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What's something Tierra Bonita Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061191007108
Tierra Bonita Elementary
44820 North 27th St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 946-3038 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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
22.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
547 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 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Tierra Bonita Elementary→Gifford C. Cole Middle
Based on grade levels within Eastside Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 18.6% | 26.0% | 48.6% |
| Math | 6.0% | 12.6% | 26.9% | 54.4% |
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 | 25.4% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 15.6% |
| 2018-19 | 38.7% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Tierra Bonita Elementary
Tierra Bonita Elementary's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Bonita Elementary this school | 636 | 86.0% | 21.2% |
| Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center Victorville | 686 | 85.7% | 21.1% |
| Amestoy Elementary Gardena | 623 | 86.7% | 44.5% |
| Columbia Elementary Lancaster | 620 | 88.5% | 17.8% |
| Summerwind Elementary Palmdale | 569 | 81.5% | 16.3% |
| TEAM Charter Stockton | 511 | 85.7% | N/A |
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 Tierra Bonita Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #4,475 of 5,151 | #1,065 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #4,430 of 5,172 ▼ 63 | #1,063 of 1,129 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,443 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #1,044 of 1,129 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,861 of 5,116 | #703 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #1,117 of 5,915 | #207 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,754 of 5,352 | #709 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #3,067 of 5,354 | #511 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #1,561 of 5,625 | #577 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #786 of 1,139 | #130 of 181 |
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
636
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 636 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 86% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 26.5 | 25.2:1 | 90% (601) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 27.9 | 24.5:1 | 88% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 94% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 88% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 88% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | N/A | N/A | 87% (680) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 64% (300) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tierra Bonita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (608 to 636); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Tierra Bonita Elementary
Tierra Bonita Elementary serves students in Lancaster, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 636 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Eastside Union Elementary enrolls 3,032 students in 6 schools, including Tierra Bonita Elementary.
Tierra Bonita Elementary is 70% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 21% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
allk12 grades Tierra Bonita Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% for Tierra Bonita Elementary. The school posts 21.2%, 8.0 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center, is about 0.3 miles from Tierra Bonita Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Tierra Bonita Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Tierra Bonita Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment gain, from 601 in 2020-21 to 636 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 22.7:1, from 24.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Tierra Bonita Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Eastside Union Elementary
- Gifford C. Cole MiddleMiddle · 697 students
- Enterprise ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Eastside ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning CenterElementary · 10 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
Other Tierra Bonita Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tierra Bonita Elementary. Tierra Bonita Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Tierra Bonita ElementaryPoway, CA · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center0.3 mi · 10
- Gifford C. Cole Middle0.5 mi · 697
- Columbia Elementary0.8 mi · 620
- Discovery1.0 mi · 662
- Enterprise Elementary1.3 mi · 646
- Eastside High1.3 mi · 2,631
Frequently asked questions
About Tierra Bonita ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tierra Bonita Elementary?
Tierra Bonita Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Tierra Bonita Elementary serve?
Tierra Bonita Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Tierra Bonita Elementary?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Tierra Bonita Elementary.
How diverse is Tierra Bonita Elementary?
Tierra Bonita Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 70% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Tierra Bonita Elementary?
Tierra Bonita Elementary is overseen by Eastside Union Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.