Total enrollment
9,078
-94 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Westside Union Elementary
California · 9,078 students · 4 cities
12 public K-12 schools sit under Westside Union Elementary in California, serving roughly 9,078 students (10 elementary and 2 middle).
4-year change in Westside Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Westside Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #254 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,078 | #168 of 587 | #1,019 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #202 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #585 of 587 | #9,005 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.3% | #358 of 587 | #3,431 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #179 of 530 | #1,462 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Westside Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Gregg Anderson Academy at 69.3% proficient to Sundown Elementary at 25.1%, a gap of 44.2 points. That is the 103rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 9,433 to 9,078 students (down 4%) and from 351 to 355 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Middle | Palmdale | Middle | 06-08 | 1,100 |
| Esperanza Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-06 | 962 |
| Sundown Elementary | Lancaster | Elementary | KG-06 | 941 |
| Gregg Anderson Academy | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-06 | 893 |
| Rancho Vista Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-06 | 886 |
| Quartz Hill Elementary | Quartz Hill | Elementary | KG-06 | 845 |
| Joe Walker Middle | Lancaster | Middle | 06-08 | 781 |
| Del Sur Senior Elementary | Lancaster | Elementary | KG-08 | 763 |
| Valley View Elementary | Lancaster | Elementary | KG-06 | 659 |
| Cottonwood Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-06 | 652 |
| Anaverde Hills | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-06 | 517 |
| Leona Valley Elementary | Leona Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 79 |
About Westside Union Elementary
As a rural-scale district in California, Westside Union Elementary educates 9,078 students across 12 schools.
On the school-mix side, Westside Union Elementary is built around 10 elementary and 2 middle.
On a per-school basis, Westside Union Elementary runs about 757 students per school, 31% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Westside Union Elementary has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,172 students to 9,078.
On this page, the community for Westside Union Elementary discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.