Westside Union Elementary

Summary:

The Westside Union Elementary district in California serves 12 schools, including 10 elementary schools and 2 middle schools. The district as a whole is ranked 804 out of 1,568 in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out as performing significantly better than the district and state averages. Gregg Anderson Academy is an elementary school ranked 618 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and rated 4 stars, with consistently high test scores. Cottonwood Elementary is another high-performing elementary school, ranked 1,503 out of 5,862 and rated 4 stars, with particularly strong results in English Language Arts. The highest-ranked school in the district is Hillview Middle, coming in at 1,043 out of 2,777 California middle schools and rated 3 stars.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in school performance across the district. Chronic absenteeism rates range from 19% at Leona Valley Elementary to 31.7% at Valley View Elementary. Free/reduced lunch rates vary from 26.87% at Gregg Anderson Academy to 69.25% at Quartz Hill Elementary. Addressing these inequities and learning from the high-performing outlier schools could be important steps in improving outcomes across the Westside Union Elementary district.

District Detail

41914 50th St. West
Quartz Hill, CA 93536-2963

(661) 722-0716

SchoolDigger Rank:
804^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 9,138

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,029	43	24.0	55.0%	229 (22.3%)	101 (9.8%)	585 (56.9%)	55 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.2%)	53.8	1043^rd of 2777 public middle schools	62.4%		57.3	978^th of 2802 public middle schools	65.1%	65		24.6	24.6				90.8	46.4	46.2	50.8				73.2	29.7	29.8	34.1							$9,579
Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	889	33	26.9	59.6%	169 (19.0%)	159 (17.9%)	474 (53.3%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.0%)	20.6	4797^th of 5862 public elementary schools	18.2%		27.4	4139^th of 5874 public elementary schools	29.5%	658	14.6		14.6	23.2	29.5	33.1	26.5			28.5	26.2	20.6	13.3	13.2			17.9	92.0	93.8	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	$9,579
Joe Walker Middle	Public	6-8	5632 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3258	818	34	23.7	61.5%	238 (29.1%)	96 (11.7%)	399 (48.8%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.2%)	40.7	1433^rd of 2777 public middle schools	48.4%		47.8	1227^th of 2802 public middle schools	56.2%	206		24.3	24.3				100.0	37.8	42.5	42.5				77.4	21.9	21.2	23.8							$9,579
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	41820 North 50th St. West	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3236	875	33	26.9	65.0%	211 (24.1%)	66 (7.5%)	529 (60.5%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	51	2502^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	57.3%		47.5	2674^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.5%	172	27.4		27.4	42.2	50.0	44.3	54.5			48.0	32.5	39.8	20.8	43.3			34.7	95.0	96.6	96.6		97.5		$9,579
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	682	27	25.2	65.5%	147 (21.6%)	72 (10.6%)	398 (58.4%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)	31	3851^st of 5862 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.2	3622^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	38.3%	229	27.3		27.3	24.7	38.9	36.7	31.8			32.9	30.1	31.1	24.4	17.8			25.5	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$9,579
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	907	33	27.4	53.1%	199 (21.9%)	97 (10.7%)	517 (57.0%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.0%)	47.2	2715^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.7%		47.7	2660^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.7%	55	30.5		30.5	27.5	48.5	42.0	45.0			41.7	24.2	45.4	28.2	40.5			35.3	97.8						$9,579
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	615	22	27.9	57.1%	89 (14.5%)	71 (11.5%)	370 (60.2%)	25 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.3%)	71.8	1503^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	74.4%		62.9	1906^th of 5874 public elementary schools	67.6%	403	48.4		48.4	71.8	56.8	71.6	41.4			60.5	65.9	46.3	44.2	31.4			46.8							$9,579
Anaverde Hills	Public	K-8	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	576	24	24.0	52.3%	62 (10.8%)	99 (17.2%)	351 (60.9%)	38 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	31.4	3813^th of 5862 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.2	3113^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.0%	700	22.6	23.8	22.9	35.1	41.3	44.1	34.6		61.9	40.1	26.0	21.3	14.3	20.5		23.8	20.6	96.4				96.4		$9,579
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	990	39	25.3	61.1%	171 (17.3%)	77 (7.8%)	623 (62.9%)	47 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	37.9	3305^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.6%		40.7	3087^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.4%	218	23.8		23.8	40.3	48.5	36.9	42.0			41.7	31.8	27.9	19.3	26.6			26.0	97.4				97.4		$9,579
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	904	34	26.5	30.3%	307 (34.0%)	54 (6.0%)	409 (45.2%)	65 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.5%)	91.3	618^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.2	945^th of 5874 public elementary schools	83.9%	327	56.8		56.8	71.8	75.0	78.4	72.2			74.5	69.2	68.8	61.6	59.8			65.1	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$9,579
Leona Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	9063 West Leona Ave.	Leona Valley	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-9010	95	4	22.3	49.5%	33 (34.7%)	1 (1.1%)	51 (53.7%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	51.5	2471^st of 5862 public elementary schools	57.8%		32.3	3711^th of 5874 public elementary schools	36.8%	1240	33.3		33.3	57.1		33.3				54.8	42.9		33.3				33.3							$9,579
Del Sur Senior Elementary	Public	K-8	9023 West Ave. H	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0488	758	29	26.4	56.1%	226 (29.8%)	67 (8.8%)	420 (55.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	24.6	4397^th of 5862 public elementary schools	25.0%		38.6	3244^th of 5874 public elementary schools	44.8%	1153	15.5	31.6	25.4	22.6	29.7	16.9	26.7	36.8	48.7	32.7	46.8	28.1	9.9	23.8	14.2	12.2	20.0	97.4				97.4		$9,579

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Antelope Valley Union High	2.73 mi	14	1067^th
Palmdale Elementary	2.84 mi	32	1346^th
Lancaster Elementary	3.67 mi	26	1436^th
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	4.53 mi	20
Desert Sands Charter District	5.27 mi	1	1226^th

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