Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586009940
Landers Elementary
56450 Reche Rd., Landers, CA 92285 · (760) 364-2382 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- BBeats 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
20.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
121 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
37.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.5pp since 2014
Math
28.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 21.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| Math | 12.5% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 50.0% |
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 | 37.5% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 28.4% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 26.7% | 17.8% |
| 2016-17 | 24.1% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Landers Elementary
Landers Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landers Elementary this school | 139 | 87.1% | 33.5% |
| Newberry Springs Elementary Newberry Springs | 106 | 87.7% | 44.8% |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) Guerneville | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| East Lake Clearlake Oaks | 195 | 79.5% | 20.0% |
| Gold Street Elementary Yreka | 164 | 78.0% | N/A |
| Maxwell Elementary Maxwell | 124 | 75.0% | 40.2% |
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 Landers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,118 of 5,151 | #138 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,345 of 5,172 ▼ 99 | #151 of 321 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #3,174 of 5,172 ▼ 475 | #156 of 321 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #1,060 of 5,116 | #70 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #5,544 of 5,915 | #332 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #1,466 of 5,625 | #113 of 331 |
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
139
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 139 | 6.9 | 20.2:1 | 87% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 5.9 | 21.4:1 | 86% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 7.7 | 18.0:1 | 76% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 7 | 21.1:1 | 97% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 6.7 | 19.8:1 | 92% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 87% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | N/A | N/A | 85% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 76% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 14 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (132 to 139); teachers up 3% (6.7 to 6.9).
About Landers Elementary
Landers Elementary serves students in Landers, California, as a very small elementary school. It had 139 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 70% below average.
Across its 16 schools, Morongo Unified enrolls 7,225 students. Landers Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Landers Elementary is Hispanic, with 50% of students. Other groups include 45% White and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Landers Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Landers Elementary totals 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Landers Elementary is about 87%. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Landers Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Landers Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 33.5% actual against 28.5% predicted.
In San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Landers Elementary.
A public school about 5.8 miles away, Yucca Mesa Elementary, is the closest to Landers Elementary. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 33.5% is above the 31.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Landers Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
A 6% decrease took enrollment from 148 in 2020-21 to 139 in 2024-25.
The Landers Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Morongo Unified
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- La Contenta MiddleMiddle · 647 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Yucca Mesa Elementary5.8 mi · 401
- Joshua Tree Elementary10.0 mi · 250
- Black Rock Alternative/Continuation10.2 mi · 122
- La Contenta Middle10.5 mi · 647
- Yucca Valley Elementary10.5 mi · 545
- Yucca Valley High10.6 mi · 1,168
Frequently asked questions
About Landers ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Landers Elementary?
Landers Elementary enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Landers Elementary serve?
Landers Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Landers Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Landers Elementary is approximately 20.2:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Landers Elementary?
Landers Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Landers Elementary?
Landers Elementary is overseen by Morongo Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.