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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061191001329
Eastside Elementary
6742 East Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 946-3907 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
406 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 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Eastside Elementary→Gifford C. Cole Middle
Based on grade levels within Eastside Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 19.8% | 27.1% | 46.1% |
| Math | 8.8% | 15.0% | 30.4% | 45.8% |
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 | 26.7% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 18.7% | 10.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 13.1% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.9% | 14.0% |
| 2016-17 | 19.9% | 12.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Eastside Elementary
Eastside Elementary's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary this school | 423 | 96.0% | 24.6% |
| Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 441 | 97.5% | 44.3% |
| Cole Elementary Highland | 380 | 95.5% | 17.4% |
| Kirk Elementary Fresno | 395 | 96.7% | 20.7% |
| Figueroa Street Elementary Los Angeles | 400 | 98.0% | 42.9% |
| Edgemont Elementary Moreno Valley | 482 | 97.1% | 14.4% |
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 Eastside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,121 of 5,151 | #1,004 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #3,899 of 5,172 ▼ 14 | #987 of 1,129 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #4,306 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #1,022 of 1,129 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,130 of 5,116 | #361 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #3,381 of 5,915 | #701 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,360 of 5,352 | #799 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #3,624 of 5,354 | #647 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #324 of 5,625 | #167 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #577 of 3,837 | #244 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
423
-93 (-18%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 423 | 18 | 23.5:1 | 96% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 16 | 27.8:1 | 96% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 15 | 28.5:1 | 91% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 95% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 94% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 90% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | N/A | N/A | 86% (721) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 33 | 20.7:1 | 69% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 13 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (600 to 423); teachers down 31% (26 to 18).
About Eastside Elementary
Eastside Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, California. It enrolls 423 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
Eastside Elementary is part of a district of 6 schools: Eastside Union Elementary, with 3,032 students.
The largest group at Eastside Elementary is Hispanic students, at 78%. Enrollment also includes 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Eastside Elementary scores 37%.
Based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, Eastside Elementary has a ratio of 23.5:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
A school with Eastside Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 23.3%. Eastside Elementary scores 24.6%, 1.3 points above that line.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
A public school about 3.9 miles away, Enterprise Elementary, is the closest to Eastside Elementary. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Eastside Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eastside Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Eastside Elementary had a net loss of 93 students, or 18%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.8:1 to 23.5:1 over the same years.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Eastside Union Elementary
- Gifford C. Cole MiddleMiddle · 697 students
- Enterprise ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Tierra Bonita ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning CenterElementary · 10 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 Eastside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Eastside Elementary. Eastside Elementary is the 19th largest of the 25.
- Eastside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 867 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolRockmart, GA · 764 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 754 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 747 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolCairo, GA · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Enterprise Elementary3.9 mi · 646
- Gifford C. Cole Middle3.9 mi · 697
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center4.0 mi · 10
- Tierra Bonita Elementary4.3 mi · 636
- Eastside High4.4 mi · 2,631
- Columbia Elementary4.8 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside ElementaryHow many students attend Eastside Elementary?
Eastside Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Eastside Elementary serve?
Eastside Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Eastside Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Eastside Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Eastside Elementary?
Student demographics at Eastside Elementary are roughly 5% White, 78% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eastside Elementary in?
Eastside Elementary is part of Eastside Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.