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What's the most underrated thing about Linda Verde Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088002508
Linda Verde Elementary
44924 North Fifth St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 942-0431 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
22.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
602 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 | 145 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 215% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
16%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
19.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
12.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.1% | 15.3% | 27.4% | 53.1% |
| Math | 3.7% | 8.8% | 27.6% | 60.0% |
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 | 19.4% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.5% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.9% | 9.1% |
| 2018-19 | 22.7% | 13.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.4% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 14.8% | 8.9% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Linda Verde Elementary
Linda Verde Elementary's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Verde Elementary this school | 680 | 88.5% | 17.1% |
| J.P. Kelley Elementary Rialto | 661 | 87.1% | 23.0% |
| Val Verde Elementary Perris | 693 | 90.3% | 27.2% |
| Dickison Elementary Compton | 681 | 91.5% | 36.8% |
| Perris Elementary Perris | 617 | 86.5% | 18.0% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Compton | 610 | 88.0% | 36.9% |
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 Linda Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #4,810 of 5,151 | #1,105 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #4,925 of 5,172 ▼ 170 | #1,115 of 1,129 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #4,872 of 5,172 ▼ 65 | #1,109 of 1,129 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,833 of 5,116 | #699 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #853 of 5,915 | #150 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,175 of 5,352 | #603 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #4,635 of 5,354 | #946 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,269 of 5,625 | #496 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,187 of 3,837 | #431 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
680
-141 (-17%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 680 | 30.9 | 22.0:1 | 89% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 24.6 | 26.0:1 | 87% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 27.1 | 24.2:1 | 88% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 821 | 37 | 22.2:1 | 92% (753) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 36 | 24.3:1 | 90% (788) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 31 | 24.1:1 | 94% (699) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | N/A | N/A | 84% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | 46 | 20.8:1 | 72% (688) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 27 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linda Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (873 to 680); teachers down 14% (36 to 30.9).
About Linda Verde Elementary
Federal records list Linda Verde Elementary as an elementary school in Lancaster, California. The school has 680 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
District-wide, Lancaster Elementary has 23 schools and 13,765 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Linda Verde Elementary are Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Linda Verde Elementary scores 16%.
The school's 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Income data for the school show 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Linda Verde Elementary lands at D, ahead of 8% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 27.7% for a school in California with Linda Verde Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Linda Verde Elementary posts 17.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to 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. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Desert Winds Continuation High is about 0.2 miles from Linda Verde Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Linda Verde Elementary places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Linda Verde Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Linda Verde Elementary had a net loss of 141 students, or 17%.
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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 Winds Continuation High0.2 mi · 605
- Antelope Valley High0.5 mi · 1,498
- El Dorado Elementary0.6 mi · 766
- Piute Middle0.7 mi · 729
- Phoenix High Community Day0.9 mi · 19
- Life Source International Charter1.2 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Linda Verde ElementaryHow large is Linda Verde Elementary?
Linda Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 680 students in grades KG-08.
Is Linda Verde Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linda Verde Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Linda Verde Elementary have?
Linda Verde Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Linda Verde Elementary?
Student demographics at Linda Verde Elementary are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Linda Verde Elementary in?
Linda Verde Elementary is part of Lancaster Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.