Is Quartz Hill Elementary a good school?

Quartz Hill Elementary ranks 2502 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Quartz Hill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 875 students attended Quartz Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Quartz Hill Elementary?

Students at Quartz Hill Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 24% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Quartz Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Quartz Hill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Joe Walker Middle High : Quartz Hill High

Quartz Hill Elementary

Summary:

Quartz Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Quartz Hill, CA, serving 813 students in grades K-6 and part of the Westside Union Elementary District.

Quartz Hill Elementary has faced some challenges, with student performance on state assessments generally below district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 42.15% to 54.48%, compared to the district's 41.25% to 48.2% and the state's 42.8% to 45.82%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 20.75% to 43.28%, also lower than the district and state. Additionally, Quartz Hill Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.6% in 2018-2019 to 29.1% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.25% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district and state averages of 58.78% and 61.37%, respectively.

However, Quartz Hill Elementary's performance varies among different student subgroups, with African American students and Homeless students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 25% and top 10%, respectively, among California elementary schools in these subgroups. When compared to nearby schools, Quartz Hill generally performs below its peers within the Westside Union Elementary District, such as Cottonwood Elementary and Gregg Anderson Academy, which have higher student achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. But Quartz Hill outperforms some schools in the Lancaster Elementary District, like Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies and West Wind Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

41820 North 50th St. West
Quartz Hill, CA 93536-2961

(661) 943-3236

District: Westside Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2502^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,579

Students who attend Quartz Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joe Walker Middle
High:	Quartz Hill High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.9

Number of students: 875

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

White:

24.1%

African American:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Quartz Hill Elementary ranks better than 57.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.01. (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 (60.5%), White (24.1%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Quartz Hill Elementary is 26.9. 6 elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Quartz Hill Elementary employs 32.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Quartz Hill Elementary is $9,579, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Quartz Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Quartz Hill Elementary 2502^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Quartz Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Westside Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westside Union Elementary 804^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Quartz Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.77	1642^nd	4809	65.9%
2005	59.41	1773^rd	4822	63.2%
2006	55.67	1927^th	4818	60.0%
2007	56.71	1984^th	5113	61.2%
2008	54.76	2118^th	5113	58.6%
2009	57.57	2043^rd	5193	60.7%
2010	64.61	1751^st	5314	67.0%
2011	64.22	1791^st	5377	66.7%
2012	64.26	1828^th	5390	66.1%
2013	54.45	2428^th	5530	56.1%
2015	40.72	2978^th	5611	46.9%
2016	36.13	3321^st	5614	40.8%
2017	29.69	3861^st	5692	32.2%
2018	31.62	3698^th	5662	34.7%
2019	24.99	4361^st	5789	24.7%
2022	39.69	3118^th	5883	47.0%
2023	47.47	2674^th	5874	54.5%
2024	51.01	2502^nd	5862	57.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.53	1222^nd	3311	63.1%
2024	20.95	3032^nd	3160	4.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.85	891^st	2420	63.2%
2024	34.98	1559^th	2634	40.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.35	3596^th	5084	29.3%
2019	27.56	4056^th	5173	21.6%
2022	46.73	2487^th	5264	52.8%
2023	53.17	2150^th	5374	60.0%
2024	53.52	2152^nd	5511	61.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	72.82	49^th	356	86.2%
2023	78.63	41^st	336	87.8%
2024	67.11	77^th	364	78.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.50	3448^th	5413	36.3%
2019	25.13	4217^th	5492	23.2%
2022	37.70	3141^st	5635	44.3%
2023	44.84	2713^th	5617	51.7%
2024	47.95	2521^st	5605	55.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.75	1459^th	2128	31.4%
2019	33.87	1591^st	2585	38.5%
2022	53.75	726^th	2227	67.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.76	3792^nd	5431	30.2%
2019	25.44	4148^th	5510	24.7%
2022	41.81	2903^rd	5663	48.7%
2023	49.03	2507^th	5650	55.6%
2024	52.57	2336^th	5636	58.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.99	495^th	700	29.3%
2019	26.54	581^st	747	22.2%
2022	58.06	196^th	663	70.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.83	2238^th	4830	53.7%
2019	38.94	3033^rd	4963	38.9%
2022	50.45	2168^th	5084	57.4%
2023	56.51	1858^th	5098	63.6%
2024	53.94	2008^th	5102	60.6%

