Enrollment
195
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGHES-ELIZABETH LAKES UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061788007291
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd., Lake Hughes, CA 93532 · (661) 724-1231 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.0:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
81 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 65% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
46.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
32.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 31.8% | 25.4% | 28.6% |
| Math | 17.5% | 15.1% | 32.5% | 34.9% |
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 | 46.0% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 35.9% |
| 2022-23 | 61.3% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 31.6% |
| 2020-21 | 51.1% | 31.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 36.3% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 40.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 36.3% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes this school | 195 | 41.5% | 41.4% |
| Capay Joint Union Elementary Orland | 211 | 41.2% | 39.4% |
| Descanso Elementary Descanso | 188 | 45.2% | 52.3% |
| Marblehead Elementary San Clemente | 195 | 43.6% | 42.1% |
| Lake Elementary Orland | 196 | 43.4% | 56.3% |
| Pacific Elementary Davenport | 173 | 41.0% | 58.3% |
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 Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,353 of 5,151 | #561 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #2,963 of 5,172 ▼ 447 | #768 of 1,129 ▼ 158 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,367 of 5,172 ▼ 543 | #563 of 1,129 ▼ 162 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,267 of 5,116 | #202 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #5,369 of 5,915 | #1,217 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #4,267 of 5,625 | #1,052 of 1,276 |
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
195
+17 (+10%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 195 | 8.9 | 22.0:1 | 42% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 9.5 | 5.0:1 | 38% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 8.9 | 16.6:1 | 35% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 7 | 25.4:1 | 51% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 7.9 | 24.2:1 | 53% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 8 | 4.9:1 | 38% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | N/A | N/A | 35% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 18% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 17 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (191 to 195); teachers up 12% (7.9 to 8.9).
About Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is a small elementary school in Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary, located in Lake Hughes, California. It has an enrollment of 195 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The school's district is Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is 55% White. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes lists 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 22.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 42% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.2% at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.4%.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes.
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes's closest public school neighbor is Del Sur Senior Elementary, about 8.3 miles away. Within ten miles of Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.4% is above the 40.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 25.4 in 2020-21 to 22.0 in 2024-25.
People who know Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Quartz Hill High10.6 mi · 3,175
- Joe Walker Middle11.1 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About Hughes-Elizabeth LakesHow large is Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes?
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes serve?
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is approximately 22.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes?
At Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes, the student body is approximately 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes public or private?
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.