	2737	8.7%
2024	3.01	2615^th	2647	1.2%

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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 Desert View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	467	37	18	90	4	n/a	n/a	0	616
1989	529	36	20	107	7	n/a	n/a	0	699
1990	536	65	26	132	7	n/a	n/a	0	766
1991	442	63	23	201	13	n/a	n/a	0	742
1992	439	79	25	261	5	n/a	n/a	0	809
1993	420	95	29	291	10	n/a	n/a	0	845
1994	367	113	20	297	6	n/a	n/a	0	803
1995	405	160	35	329	12	n/a	n/a	0	941
1996	405	160	35	329	12	n/a	n/a	0	941
1997	346	170	31	380	12	n/a	n/a	0	939
1998	339	204	35	368	13	n/a	n/a	0	959
1999	330	182	30	367	17	n/a	n/a	0	926
2000	337	204	37	390	17	n/a	n/a	0	985
2001	309	212	34	395	11	n/a	n/a	0	961
2002	269	242	42	470	9	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2003	269	242	42	470	9	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2004	210	241	38	430	7	n/a	n/a	0	926
2005	179	262	46	444	6	n/a	n/a	0	937
2006	159	269	44	527	6	n/a	n/a	1	1006
2007	142	276	43	498	7	n/a	n/a	5	971
2008	127	273	37	480	5	n/a	n/a	0	922
2009	118	290	27	446	4	1	19	0	905
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	109	276	28	375	1	1	13	0	803
2012	131	256	38	341	1	1	16	0	784
2013	117	226	34	348	1	2	20	0	748
2014	113	222	30	387	5	3	20	0	780
2015	97	269	20	412	5	2	30	0	835
2016	72	266	18	411	5	1	27	0	800
2017	72	239	15	404	6	1	20	0	757
2018	79	227	23	375	6	2	31	0	743
2019	63	227	15	368	3	2	31	0	709
2020	56	206	19	401	4	2	35	0	723
2021	60	179	20	380	2	2	36	0	679
2022	44	151	13	399	2	2	22	0	633
2023	32	195	16	414	2	2	30	0	691
2024	208	247	19	166	15	15	48	0	718

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 Desert View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	24.0	25.6	n/a
1989	699	24.5	28.5	n/a
1990	766	28.0	27.3	n/a
1991	742	28.0	26.5	n/a
1992	809	28.5	28.3	43.1
1993	845	30.0	28.2	49.5
1994	803	32.0	25.1	59.5
1995	941	34.5	27.3	59.8
1996	941	34.5	27.3	59.8
1997	939	35.0	26.8	66.1
1998	959	46.5	20.6	73
1999	926	46.5	19.9	69.9
2000	985	47.5	20.7	69.9
2001	961	47.5	20.2	3.2
2002	1032	48.5	21.3	64.9
2003	1032	48.5	21.3	64.9
2004	926	41.5	22.3	62.7
2005	937	47.0	19.9	66.3
2006	1006	43.0	23.4	63.3
2007	971	45.0	21.6	64.6
2008	922	50.0	18.4	68.8
2009	905	39.0	22.6	71.9
2010	0	30.0	0.0	n/a
2011	803	n/a	n/a	76.2
2012	784	26.0	30.1	n/a
2013	748	26.0	28.7	83.8
2014	780	28.0	27.8	81.4
2015	835	29.0	28.7	82.5
2016	800	29.0	27.5	88.5
2017	757	29.9	25.3	88.5
2018	743	29.0	25.6	89
2019	709	28.0	25.3	92.8
2020	723	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	679	29.0	23.4	94
2022	633	23.4	26.9	92.4
2023	691	27.0	25.5	91.9
2024	718	28.0	25.6	92.6

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 Desert View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	24.0	25.6	n/a
1989	699	24.5	28.5	n/a
1990	766	28.0	27.3	n/a
1991	742	28.0	26.5	n/a
1992	809	28.5	28.3	43.1
1993	845	30.0	28.2	49.5
1994	803	32.0	25.1	59.5
1995	941	34.5	27.3	59.8
1996	941	34.5	27.3	59.8
1997	939	35.0	26.8	66.1
1998	959	46.5	20.6	73
1999	926	46.5	19.9	69.9
2000	985	47.5	20.7	69.9
2001	961	47.5	20.2	3.2
2002	1032	48.5	21.3	64.9
2003	1032	48.5	21.3	64.9
2004	926	41.5	22.3	62.7
2005	937	47.0	19.9	66.3
2006	1006	43.0	23.4	63.3
2007	971	45.0	21.6	64.6
2008	922	50.0	18.4	68.8
2009	905	39.0	22.6	71.9
2010	0	30.0	0.0	n/a
2011	803	n/a	n/a	76.2
2012	784	26.0	30.1	n/a
2013	748	26.0	28.7	83.8
2014	780	28.0	27.8	81.4
2015	835	29.0	28.7	82.5
2016	800	29.0	27.5	88.5
2017	757	29.9	25.3	88.5
2018	743	29.0	25.6	89
2019	709	28.0	25.3	92.8
2020	723	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	679	29.0	23.4	94
2022	633	23.4	26.9	92.4
2023	691	27.0	25.5	91.9
2024	718	28.0	25.6	92.6

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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