Is West Boron Elementary a good school?

West Boron Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend West Boron Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 290 students attended West Boron Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Boron Elementary?

Students at West Boron Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 37% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of West Boron Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Boron Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Boron Junior-Senior High High : Desert Junior-Senior High

West Boron Elementary

Summary:

West Boron Elementary is a public elementary school serving 290 students in grades K-6 in Boron, California, which is part of the Muroc Joint Unified School District. The school has consistently performed significantly below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 12.87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 9.36% proficient in math, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively.

West Boron Elementary also faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.3% to 57.2% over the past several years, much higher than the nearby William A. Bailey Elementary (23.3%) and Irving L. Branch Elementary (22.8%). Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 68.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the 10.72% to 14.36% rates at nearby schools.

These challenges, combined with a relatively high student-teacher ratio ranging from 19.4 to 22.3, suggest that West Boron Elementary may be facing staffing and resource constraints that are impacting its ability to improve academic outcomes. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools, with 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating that significant efforts will be needed to address the persistent and widening achievement gaps at this struggling school.

Detail:

Public K-6

12300 Del Oro St.
Boron, CA 93516-1310

(760) 762-5430

District: Muroc Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5692^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend West Boron Elementary usually attend:

High:	Boron Junior-Senior High
	Desert Junior-Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 290

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

White:

36.9%

African American:

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Boron Elementary ranks worse than 97.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.59. (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 (45.9%), White (36.9%), African American (11.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Boron Elementary is 22.3. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Boron Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Boron Elementary 5692^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See West Boron Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Muroc Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Muroc Joint Unified 1280^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Boron Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.54	3526^th	4809	26.7%
2005	32.63	3127^th	4822	35.2%
2006	29.17	3369^th	4818	30.1%
2007	27.41	3742^nd	5113	26.8%
2008	33.21	3377^th	5113	34.0%
2009	32.84	3511^th	5193	32.4%
2010	41.16	3100^th	5314	41.7%
2011	42.31	3062^nd	5377	43.1%
2012	41.20	3190^th	5390	40.8%
2013	23.62	4486^th	5530	18.9%
2015	21.33	4491^st	5611	20.0%
2016	23.68	4284^th	5614	23.7%
2017	23.27	4403^rd	5692	22.6%
2018	22.06	4503^rd	5662	20.5%
2019	16.76	5094^th	5789	12.0%
2021	17.16	1235^th	1417	12.8%
2022	16.13	5254^th	5883	10.7%
2023	9.28	5743^rd	5874	2.2%
2024	9.59	5692^nd	5862	2.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.24	1280^th	2420	47.1%
2024	23.64	2190^th	2634	16.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.37	4639^th	5084	8.8%
2019	13.91	4895^th	5173	5.4%
2021	19.33	1005^th	1110	9.5%
2022	16.46	4885^th	5264	7.2%
2023	7.53	5340^th	5374	0.6%
2024	11.51	5331^st	5511	3.3%

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Rank History for Female students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.46	4278^th	5413	21.0%
2019	13.87	5097^th	5492	7.2%
2021	16.73	1133^rd	1267	10.6%
2022	21.10	4608^th	5635	18.2%
2023	11.25	5440^th	5617	3.2%
2024	11.90	5363^rd	5605	4.3%

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Rank History for Male students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.11	4265^th	5431	21.5%
2019	21.19	4553^rd	5510	17.4%
2021	18.02	1086^th	1272	14.6%
2022	15.12	5204^th	5663	8.1%
2023	10.29	5510^th	5650	2.5%
2024	10.19	5470^th	5636	2.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.47	4439^th	4830	8.1%
2019	16.86	4568^th	4963	8.0%
2022	23.07	4277^th	5084	15.9%
2023	9.52	5034^th	5098	1.3%
2024	7.49	5067^th	5102	0.7%

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Rank History for White students at West Boron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.29	2394^th	2737	12.5%
2019	9.79	2634^th	2834	7.1%
2022	4.49	2659^th	2726	2.5%
2023	3.23	2628^th	2662	1.3%
2024	4.68	2579^th	2647	2.6%

