Is West Wind Elementary a good school?

West Wind Elementary ranks 3553 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Wind Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 777 students attended West Wind Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Wind Elementary?

Students at West Wind Elementary are 35% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of West Wind Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Wind Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lancaster High

West Wind Elementary

Summary:

West Wind Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, California, serving 764 students in grades K-5. 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.

West Wind Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, typically between 3,000-4,000 out of around 5,800 schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 3553 out of 5862 with a 2-star rating. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 21.97% to 39.23% in English Language Arts and 21.97% to 37.4% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% and 35.02% to 45.64%, respectively. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% in 2020-2021 to 45.2% in 2021-2022, well above the state average.

Interestingly, West Wind Elementary's performance is lower than nearby schools within the Lancaster Elementary District, such as Monte Vista Elementary, Desert View Elementary, and Sierra Elementary. However, John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary, located just 1.61 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance. The nearby Sundown Elementary and Valley View Elementary, which are part of the Westside Union Elementary District, also outperform West Wind Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

44044 36th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-6205

(661) 948-0192

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3553^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,413

Students who attend West Wind Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.9

Number of students: 777

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Hispanic:

30.5%

African American:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Wind Elementary ranks worse than 60.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.56. (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 West Wind Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.1%), Hispanic (30.5%), African American (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Wind Elementary is 25.9, which is the 8^th best among 15 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare West Wind Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Wind Elementary is $8,413. 11 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Wind Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Wind Elementary 3553^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See West Wind 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 West Wind Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	38.09	2744^th	4809	42.9%
2005	36.02	2947^th	4822	38.9%
2006	33.72	3068^th	4818	36.3%
2007	33.46	3330^th	5113	34.9%
2008	30.37	3558^th	5113	30.4%
2009	23.49	4170^th	5193	19.7%
2010	40.17	3164^th	5314	40.5%
2011	38.56	3345^th	5377	37.8%
2012	46.89	2817^th	5390	47.7%
2013	39.17	3374^th	5530	39.0%
2015	33.58	3429^th	5611	38.9%
2016	46.29	2696^th	5614	52.0%
2017	36.79	3326^th	5692	41.6%
2018	41.16	3073^rd	5662	45.7%
2019	30.18	3917^th	5789	32.3%
2022	34.46	3499^th	5883	40.5%
2023	31.98	3730^th	5874	36.5%
2024	34.56	3553^rd	5862	39.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.23	588^th	669	12.1%
2024	14.92	601^st	669	10.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.61	3104^th	3275	5.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.02	1427^th	2420	41.0%
2024	39.29	1366^th	2634	48.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.62	3042^nd	5084	40.2%
2019	35.35	3479^th	5173	32.7%
2022	40.98	2921^st	5264	44.5%
2023	32.86	3665^th	5374	31.8%
2024	41.05	3056^th	5511	44.5%

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Rank History for Female students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.16	3075^th	5413	43.2%
2019	32.16	3656^th	5492	33.4%
2022	33.13	3482^nd	5635	38.2%
2023	29.96	3765^th	5617	33.0%
2024	33.28	3541^st	5605	36.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.88	1014^th	2128	52.3%
2019	19.57	2371^st	2585	8.3%
2022	37.32	1188^th	2227	46.7%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	31.88	93^rd	130	28.5%
2023	47.85	75^th	140	46.4%
2024	41.10	70^th	118	40.7%

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Rank History for Male students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.54	2946^th	5431	45.8%
2019	29.27	3849^th	5510	30.1%
2022	36.20	3254^th	5663	42.5%
2023	35.23	3395^th	5650	39.9%
2024	36.09	3334^th	5636	40.8%

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Rank History for African American students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.61	257^th	700	63.3%
2019	42.17	392^nd	747	47.5%
2022	42.21	334^th	663	49.6%
2023	37.65	389^th	662	41.2%
2024	39.82	317^th	593	46.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.80	2498^th	4830	48.3%
2019	49.03	2348^th	4963	52.7%
2022	47.75	2349^th	5084	53.8%
2023	45.33	2537^th	5098	50.2%
2024	64.66	1437^th	5102	71.8%

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Rank History for White students at West Wind Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.54	1739^th	2737	36.5%
2019	19.45	2396^th	2834	15.5%
2022	21.10	2246^th	2726	17.6%
2023	14.94	2344^th	2662	11.9%
2024	13.68	2361^st	2647	10.8%

