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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088002507
Joshua Elementary
43926 North Second St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 948-0743 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
625 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 | 147 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 75% larger than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
60%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
14.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
4.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.4% | 11.6% | 19.9% | 66.1% |
| Math | 0.6% | 3.9% | 11.0% | 84.5% |
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 | 14.0% | 4.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.4% | 3.5% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 3.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.7% | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | 10.3% | 4.6% |
| 2017-18 | 11.5% | 6.9% |
| 2016-17 | 13.0% | 7.7% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Joshua Elementary
Joshua Elementary's state test result (7.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Elementary this school | 688 | 90.8% | 7.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Lancaster | 738 | 93.1% | 22.1% |
| El Dorado Elementary Lancaster | 766 | 95.0% | 16.5% |
| Captain Raymond Collins Long Beach | 522 | 94.4% | 22.8% |
| Desert View Elementary Lancaster | 688 | 89.0% | 13.3% |
| Brentwood Elementary Victorville | 790 | 92.4% | 11.2% |
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 Joshua Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #5,129 of 5,151 | #1,126 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #5,165 of 5,172 no change | #1,129 of 1,129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #5,075 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #1,126 of 1,129 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,505 of 5,116 | #633 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #827 of 5,915 | #143 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,331 of 5,352 | #635 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,822 of 5,354 | #275 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #999 of 5,625 | #412 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #160 of 1,139 | #30 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
688
+123 (+22%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 688 | 31 | 22.2:1 | 91% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 21 | 27.3:1 | 94% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 20 | 27.1:1 | 95% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 97% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 92% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 26 | 25.8:1 | 93% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 78% (578) |
| 2000-01 | 1,003 | 46 | 21.8:1 | 48% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 903 | 32 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joshua Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (544 to 688); teachers up 35% (23 to 31).
About Joshua Elementary
Joshua Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Lancaster, California. The latest federal count shows 688 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 48% higher.
Lancaster Elementary counts 13,765 students in its 23 schools, and Joshua Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at Joshua Elementary. Other groups make up 36% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. County-wide, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Joshua Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Teacher staffing is 31 full-time equivalents, or about 22.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. About 91% of students, or 625, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Joshua Elementary posts 7.9% against a 26.3% prediction, a bottom-10% result in California.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Joshua Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
iLEAD Lancaster Charter is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Joshua Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Joshua Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Joshua Elementary saw enrollment rise 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.6:1 in 2020-21, and 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- iLEAD Lancaster Charter0.7 mi · 771
- El Dorado Elementary0.7 mi · 766
- Life Source International Charter0.8 mi · 210
- New Vista Middle0.8 mi · 835
- Assurance Learning Academy0.9 mi · 3,014
- Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering1.0 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Joshua ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Joshua Elementary?
Joshua Elementary enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Joshua Elementary serve?
Joshua Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Joshua Elementary have?
Joshua Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joshua Elementary?
At Joshua Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 51% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Joshua Elementary public or private?
Joshua 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.