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What's the most underrated thing about Sycamore Rocks Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001705167
Sycamore Rocks Elementary
23450 South Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307 · (760) 240-3332 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- BThree-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
21.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
528 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
27.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -22.4pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 18.8% | 25.2% | 47.2% |
| Math | 7.4% | 15.4% | 25.9% | 51.3% |
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 | 27.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 43.8% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 48.3% | 38.3% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 32.9% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Sycamore Rocks Elementary
Sycamore Rocks Elementary's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Rocks Elementary this school | 667 | 79.2% | 25.1% |
| Mariana Academy Apple Valley | 781 | 83.6% | 15.7% |
| Brookside Elementary Beaumont | 691 | 75.3% | 55.0% |
| Desert Knolls Elementary Apple Valley | 582 | 77.3% | 16.6% |
| Anna Hause Elementary Beaumont | 656 | 78.2% | 40.5% |
| Three Rings Ranch Elementary Beaumont | 796 | 77.1% | 31.9% |
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 Sycamore Rocks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,061 of 5,151 | #211 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,011 of 5,172 ▼ 84 | #202 of 321 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #4,212 of 5,172 ▼ 173 | #236 of 321 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #2,053 of 5,116 | #150 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #912 of 5,915 | #66 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,772 of 5,352 | #83 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #2,299 of 5,354 | #86 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #2,260 of 5,625 | #184 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,469 of 3,837 | #217 of 246 |
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
667
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 667 | 31.2 | 21.4:1 | 79% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 29.8 | 23.7:1 | 83% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 82% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 83% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 28 | 24.7:1 | 68% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 29 | 24.4:1 | 69% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 69% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 52% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Rocks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (692 to 667); teachers up 11% (28 to 31.2).
About Sycamore Rocks Elementary
Sycamore Rocks Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Apple Valley, California. A total of 667 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 43% above average.
Apple Valley Unified runs 14 schools with a combined 13,613 students. Sycamore Rocks Elementary is one of them.
Sycamore Rocks Elementary's enrollment is 60% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 28% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Sycamore Rocks Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Sycamore Rocks Elementary reports 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sycamore Rocks Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sycamore Rocks Elementary is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 25.1%. Predicted: 33.2%.
Federal survey data for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 583 public schools operate in San Bernardino County, serving about 393,648 students.
The next-closest public school is Granite Hills High, about 3.1 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sycamore Rocks Elementary at 4th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 667 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 643. Students per teacher fell from 23.8 in 2020-21 to 21.4 in 2024-25.
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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 Apple Valley Unified
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
Other schools in Apple Valley
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Academy for Academic ExcellenceCombined · 1,489 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Hills High3.1 mi · 1,791
- Rancho Verde Elementary3.2 mi · 748
- Phoenix Academy3.8 mi · 1,213
- Yucca Loma Elementary4.5 mi · 616
- Vanguard Preparatory4.5 mi · 1,153
- High Desert Premier Academy4.9 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Rocks ElementaryHow many students attend Sycamore Rocks Elementary?
Sycamore Rocks Elementary enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sycamore Rocks Elementary serve?
Sycamore Rocks Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sycamore Rocks Elementary have?
Sycamore Rocks Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sycamore Rocks Elementary?
Student demographics at Sycamore Rocks Elementary are roughly 28% White, 60% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Rocks Elementary in?
Sycamore Rocks Elementary is part of Apple Valley Unified.
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