Is Jack Northrop Elementary a good school?

Jack Northrop Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jack Northrop Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 658 students attended Jack Northrop Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jack Northrop Elementary?

Students at Jack Northrop Elementary are 40% White, 25% African American, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Jack Northrop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jack Northrop Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : New Vista Middle High : Eastside High

Jack Northrop Elementary

Summary:

Jack Northrop Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, California, serving around 700 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary School District, which is ranked 1436 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jack Northrop Elementary has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in 2018-2019 to 51.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Sierra Elementary (48.4%) and Linda Verde Elementary (30.0%). Additionally, the school consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 22.18% of Jack Northrop students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy in 2023-2024, compared to 22.8% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

The challenges at Jack Northrop Elementary extend beyond test scores. The school struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for White students and English Language Learners in ELA/Literacy. Furthermore, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.09% to 90.14% over the past few years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, suggesting resource constraints that may be impacting the school's ability to provide a high-quality education. While the nearby schools in the Lancaster Elementary District also face challenges, Jack Northrop Elementary generally performs worse than its immediate neighbors.

Detail:

Public K-5

835 East Avenue K-4
Lancaster, CA 93535-4735

(661) 949-0435

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5357^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,425

Students who attend Jack Northrop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Vista Middle
High:	Eastside High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 658

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

African American:

25.4%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jack Northrop Elementary ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.4. (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 Jack Northrop Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.3%), African American (25.4%), Hispanic (21.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jack Northrop Elementary is 26.3. 11 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Jack Northrop Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jack Northrop Elementary is $8,425, which is the 8^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jack Northrop Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jack Northrop Elementary 5357^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Jack Northrop 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 Jack Northrop Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.76	3197^th	4809	33.5%
2005	31.80	3172^nd	4822	34.2%
2006	21.56	3880^th	4818	19.5%
2007	21.78	4150^th	5113	18.8%
2008	13.85	4728^th	5113	7.5%
2009	14.48	4763^rd	5193	8.3%
2010	12.76	5031^st	5314	5.3%
2011	19.83	4694^th	5377	12.7%
2012	20.54	4609^th	5390	14.5%
2013	37.93	3466^th	5530	37.3%
2015	49.83	2452^nd	5611	56.3%
2016	43.64	2848^th	5614	49.3%
2017	36.00	3368^th	5692	40.8%
2018	24.41	4284^th	5662	24.3%
2019	26.62	4225^th	5789	27.0%
2022	17.64	5092^nd	5883	13.4%
2023	18.73	4980^th	5874	15.2%
2024	14.40	5357^th	5862	8.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.39	2229^th	3246	31.3%
2019	52.86	1103^rd	3275	66.3%
2022	42.37	1650^th	3311	50.2%
2023	33.32	2291^st	3250	29.5%
2024	20.74	3045^th	3160	3.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.01	2260^th	2420	6.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.23	3751^st	5084	26.2%
2019	34.57	3532^nd	5173	31.7%
2022	21.52	4535^th	5264	13.8%
2023	24.85	4322^nd	5374	19.6%
2024	18.76	4880^th	5511	11.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.31	3970^th	5413	26.7%
2019	30.00	3829^th	5492	30.3%
2022	15.29	5160^th	5635	8.4%
2023	17.23	4951^st	5617	11.9%
2024	15.47	5081^st	5605	9.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.31	1523^rd	2128	28.4%
2019	37.70	1392^nd	2585	46.2%
2022	41.05	1034^th	2227	53.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.30	4354^th	5431	19.8%
2019	25.02	4190^th	5510	24.0%
2022	22.98	4433^rd	5663	21.7%
2023	21.80	4555^th	5650	19.4%
2024	15.13	5150^th	5636	8.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.17	421^st	700	39.9%
2019	41.03	413^th	747	44.7%
2022	33.72	426^th	663	35.7%
2023	43.85	317^th	662	52.1%
2024	25.84	471^st	593	20.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.92	2742^nd	4830	43.2%
2019	41.91	2834^th	4963	42.9%
2022	31.77	3551^st	5084	30.2%
2023	28.07	3869^th	5098	24.1%
2024	42.90	2765^th	5102	45.8%

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Rank History for White students at Jack Northrop Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	3.57	2601^st	2647	1.7%

