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What advice would you give to incoming students at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088012421
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
43420 22nd St. West, Lancaster, CA 93536 · (661) 726-1826 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
25.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
566 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 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 45% larger than its 7th grade class (71).
Student demographics
62%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
37.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 37.7% |
| Math | 13.0% | 14.0% | 23.2% | 49.8% |
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 | 37.3% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 30.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 29.5% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 29.9% |
| 2017-18 | 43.5% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 33.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary this school | 697 | 81.2% | 33.8% |
| La Jolla Elementary Moreno Valley | 671 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center Victorville | 686 | 85.7% | 21.1% |
| Nancy Cory Elementary Lancaster | 728 | 79.1% | 29.4% |
| Marina Vista Elementary Pittsburg | 612 | 81.2% | 28.8% |
| Victoriano Elementary Moreno Valley | 608 | 83.9% | 44.4% |
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 John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,074 of 5,151 | #771 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,531 of 5,172 ▼ 682 | #909 of 1,129 ▼ 202 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #3,198 of 5,172 ▼ 554 | #770 of 1,129 ▼ 151 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,124 of 5,116 | #182 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #777 of 5,915 | #137 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,787 of 5,352 | #1,081 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,657 of 5,354 | #247 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,065 of 5,625 | #671 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #3,418 of 3,837 | #875 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
697
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 697 | 27 | 25.8:1 | 81% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 26 | 25.1:1 | 82% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 26 | 27.2:1 | 85% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 86% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 26 | 28.0:1 | 74% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 24 | 27.8:1 | 70% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 58% (427) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (727 to 697); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lancaster, California. The school runs kindergarten through 7 and enrolls 697 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary is a school in Lancaster Elementary. The district has 23 schools and 13,765 students.
At John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary, 57% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 21% Black, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary scores 62%.
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 81% at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public elementary schools, John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.0%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Desert Sands Charter is about 0.9 miles from John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.8% is above the 23.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary was 706 in 2020-21 and 697 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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
- Desert Sands Charter0.9 mi · 727
- Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies1.1 mi · 282
- SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)1.2 mi · 670
- Sunnydale Elementary1.2 mi · 469
- Amargosa Creek Middle1.3 mi · 859
- Nancy Cory Elementary1.4 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About John and Jacquelyn Miller ElementaryHow large is John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-07.
What age range does John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary serve?
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary is approximately 25.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?
At John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 57% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary?
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary is overseen by Lancaster Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.