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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Quartz Hill Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
845
Elementary
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064212006892
Quartz Hill Elementary
41820 North 50th St. West, Quartz Hill, CA 93536 · (661) 943-3236 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
25.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
535 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 175 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (175) is 73% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.2% | 27.5% | 22.9% | 26.4% |
| Math | 15.0% | 22.5% | 33.4% | 29.1% |
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 | 50.7% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.8% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 25.3% |
| 2017-18 | 39.7% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Quartz Hill Elementary
Quartz Hill Elementary's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Hill Elementary this school | 845 | 63.3% | 42.6% |
| Esperanza Elementary Palmdale | 962 | 61.9% | 33.3% |
| Evans Ranch Elementary Menifee | 817 | 66.2% | 43.9% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary Murrieta | 818 | 61.7% | 44.1% |
| Starlight Elementary Beaumont | 872 | 65.5% | 48.4% |
| Valley View Elementary Lancaster | 659 | 65.6% | 30.3% |
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 Quartz Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,259 of 5,151 | #537 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,492 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #624 of 1,129 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,977 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #450 of 1,129 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #380 of 5,116 | #147 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #266 of 5,915 | #44 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,716 of 5,352 | #1,069 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #2,037 of 5,354 | #312 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #3,317 of 5,625 | #913 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #3,392 of 3,837 | #869 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
845
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 845 | 33 | 25.6:1 | 63% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 32.5 | 26.9:1 | 65% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 31 | 26.2:1 | 69% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 31 | 26.6:1 | 61% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 32 | 27.6:1 | 62% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 28 | 28.6:1 | 56% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 957 | N/A | N/A | 46% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 27% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 874 | 32 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quartz Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (884 to 845); teachers up 3% (32 to 33).
About Quartz Hill Elementary
Quartz Hill Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Quartz Hill, California. The school enrolls 845 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 82% larger than average.
A total of 12 schools make up Westside Union Elementary, with 9,078 students enrolled.
At Quartz Hill Elementary, 60% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 22% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.6:1. The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Quartz Hill Elementary lands at B, ahead of 60% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Quartz Hill Elementary would be expected to post about 42.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.6%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Joe Walker Middle is the nearest public school to Quartz Hill Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Quartz Hill Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
Quartz Hill Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 823 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 845 by 2024-25.
The Quartz Hill Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Westside Union Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Esperanza ElementaryElementary · 962 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Gregg Anderson AcademyElementary · 893 students
- Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · 886 students
- Joe Walker MiddleMiddle · 781 students
Other schools in Quartz Hill
- Quartz Hill HighHigh · 3,175 students
- Academies of the Antelope ValleyHigh · 677 students
Other Quartz Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Quartz Hill Elementary. Quartz Hill Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Quartz Hill ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Joe Walker Middle1.0 mi · 781
- Gregg Anderson Academy1.3 mi · 893
- Rancho Vista Elementary1.5 mi · 886
- Hillview Middle1.6 mi · 1,100
- Valley View Elementary1.6 mi · 659
- Quartz Hill High1.6 mi · 3,175
Frequently asked questions
About Quartz Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Quartz Hill Elementary?
Quartz Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 845 students in grades KG-06.
Is Quartz Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quartz Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Quartz Hill Elementary have?
Quartz Hill Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Quartz Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Quartz Hill Elementary are roughly 22% White, 60% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Quartz Hill Elementary in?
Quartz Hill Elementary is part of Westside Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.