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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 West Wind Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	267	51	15	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	363
1992	257	49	15	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	361
1993	258	53	24	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	375
1994	252	67	25	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	393
1995	305	122	43	108	5	n/a	n/a	0	583
1996	305	122	43	108	5	n/a	n/a	0	583
1997	306	131	46	122	5	n/a	n/a	0	610
1998	302	121	48	107	10	n/a	n/a	0	588
1999	307	132	40	115	5	n/a	n/a	0	599
2000	317	130	46	114	7	n/a	n/a	0	614
2001	288	143	46	107	6	n/a	n/a	0	590
2002	278	94	53	125	3	n/a	n/a	1	554
2003	278	94	53	125	3	n/a	n/a	1	554
2004	291	109	54	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
2005	324	128	55	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
2006	311	178	58	260	3	n/a	n/a	0	810
2007	300	217	76	381	3	n/a	n/a	3	980
2008	275	213	87	409	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	984
2009	274	246	74	393	1	5	1	0	994
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	232	162	42	301	4	4	11	0	756
2012	240	154	44	315	3	2	20	0	778
2013	277	185	48	342	4	3	27	0	886
2014	265	151	42	374	4	2	21	0	859
2015	264	166	35	403	1	3	26	0	898
2016	234	172	29	390	1	2	33	0	861
2017	199	146	27	387	2	2	25	0	788
2018	196	135	39	340	3	3	31	0	747
2019	168	132	43	380	2	1	39	0	765
2020	141	116	42	388	3	1	43	0	734
2021	120	101	47	392	1	3	51	0	715
2022	109	83	44	422	2	2	45	0	707
2023	95	110	36	466	2	2	53	0	764
2024	273	134	46	237	16	7	64	0	777

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 West Wind Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	363	12.0	30.2	n/a
1992	361	12.2	29.5	30.2
1993	375	15.0	25.0	35.2
1994	393	16.0	24.6	25.7
1995	583	20.6	28.3	35.2
1996	583	20.6	28.3	35.2
1997	610	26.8	22.8	29.5
1998	588	27.6	21.3	34.7
1999	599	30.0	20.0	37.4
2000	614	31.0	19.8	37.3
2001	590	28.0	21.1	99.5
2002	554	25.0	22.2	27.1
2003	554	25.0	22.2	27.1
2004	590	26.0	22.7	27.8
2005	693	30.0	23.1	31.5
2006	810	33.0	24.5	37.5
2007	980	44.0	22.3	38.3
2008	984	49.0	20.1	39.1
2009	994	42.0	22.6	45
2010	0	26.0	0.0	n/a
2011	756	n/a	n/a	49.1
2012	778	25.0	31.1	n/a
2013	886	26.0	34.0	56
2014	859	29.0	29.6	55.3
2015	898	31.0	28.9	55.1
2016	861	30.0	28.7	56.4
2017	788	29.0	27.1	58.5
2018	747	26.0	28.7	59.7
2019	765	26.0	29.4	70.7
2020	734	n/a	n/a	73
2021	715	26.0	27.5	73.3
2022	707	23.2	30.4	75.1
2023	764	26.0	29.3	76.4
2024	777	30.0	25.9	78.5

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 West Wind Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	363	12.0	30.2	n/a
1992	361	12.2	29.5	30.2
1993	375	15.0	25.0	35.2
1994	393	16.0	24.6	25.7
1995	583	20.6	28.3	35.2
1996	583	20.6	28.3	35.2
1997	610	26.8	22.8	29.5
1998	588	27.6	21.3	34.7
1999	599	30.0	20.0	37.4
2000	614	31.0	19.8	37.3
2001	590	28.0	21.1	99.5
2002	554	25.0	22.2	27.1
2003	554	25.0	22.2	27.1
2004	590	26.0	22.7	27.8
2005	693	30.0	23.1	31.5
2006	810	33.0	24.5	37.5
2007	980	44.0	22.3	38.3
2008	984	49.0	20.1	39.1
2009	994	42.0	22.6	45
2010	0	26.0	0.0	n/a
2011	756	n/a	n/a	49.1
2012	778	25.0	31.1	n/a
2013	886	26.0	34.0	56
2014	859	29.0	29.6	55.3
2015	898	31.0	28.9	55.1
2016	861	30.0	28.7	56.4
2017	788	29.0	27.1	58.5
2018	747	26.0	28.7	59.7
2019	765	26.0	29.4	70.7
2020	734	n/a	n/a	73
2021	715	26.0	27.5	73.3
2022	707	23.2	30.4	75.1
2023	764	26.0	29.3	76.4
2024	777	30.0	25.9	78.5

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.

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