Victoria Magathan Elementary

Victoria Magathan Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Adelanto, California, operated by Adelanto Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 551 students spanning grades K through 5.

Victoria Magathan Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Adelanto Elementary, a district that enrolls 7,660 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Victoria Magathan Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Victoria Magathan Elementary logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Victoria Magathan Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Victoria Magathan Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 37.9%; this one comes in at 13.0%, -24.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Victoria Magathan Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Donald F. Bradach Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Victoria Magathan Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 528 students in 2018 compared to 551 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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