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What advice would you give to incoming students at El Dorado Elementary?
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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088002506
El Dorado Elementary
361 East Pondera, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 942-8487 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
728 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 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
56%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
16.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 10.5% | 22.8% | 60.8% |
| Math | 6.4% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 60.0% |
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 | 16.5% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 20.6% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.2% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 36.4% | 24.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.3% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 El Dorado Elementary
El Dorado Elementary's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Elementary this school | 766 | 95.0% | 16.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary Lancaster | 738 | 93.1% | 22.1% |
| Brentwood Elementary Victorville | 790 | 92.4% | 11.2% |
| Joshua Elementary Lancaster | 688 | 90.8% | 7.9% |
| Desert View Elementary Lancaster | 688 | 89.0% | 13.3% |
| Sierra Elementary Lancaster | 707 | 92.8% | 15.2% |
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 El Dorado Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #4,851 of 5,151 | #1,109 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,454 of 5,172 ▲ 206 | #1,067 of 1,129 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #5,003 of 5,172 ▼ 27 | #1,122 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,327 of 5,116 | #212 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #480 of 5,915 | #84 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,989 of 5,352 | #1,124 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #2,190 of 5,354 | #337 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #443 of 5,625 | #222 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #348 of 1,139 | #58 of 181 |
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
766
+54 (+8%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
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 | 766 | 29 | 26.4:1 | 95% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 92% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 29 | 26.0:1 | 96% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 27 | 26.4:1 | 95% (673) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 25 | 26.5:1 | 94% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 26 | 26.8:1 | 94% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | N/A | N/A | 81% (684) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 34 | 20.9:1 | 92% (655) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 29 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (663 to 766); teachers up 16% (25 to 29).
About El Dorado Elementary
El Dorado Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in Lancaster, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 766 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Lancaster Elementary enrolls 13,765 students, and its 23 schools include El Dorado Elementary.
At El Dorado Elementary, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 26.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 26.4:1 here. About 95% of students, or 728, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for El Dorado Elementary is -7.3 points: 16.5% actual, 23.9% predicted.
El Dorado Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Dorado Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Linda Verde Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, El Dorado Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, El Dorado Elementary's enrollment grew 8%, to 766.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- West Wind ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 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 El Dorado Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named El Dorado Elementary. El Dorado Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- El Dorado ElementaryStockton, CA · 554 students
- El Dorado ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 128 students
- El Dorado Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Linda Verde Elementary0.6 mi · 680
- Antelope Valley High0.7 mi · 1,498
- Desert Winds Continuation High0.7 mi · 605
- Joshua Elementary0.7 mi · 688
- Life Source International Charter0.8 mi · 210
- RISE1.2 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About El Dorado ElementaryHow large is El Dorado Elementary?
El Dorado Elementary enrolls approximately 766 students in grades KG-05.
Is El Dorado Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Dorado Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at El Dorado Elementary?
Approximately 26.4:1 students per teacher at El Dorado Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Dorado Elementary?
At El Dorado Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is El Dorado Elementary public or private?
El Dorado Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.