Puesta del Sol Elementary

Puesta del Sol Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Victorville, California, part of Victor Elementary. The school serves 609 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Puesta del Sol Elementary sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in Victor Elementary (12,303 students total), Puesta del Sol Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Puesta del Sol Elementary lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 19% Black, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Puesta del Sol Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Puesta del Sol Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Goodwill Independent Study, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Puesta del Sol Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Puesta del Sol Elementary's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 729 (now 609). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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