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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 West Boron Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	331	11	12	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	390
1989	322	12	9	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
1990	315	5	9	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	351
1991	322	0	8	27	5	n/a	n/a	0	362
1992	282	2	8	22	4	n/a	n/a	0	318
1993	250	11	11	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	299
1994	375	9	12	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	434
1995	352	11	6	35	9	n/a	n/a	0	413
1996	352	11	6	35	9	n/a	n/a	0	413
1997	308	11	7	34	7	n/a	n/a	0	367
1998	298	10	3	28	8	n/a	n/a	0	347
1999	268	8	10	33	6	n/a	n/a	0	325
2000	249	5	12	35	9	n/a	n/a	0	310
2001	249	4	10	35	12	n/a	n/a	0	310
2002	219	12	13	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	287
2003	219	12	13	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	287
2004	197	17	9	34	3	n/a	n/a	52	312
2005	213	23	11	31	4	n/a	n/a	59	341
2006	203	30	10	51	4	n/a	n/a	63	361
2007	216	25	11	54	2	n/a	n/a	51	359
2008	204	16	9	66	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	295
2009	222	17	5	59	0	1	54	0	358
2010	201	20	4	96	0	1	25	0	347
2011	197	25	2	90	2	0	21	0	337
2012	172	25	2	84	4	0	19	0	306
2013	160	16	3	80	5	1	21	0	286
2014	167	20	3	92	5	1	24	0	312
2015	158	17	1	89	5	1	25	0	296
2016	168	16	1	107	4	1	23	0	320
2017	167	26	1	90	5	1	21	0	311
2018	158	24	2	101	2	1	21	0	309
2019	162	30	2	103	4	1	22	0	324
2020	148	20	2	101	2	0	17	0	290
2021	128	27	4	98	0	0	19	0	276
2022	115	25	3	118	1	0	7	0	269
2023	107	33	4	133	0	0	13	0	290

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 West Boron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	390	17.0	22.9	n/a
1989	358	17.5	20.4	n/a
1990	351	18.1	19.3	n/a
1991	362	17.5	20.6	n/a
1992	318	17.8	17.8	39.6
1993	299	14.0	21.4	42.5
1994	434	18.0	24.1	37.1
1995	413	20.0	20.7	47.5
1996	413	20.0	20.7	47.5
1997	367	20.0	18.4	43.3
1998	347	18.0	19.3	53.3
1999	325	17.0	19.1	45.8
2000	310	16.0	19.4	45.2
2001	310	17.0	18.2	48.4
2002	287	17.0	16.9	53.3
2003	287	17.0	16.9	53.3
2004	312	17.0	18.4	73.5
2005	341	18.0	18.9	56.7
2006	361	18.0	20.1	72.5
2007	359	18.0	19.9	70.5
2008	295	19.0	15.5	67.1
2009	358	18.0	18.8	55.3
2010	347	15.0	23.1	59.7
2011	337	n/a	n/a	63.8
2012	306	15.2	20.0	n/a
2013	286	13.0	22.0	62.6
2014	312	13.0	24.0	65.4
2015	296	14.0	21.1	61.8
2016	320	15.0	21.3	69.1
2017	311	14.0	22.2	65
2018	309	15.0	20.6	69.6
2019	324	13.0	24.9	68.8
2020	290	n/a	n/a	55.9
2021	276	14.2	19.4	70.3
2022	269	12.2	22.0	66.5
2023	290	13.0	22.3	68.6

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 West Boron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	390	17.0	22.9	n/a
1989	358	17.5	20.4	n/a
1990	351	18.1	19.3	n/a
1991	362	17.5	20.6	n/a
1992	318	17.8	17.8	39.6
1993	299	14.0	21.4	42.5
1994	434	18.0	24.1	37.1
1995	413	20.0	20.7	47.5
1996	413	20.0	20.7	47.5
1997	367	20.0	18.4	43.3
1998	347	18.0	19.3	53.3
1999	325	17.0	19.1	45.8
2000	310	16.0	19.4	45.2
2001	310	17.0	18.2	48.4
2002	287	17.0	16.9	53.3
2003	287	17.0	16.9	53.3
2004	312	17.0	18.4	73.5
2005	341	18.0	18.9	56.7
2006	361	18.0	20.1	72.5
2007	359	18.0	19.9	70.5
2008	295	19.0	15.5	67.1
2009	358	18.0	18.8	55.3
2010	347	15.0	23.1	59.7
2011	337	n/a	n/a	63.8
2012	306	15.2	20.0	n/a
2013	286	13.0	22.0	62.6
2014	312	13.0	24.0	65.4
2015	296	14.0	21.1	61.8
2016	320	15.0	21.3	69.1
2017	311	14.0	22.2	65
2018	309	15.0	20.6	69.6
2019	324	13.0	24.9	68.8
2020	290	n/a	n/a	55.9
2021	276	14.2	19.4	70.3
2022	269	12.2	22.0	66.5
2023	290	13.0	22.3	68.6

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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