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Which teacher or staff member at Condor Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586009939
Condor Elementary
2551 Condor Rd., Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 · (760) 367-0750 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
181 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 152% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.0pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -23.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 28.1% | 24.4% | 25.6% |
| Math | 10.0% | 21.9% | 40.6% | 27.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.9% | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 63.4% | 54.6% |
| 2017-18 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.1% | 57.4% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Condor Elementary
Condor Elementary's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condor Elementary this school | 397 | 45.6% | 39.0% |
| Riverside Drive Charter Sherman Oaks | 392 | 46.2% | 57.7% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley Winnetka | 409 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Lone Tree Elementary Beale AFB | 305 | 48.5% | 50.6% |
| Birney Elementary San Diego | 535 | 45.2% | 73.7% |
| Kavod Charter San Diego | 395 | 40.3% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Condor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,588 of 5,151 | #103 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,031 of 5,172 ▲ 234 | #129 of 321 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,034 of 5,172 ▲ 428 | #79 of 321 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,058 of 5,116 | #41 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,732 of 5,915 | #277 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,803 of 5,352 | #231 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #942 of 5,354 | #23 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #4,106 of 5,625 | #300 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #583 of 3,837 | #21 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
397
-104 (-21%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 26.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 397 | 16.5 | 24.1:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 16.9 | 23.0:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 17.8 | 22.4:1 | 42% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 59% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 21.7 | 26.0:1 | 47% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 22 | 25.2:1 | 50% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 48% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 47% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 12 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Condor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (562 to 397); teachers down 24% (21.7 to 16.5).
About Condor Elementary
Condor Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Twentynine Palms, California. The student body numbers 397 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Condor Elementary belongs to Morongo Unified, a district of 16 schools and 7,225 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Condor Elementary is White (42%). Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 33% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Condor Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teachers at Condor Elementary total 16.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 46%. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
Condor Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Condor Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.0% is 13.9 points below the 52.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
San Bernardino County has about 2,197,104 residents, and median household income is about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
The closest public school, Twentynine Palms Elementary, is about 3.7 miles from Condor Elementary. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.9%; Condor Elementary's is 39.0%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Condor Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
Condor Elementary had 501 students in 2020-21 and 397 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.4:1 to 24.1:1.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morongo Unified
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- La Contenta MiddleMiddle · 647 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other schools in Twentynine Palms
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Twentynine Palms Junior HighMiddle · 413 students
- Palm Vista ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Twentynine Palms Elementary3.7 mi · 579
- Twentynine Palms Junior High3.8 mi · 413
- Oasis Elementary4.7 mi · 461
- Twentynine Palms High4.9 mi · 719
- Palm Vista Elementary5.9 mi · 362
- Joshua Tree Elementary15.6 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Condor ElementaryHow large is Condor Elementary?
Condor Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-06.
Is Condor Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Condor Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Condor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Condor Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Condor Elementary?
At Condor Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Condor Elementary?
Condor Elementary is overseen by Morongo Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.