Landers Elementary

Landers Elementary is an elementary campus of minimally staffed scale in Landers, California, part of Morongo Unified, serveing 139 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 16 schools in Morongo Unified (7,225 students total), Landers Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Landers Elementary lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% White, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Landers Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 32.8%.

In the area at large, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Landers Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yucca Mesa Elementary, roughly 5.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Landers Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 139 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 45% to 50% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.