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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICTOR ELEMENTARY·NCES 064104011914
West Palms Conservatory
14375 Del Gado Rd., Victorville, CA 92392 · (760) 245-3525 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
25.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
552 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
35.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.0% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 38.7% |
| Math | 11.0% | 18.2% | 33.2% | 37.6% |
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 | 35.4% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 26.6% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 38.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 30.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.5% | 45.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.7% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 West Palms Conservatory
West Palms Conservatory's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Palms Conservatory this school | 680 | 81.2% | 31.1% |
| Sugar Hill Elementary Moreno Valley | 629 | 82.4% | 34.3% |
| Yucca Loma Elementary Apple Valley | 616 | 83.4% | 22.7% |
| Madison Elementary Stockton | 703 | 79.5% | 16.2% |
| Caroline Harris Elementary Bakersfield | 587 | 82.3% | 23.2% |
| Harmony Elementary Hemet | 826 | 83.7% | 29.8% |
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 West Palms Conservatory ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,380 of 5,151 | #153 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,304 of 5,172 ▲ 132 | #145 of 321 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,385 of 5,172 ▲ 51 | #171 of 321 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #880 of 5,116 | #25 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #855 of 5,915 | #63 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,524 of 5,352 | #295 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #2,866 of 5,354 | #130 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,071 of 5,625 | #177 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #3,612 of 3,837 | #232 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
680
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 680 | 27 | 25.2:1 | 81% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 27 | 26.4:1 | 79% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 27 | 25.4:1 | 76% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 27 | 26.4:1 | 79% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 26 | 26.8:1 | 70% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 26 | 27.2:1 | 70% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | N/A | N/A | 61% (436) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Palms Conservatory.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (697 to 680); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About West Palms Conservatory
Among the schools in Victorville, California, is West Palms Conservatory, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 680 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Victor Elementary, which runs West Palms Conservatory, has 18 schools and 12,303 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at West Palms Conservatory, at 69%. The remaining shares are 13% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. West Palms Conservatory's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 25.2:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at West Palms Conservatory is 81%.
The allk12 Grade for West Palms Conservatory is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Palms Conservatory posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.1%, compared with a predicted 32.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Palms Conservatory is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Imogene Garner Hook Junior High, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Palms Conservatory ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around West Palms Conservatory as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, West Palms Conservatory's enrollment dropped 5%, to 680. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.4:1 to 25.2:1.
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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 Victor Elementary
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 1,014 students
- Mojave Vista ElementaryElementary · 904 students
- Discovery School of the ArtsElementary · 902 students
- Challenger School of Sports and FitnessElementary · 843 students
- Park View ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Brentwood ElementaryElementary · 790 students
Other schools in Victorville
- Victor Valley HighHigh · 2,255 students
- Excelsior CharterHigh · 2,170 students
- Silverado HighHigh · 2,165 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,136 students
- Cobalt Institute of Math and ScienceHigh · 1,058 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Imogene Garner Hook Junior High0.7 mi · 665
- Village Elementary1.0 mi · 763
- University Preparatory1.1 mi · 1,136
- Brentwood Elementary1.1 mi · 790
- Park View Elementary1.2 mi · 793
- Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center1.3 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About West Palms ConservatoryHow many students attend West Palms Conservatory?
West Palms Conservatory enrolls approximately 680 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does West Palms Conservatory serve?
West Palms Conservatory serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Palms Conservatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Palms Conservatory is approximately 25.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Palms Conservatory?
At West Palms Conservatory, the student body is approximately 13% White, 69% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is West Palms Conservatory public or private?
West Palms Conservatory is a public K-12 school, overseen by Victor Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.