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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HELENDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061686002146
Helendale Elementary
27274 Peach Tree Ln., Helendale, CA 92342 · (760) 952-1204 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
24.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
274 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 61% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 30.1% |
| Math | 14.1% | 22.5% | 33.2% | 30.2% |
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 | 42.1% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.6% | 35.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 30.7% |
| 2020-21 | 37.9% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 50.2% | 46.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.3% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Helendale Elementary
Helendale Elementary's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helendale Elementary this school | 541 | 50.6% | 40.5% |
| Malloch Elementary Fresno | 495 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
| H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno | 470 | 51.9% | 50.3% |
| Murray Manor Elementary La Mesa | 530 | 50.0% | 57.2% |
| Northmont Elementary La Mesa | 422 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts Wildomar | 486 | 46.5% | 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 Helendale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,438 of 5,151 | #95 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,586 of 5,172 ▼ 433 | #100 of 321 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,717 of 5,172 ▼ 303 | #119 of 321 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,838 of 5,116 | #134 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,969 of 5,915 | #165 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,156 of 5,352 | #260 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,696 of 5,354 | #56 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #3,875 of 5,625 | #291 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #572 of 1,139 | #36 of 67 |
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
541
+55 (+11%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 541 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 51% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 59% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 56% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 55% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 53% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 20 | 26.8:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 46% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 40% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 16 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helendale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (499 to 541); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Helendale Elementary
Helendale Elementary is a public elementary school in Helendale, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 541 students.
Helendale Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
Of every 100 students at Helendale Elementary, about 51 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 35% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Helendale Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.6:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 51% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Bernardino County averages 74%, higher than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Helendale Elementary outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Helendale Elementary, the prediction is 49.9% and the result is 40.5%.
Looking at the county, San Bernardino County, median household income comes to about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 583 public schools and about 393,648 students.
Independence Charter Academy sits about 0.6 miles from Helendale Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 21.7%, lower than Helendale Elementary's 40.5%.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 24.6:1, from 23.1:1.
The allk12 page for Helendale Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Helendale Elementary
- Academy of Careers and ExplorationHigh · 285 students
- Riverview MiddleMiddle · 141 students
- Independence Charter AcademyCombined · 118 students
Other schools in Helendale
- Academy of Careers and ExplorationHigh · 285 students
- Riverview MiddleMiddle · 141 students
- Independence Charter AcademyCombined · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Independence Charter Academy0.6 mi · 118
- Riverview Middle1.6 mi · 141
- Academy of Careers and Exploration1.6 mi · 285
- Riverside Preparatory10.3 mi · 2,453
- Oro Grande Elementary10.3 mi · 91
- Adelanto Virtual Academy11.8 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About Helendale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Helendale Elementary?
Helendale Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-06.
Is Helendale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helendale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Helendale Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Helendale Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helendale Elementary?
At Helendale Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 51% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Helendale Elementary in?
Helendale Elementary is part of Helendale Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.