Is Donald F. Bradach Elementary a good school?

Donald F. Bradach Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 421 students attended Donald F. Bradach Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Donald F. Bradach Elementary?

Students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Donald F. Bradach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Columbia Middle High : Adelanto High

Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Summary:

Donald F. Bradach Elementary is a public elementary school in Adelanto, California, serving 421 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Adelanto Elementary District, which is ranked 1439 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and struggles to support certain student subgroups. In 2023-2024, only 17.39% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 22.73% for the Adelanto Elementary district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance has steadily declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3534 out of 5390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 5605 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. While nearby schools within the Adelanto Elementary District also struggle with low performance, Donald F. Bradach Elementary consistently ranks lower than its counterparts, such as West Creek Elementary and Adelanto Elementary.

The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (75.53% in 2022-2023) suggests a significant economically disadvantaged population, and the increasing student-teacher ratio (from 20 in 2020-2021 to 25.4 in 2022-2023) may indicate staffing challenges. These factors, combined with the school's struggles to support various student subgroups, highlight the need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve student outcomes and address the underlying issues at Donald F. Bradach Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

15550 Bellflower Rd.
Adelanto, CA 92301-3443

(760) 246-5016

District: Adelanto Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5605^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Donald F. Bradach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle
High:	Adelanto High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.4

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Donald F. Bradach Elementary ranks worse than 95.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Adelanto Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.13. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.3%), African American (15%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Donald F. Bradach Elementary is 25.4, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Adelanto Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Donald F. Bradach Elementary employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Donald F. Bradach Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Donald F. Bradach Elementary 5605^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Donald F. Bradach Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Adelanto Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Adelanto Elementary 1439^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Donald F. Bradach Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.72	3381^st	4809	29.7%
2005	20.39	3936^th	4822	18.4%
2006	28.77	3396^th	4818	29.5%
2007	37.13	3100^th	5113	39.4%
2008	46.69	2569^th	5113	49.8%
2009	36.84	3258^th	5193	37.3%
2010	35.58	3459^th	5314	34.9%
2011	28.30	4110^th	5377	23.6%
2012	35.84	3534^th	5390	34.4%
2013	27.57	4238^th	5530	23.4%
2015	14.59	5139^th	5611	8.4%
2016	13.87	5145^th	5614	8.4%
2017	11.66	5389^th	5692	5.3%
2018	9.68	5458^th	5662	3.6%
2019	7.50	5677^th	5789	1.9%
2022	10.11	5722^nd	5883	2.7%
2023	8.91	5759^th	5874	2.0%
2024	11.13	5605^th	5862	4.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	29.12	2559^th	3275	21.9%
2022	19.81	3210^th	3311	3.1%
2023	25.12	2871^st	3250	11.7%
2024	45.11	1473^rd	3160	53.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.85	4918^th	5084	3.3%
2019	9.33	5068^th	5173	2.0%
2022	11.42	5138^th	5264	2.4%
2023	10.85	5259^th	5374	2.1%
2024	10.70	5357^th	5511	2.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.07	5272^nd	5413	2.6%
2019	8.13	5396^th	5492	1.7%
2022	17.49	4938^th	5635	12.4%
2023	8.42	5558^th	5617	1.1%
2024	12.31	5335^th	5605	4.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.70	2111^th	2128	0.8%
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.55	5185^th	5431	4.5%
2019	8.10	5416^th	5510	1.7%
2022	7.31	5634^th	5663	0.5%
2023	11.09	5457^th	5650	3.4%
2024	12.15	5359^th	5636	4.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.90	614^th	700	12.3%
2022	16.40	642^nd	663	3.2%
2024	32.24	393^rd	593	33.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.32	4494^th	4830	7.0%
2019	9.29	4876^th	4963	1.8%
2022	14.74	4817^th	5084	5.3%
2023	11.68	4966^th	5098	2.6%
2024	15.08	4754^th	5102	6.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Donald F. Bradach Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	129	59	6	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	406
2000	134	62	12	227	1	n/a	n/a	0	436
2001	150	89	16	252	2	n/a	n/a	0	509
2002	188	155	18	316	5	n/a	n/a	0	682
2003	188	155	18	316	5	n/a	n/a	0	682
2004	219	203	19	422	8	n/a	n/a	0	871
2005	179	213	27	445	4	n/a	n/a	2	870
2006	112	155	21	366	0	n/a	n/a	8	662
2007	107	133	18	379	1	n/a	n/a	14	652
2008	90	153	12	415	2	n/a	n/a	0	672
2009	86	131	10	440	5	10	53	0	735
2010	62	134	13	444	8	11	12	0	684
2011	59	124	14	447	5	12	19	0	680
2012	70	139	15	417	2	12	18	0	673
2013	60	120	21	426	1	7	22	0	657
2014	59	181	21	503	1	4	28	0	797
2015	55	146	17	507	0	4	34	0	763
2016	41	148	9	507	2	13	34	0	754
2017	27	102	8	307	2	11	25	0	482
2018	24	81	3	308	0	12	25	0	453
2019	34	75	3	322	1	7	28	0	470
2020	26	66	1	298	1	7	32	0	431
2021	23	62	1	274	0	10	30	0	400
2022	20	53	2	285	0	3	20	0	383
2023	23	63	3	296	0	9	27	0	421

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Donald F. Bradach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	406	21.0	19.3	64
2000	436	24.0	18.2	66.5
2001	509	26.0	19.6	73.1
2002	682	35.0	19.5	71.3
2003	682	35.0	19.5	71.3
2004	871	35.0	24.9	73.1
2005	870	37.0	23.5	70.9
2006	662	28.5	23.2	75.8
2007	652	29.5	22.1	79.9
2008	672	33.0	20.4	77.4
2009	735	29.0	24.5	78.8
2010	684	27.0	25.3	84.8
2011	680	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	673	23.0	29.2	n/a
2013	657	24.0	27.3	99.5
2014	797	29.0	27.4	82.7
2015	763	30.0	25.4	91
2016	754	28.0	26.9	86.2
2017	482	19.0	25.3	89.6
2018	453	18.0	25.1	77
2019	470	17.0	27.6	80
2020	431	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	400	20.0	20.0	76
2022	383	16.0	23.9	74.4
2023	421	16.5	25.4	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Donald F. Bradach Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	406	21.0	19.3	64
2000	436	24.0	18.2	66.5
2001	509	26.0	19.6	73.1
2002	682	35.0	19.5	71.3
2003	682	35.0	19.5	71.3
2004	871	35.0	24.9	73.1
2005	870	37.0	23.5	70.9
2006	662	28.5	23.2	75.8
2007	652	29.5	22.1	79.9
2008	672	33.0	20.4	77.4
2009	735	29.0	24.5	78.8
2010	684	27.0	25.3	84.8
2011	680	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	673	23.0	29.2	n/a
2013	657	24.0	27.3	99.5
2014	797	29.0	27.4	82.7
2015	763	30.0	25.4	91
2016	754	28.0	26.9	86.2
2017	482	19.0	25.3	89.6
2018	453	18.0	25.1	77
2019	470	17.0	27.6	80
2020	431	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	400	20.0	20.0	76
2022	383	16.0	23.9	74.4
2023	421	16.5	25.4	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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