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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUCERNE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001509083
Lucerne Valley Elementary
10788 Barstow Rd., Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 · (760) 248-7659 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- C-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
21.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
582 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 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lucerne Valley Elementary→Lucerne Valley Middle
Based on grade levels within Lucerne Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.5% | 18.4% | 25.8% | 47.3% |
| Math | 2.7% | 13.6% | 25.1% | 58.7% |
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 | 26.9% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.5% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.4% | 16.2% |
| 2016-17 | 28.7% | 17.5% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Lucerne Valley Elementary
Lucerne Valley Elementary's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucerne Valley Elementary this school | 646 | 90.1% | 19.3% |
| Erwin Elementary Van Nuys | 580 | 91.4% | 43.1% |
| Kittridge Street Elementary Van Nuys | 768 | 93.1% | 33.1% |
| Lashon Academy Van Nuys | 595 | 86.2% | N/A |
| Standard Elementary Bakersfield | 627 | 94.7% | 19.6% |
| Wingland Elementary Bakersfield | 783 | 93.5% | 21.2% |
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 Lucerne Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #4,628 of 5,151 | #260 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #4,633 of 5,172 ▲ 268 | #263 of 321 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #4,289 of 5,172 ▲ 292 | #245 of 321 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #3,105 of 5,116 | #232 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #1,045 of 5,915 | #72 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,611 of 5,352 | #73 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #2,648 of 5,354 | #111 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,100 of 5,625 | #69 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.0% | #25 of 1,139 | #1 of 67 |
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
646
+169 (+35%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 646 | 30.5 | 21.2:1 | 90% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 30.5 | 20.6:1 | 88% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 28.5 | 21.3:1 | 91% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 84% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 87% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 86% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 92% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 74% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucerne Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (394 to 646); teachers up 69% (18 to 30.5).
About Lucerne Valley Elementary
Lucerne Valley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Lucerne Valley, California. It reports enrollment of 646 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 39% bigger than that mark.
Lucerne Valley Elementary is among 4 schools run by Lucerne Valley Unified, which serves 1,179 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lucerne Valley Elementary is 59% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 37% White and 3% Black. In San Bernardino County overall, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 90% of the student body. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lucerne Valley Elementary lands at D, ahead of 11% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lucerne Valley Elementary is 7.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.3%. Predicted: 26.8%.
For the population of 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. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Lucerne Valley High sits about 0.8 miles from Lucerne Valley Elementary. Lucerne Valley Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Lucerne Valley Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 477 to 646, a 35% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.9:1 to 21.2:1.
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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 Lucerne Valley Unified
- Lucerne Valley HighHigh · 322 students
- Lucerne Valley MiddleMiddle · 195 students
- Mountain View HighHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Lucerne Valley
- Granite Mountain CharterCombined · 4,393 students
- Southern California Flex AcademyCombined · 505 students
- Lucerne Valley HighHigh · 322 students
- Lucerne Valley MiddleMiddle · 195 students
- Mountain View HighHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Lucerne Valley High0.8 mi · 322
- Lucerne Valley Middle0.8 mi · 195
- Granite Mountain Charter3.4 mi · 4,393
- Southern California Flex Academy3.4 mi · 505
- Mountain View High3.4 mi · 16
- Vanguard Preparatory12.6 mi · 1,153
Frequently asked questions
About Lucerne Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Lucerne Valley Elementary?
Lucerne Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lucerne Valley Elementary serve?
Lucerne Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lucerne Valley Elementary?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Lucerne Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Lucerne Valley Elementary?
Lucerne Valley Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lucerne Valley Elementary in?
Lucerne Valley Elementary is part of Lucerne Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.