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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088009561
Jack Northrop Elementary
835 East Avenue K-4, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 949-0435 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
576 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 | 140 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
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
23.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.6pp since 2014
Math
13.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 16.2% | 26.2% | 50.3% |
| Math | 2.0% | 11.2% | 29.1% | 57.8% |
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 | 23.4% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.5% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 36.9% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 36.9% | 21.0% |
| 2016-17 | 38.4% | 29.8% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Jack Northrop Elementary
Jack Northrop Elementary's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Northrop Elementary this school | 645 | 89.3% | 18.2% |
| Columbia Elementary Lancaster | 620 | 88.5% | 17.8% |
| Tamarisk Elementary Palmdale | 664 | 93.4% | 12.5% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Lancaster | 788 | 89.6% | 17.7% |
| Mariposa Elementary Lancaster | 732 | 94.4% | 15.5% |
| Village Elementary Victorville | 763 | 89.5% | 13.6% |
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 Jack Northrop Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #4,716 of 5,151 | #1,092 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #4,888 of 5,172 ▼ 41 | #1,110 of 1,129 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #4,615 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #1,076 of 1,129 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,155 of 5,116 | #184 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #1,055 of 5,915 | #196 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,322 of 5,352 | #981 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,242 of 5,354 | #345 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,184 of 5,625 | #471 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #2,757 of 3,837 | #753 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
645
-52 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 645 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 89% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 25 | 26.3:1 | 90% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 28 | 24.9:1 | 88% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 26 | 27.4:1 | 85% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 27 | 26.6:1 | 84% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | N/A | N/A | 72% (638) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 37 | 20.8:1 | 57% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 21 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Northrop Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (713 to 645); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About Jack Northrop Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Lancaster, California, Jack Northrop Elementary is part of Lancaster Elementary. The latest federal count shows 645 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 39% above average.
Lancaster Elementary has 13,765 students spread across 23 schools.
At Jack Northrop Elementary, Hispanic students make up 61% of the student body. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 24.8 students per teacher and 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On BeatsExpectations, Jack Northrop Elementary is 9.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.5%; Jack Northrop Elementary's is 18.2%, ranking 3rd of 5.
Jack Northrop Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Jack Northrop Elementary declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 697 to 645 students.
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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
- El Dorado ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- West Wind ElementaryElementary · 757 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
Nearby schools
- Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering0.1 mi · 414
- New Vista Middle0.2 mi · 835
- iLEAD Lancaster Charter0.8 mi · 771
- Promise Academy0.8 mi · 45
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 738
- Joshua Elementary1.0 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Northrop ElementaryHow many students attend Jack Northrop Elementary?
Jack Northrop Elementary enrolls approximately 645 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jack Northrop Elementary serve?
Jack Northrop Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Jack Northrop Elementary have?
Jack Northrop Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Jack Northrop Elementary?
Student demographics at Jack Northrop Elementary are roughly 6% White, 61% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jack Northrop Elementary in?
Jack Northrop Elementary is part of Lancaster Elementary.
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