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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 Jack Northrop Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	295	37	22	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	438
1991	403	44	25	105	9	n/a	n/a	0	586
1992	471	53	25	116	9	n/a	n/a	0	674
1993	524	76	26	165	9	n/a	n/a	0	800
1994	541	103	28	187	11	n/a	n/a	0	870
1995	556	183	28	263	8	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1996	556	183	28	263	8	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1997	435	153	25	242	4	n/a	n/a	0	859
1998	430	126	23	264	4	n/a	n/a	0	847
1999	326	145	25	188	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
2000	340	170	30	214	3	n/a	n/a	0	757
2001	334	190	29	212	5	n/a	n/a	0	770
2002	284	210	20	269	4	n/a	n/a	0	787
2003	284	210	20	269	4	n/a	n/a	0	787
2004	253	246	20	289	8	n/a	n/a	0	816
2005	211	226	21	305	6	n/a	n/a	0	769
2006	195	217	27	355	6	n/a	n/a	0	800
2007	181	272	25	430	4	n/a	n/a	2	914
2008	142	301	38	416	4	n/a	n/a	0	901
2009	136	284	37	394	5	2	4	0	862
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	109	290	39	433	3	3	8	0	885
2012	74	181	28	327	3	1	12	0	626
2013	73	165	36	327	3	1	25	0	630
2014	70	193	32	330	2	1	31	0	659
2015	56	219	30	321	1	2	32	0	661
2016	61	232	23	366	1	2	33	0	718
2017	54	224	26	372	3	1	30	0	710
2018	63	216	22	373	6	1	32	0	713
2019	54	224	17	412	6	1	40	0	754
2020	64	211	18	426	6	1	37	0	763
2021	46	198	13	393	5	2	40	0	697
2022	47	175	8	393	4	1	36	0	664
2023	40	175	6	425	8	1	45	0	700
2024	265	167	8	140	15	8	55	0	658

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 Jack Northrop Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	438	16.0	27.3	n/a
1991	586	21.0	27.9	n/a
1992	674	21.3	31.6	31.5
1993	800	27.0	29.6	31.9
1994	870	30.0	29.0	34.7
1995	1038	35.0	29.7	44.4
1996	1038	35.0	29.7	44.4
1997	859	30.0	28.6	47.7
1998	847	36.0	23.5	57.3
1999	688	36.0	19.1	49
2000	757	36.0	21.0	52.3
2001	770	37.0	20.8	56.9
2002	787	40.0	19.7	50.6
2003	787	40.0	19.7	50.6
2004	816	38.0	21.5	50.7
2005	769	39.0	19.7	53.3
2006	800	40.0	20.0	54.1
2007	914	41.0	22.3	34
2008	901	42.0	21.5	56.2
2009	862	36.0	23.3	65.8
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	885	n/a	n/a	72.1
2012	626	20.0	31.3	n/a
2013	630	21.9	28.7	82.1
2014	659	23.0	28.6	77.1
2015	661	25.0	26.4	80.6
2016	718	27.0	26.5	83.7
2017	710	26.0	27.3	83.7
2018	713	26.0	27.4	85
2019	754	25.0	30.1	90.3
2020	763	n/a	n/a	89
2021	697	28.0	24.8	88.1
2022	664	25.5	26.0	89
2023	700	26.0	26.9	90.1
2024	658	25.0	26.3	90.1

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 Jack Northrop Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	438	16.0	27.3	n/a
1991	586	21.0	27.9	n/a
1992	674	21.3	31.6	31.5
1993	800	27.0	29.6	31.9
1994	870	30.0	29.0	34.7
1995	1038	35.0	29.7	44.4
1996	1038	35.0	29.7	44.4
1997	859	30.0	28.6	47.7
1998	847	36.0	23.5	57.3
1999	688	36.0	19.1	49
2000	757	36.0	21.0	52.3
2001	770	37.0	20.8	56.9
2002	787	40.0	19.7	50.6
2003	787	40.0	19.7	50.6
2004	816	38.0	21.5	50.7
2005	769	39.0	19.7	53.3
2006	800	40.0	20.0	54.1
2007	914	41.0	22.3	34
2008	901	42.0	21.5	56.2
2009	862	36.0	23.3	65.8
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	885	n/a	n/a	72.1
2012	626	20.0	31.3	n/a
2013	630	21.9	28.7	82.1
2014	659	23.0	28.6	77.1
2015	661	25.0	26.4	80.6
2016	718	27.0	26.5	83.7
2017	710	26.0	27.3	83.7
2018	713	26.0	27.4	85
2019	754	25.0	30.1	90.3
2020	763	n/a	n/a	89
2021	697	28.0	24.8	88.1
2022	664	25.5	26.0	89
2023	700	26.0	26.9	90.1
2024	658	25.0	26.3	90.1

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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