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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088002505
Desert View Elementary
1555 West Avenue H-10, Lancaster, CA 93534 · (661) 942-9521 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
612 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
18.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
12.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.9% | 13.5% | 21.8% | 59.8% |
| Math | 2.7% | 9.3% | 21.5% | 66.5% |
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 | 18.4% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.3% | 9.6% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 33.2% | 13.6% |
| 2017-18 | 29.1% | 11.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.5% | 12.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Desert View Elementary
Desert View Elementary's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert View Elementary this school | 688 | 89.0% | 13.3% |
| Brentwood Elementary Victorville | 790 | 92.4% | 11.2% |
| Sierra Elementary Lancaster | 707 | 92.8% | 15.2% |
| Enterprise Elementary Lancaster | 646 | 84.4% | 14.8% |
| El Dorado Elementary Lancaster | 766 | 95.0% | 16.5% |
| Woodworth-Monroe Academy Inglewood | 826 | 93.7% | 14.8% |
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 Desert View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #5,023 of 5,151 | #1,122 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #4,947 of 5,172 ▲ 87 | #1,118 of 1,129 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,931 of 5,172 ▲ 147 | #1,114 of 1,129 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #870 of 5,116 | #137 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #826 of 5,915 | #142 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,930 of 5,352 | #733 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #2,339 of 5,354 | #361 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #1,228 of 5,625 | #483 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,015 of 3,837 | #805 of 947 |
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
688
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 688 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 89% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 28 | 25.6:1 | 93% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 27 | 25.6:1 | 92% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 94% (638) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 89% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 29 | 27.6:1 | 89% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | N/A | N/A | 76% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 47 | 20.4:1 | 3% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 28 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (743 to 688); teachers up 3% (29 to 30).
About Desert View Elementary
Located in Lancaster, California, Desert View Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 688 students enrolled. That is 48% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Lancaster Elementary includes 23 schools. Together they enroll 13,765 students.
Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at Desert View Elementary. The next largest groups are 32% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 22.9:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Desert View Elementary is 14.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (13.3% versus 27.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Desert View Elementary among them.
Mariposa Elementary sits about 0.8 miles from Desert View Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Desert View Elementary comes in 4th of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 679 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 688.
On allk12, people connected to Desert View Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster Elementary
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
- New Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Endeavour MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 788 students
- El Dorado ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- West Wind ElementaryElementary · 757 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Assurance Learning AcademyHigh · 3,014 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
Other Desert View Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Desert View Elementary. Desert View Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Desert View ElementarySan Luis, AZ · 760 students
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYSUNLAND PARK, NM · 524 students
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 393 students
- Desert View Elementary SchoolHermiston, OR · 351 students
- Desert View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Mariposa Elementary0.8 mi · 732
- Monte Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 788
- Phoenix High Community Day1.7 mi · 19
- Empower Generations1.7 mi · 81
- Desert Sands Charter1.8 mi · 727
- RISE1.8 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Desert View ElementaryHow many students attend Desert View Elementary?
Desert View Elementary enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Desert View Elementary serve?
Desert View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Desert View Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Desert View Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Desert View Elementary?
Student demographics at Desert View Elementary are roughly 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Desert View Elementary in?
Desert View Elementary is part of Lancaster Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.