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Rank History for White students at Quartz Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.49	2413^th	2737	11.8%
2019	13.68	2543^rd	2834	10.3%
2022	24.11	2171^st	2726	20.4%
2023	37.08	1795^th	2662	32.6%
2024	53.14	1325^th	2647	49.9%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Friday, March 1, 2019

My son went here and this school is horrible! The principal did nothing about him getting beaten and bullied...he was in Kindergarten! By far the worst school and staff ever. They only care about taking your money for school fundraisers !’ Close Quote

Enrollment information for Quartz Hill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	645	26	11	57	12	n/a	n/a	0	751
1989	655	33	16	67	5	n/a	n/a	0	776
1990	663	36	22	52	6	n/a	n/a	0	779
1991	749	40	16	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	874
1992	758	58	26	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	929
1993	596	72	26	83	6	n/a	n/a	0	783
1994	472	59	23	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	616
1995	458	61	20	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1996	458	61	20	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1997	486	80	18	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
1998	513	96	19	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	744
1999	530	86	27	117	6	n/a	n/a	0	766
2000	526	60	24	121	12	n/a	n/a	0	743
2001	578	70	26	104	8	n/a	n/a	0	786
2002	578	70	34	122	10	n/a	n/a	32	846
2003	578	70	34	122	10	n/a	n/a	32	846
2004	394	51	14	71	14	n/a	n/a	96	640
2005	394	49	16	94	7	n/a	n/a	102	662
2006	556	80	40	250	14	n/a	n/a	19	959
2007	513	98	45	273	7	n/a	n/a	28	964
2008	512	114	45	306	6	n/a	n/a	0	983
2009	531	116	44	294	6	6	14	0	1011
2010	497	117	43	302	9	2	11	0	981
2011	451	94	34	339	6	2	31	0	957
2012	416	98	35	382	6	2	44	0	983
2013	350	80	31	337	3	1	35	0	837
2014	320	66	22	376	2	0	39	0	825
2015	317	72	21	382	1	0	40	0	833
2016	296	71	13	369	1	0	50	0	800
2017	301	86	15	392	1	0	52	0	847
2018	285	100	13	432	5	0	49	0	884
2019	275	74	18	434	5	0	48	0	854
2020	278	98	12	435	8	0	54	0	885
2021	251	83	17	415	5	0	52	0	823
2022	222	59	16	436	5	0	55	0	793
2023	206	61	18	472	4	0	52	0	813
2024	211	66	14	529	6	0	49	0	875

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 Quartz Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	27.0	27.8	n/a
1989	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1990	779	29.0	26.8	n/a
1991	874	32.0	27.3	n/a
1992	929	32.5	28.5	20.7
1993	783	32.0	24.5	31.9
1994	616	29.0	21.2	34.9
1995	600	26.0	23.1	33.7
1996	600	26.0	23.1	33.7
1997	660	27.0	24.4	32.9
1998	744	36.0	20.7	32.5
1999	766	40.0	19.2	33.6
2000	743	37.5	19.8	32
2001	786	39.5	19.9	27.2
2002	846	40.0	21.2	34.2
2003	846	40.0	21.2	34.2
2004	640	33.0	19.4	40.1
2005	662	32.5	20.4	38.9
2006	959	37.0	25.9	0
2007	964	41.0	23.5	38.7
2008	983	39.9	24.6	38.7
2009	1011	36.6	25.5	42.1
2010	981	39.0	25.1	45.5
2011	957	n/a	n/a	46.2
2012	983	35.0	28.0	45.3
2013	837	29.0	28.8	50.8
2014	825	29.5	27.9	48.2
2015	833	29.0	28.7	50.1
2016	800	28.0	28.5	55.6
2017	847	30.0	28.2	55.3
2018	884	32.0	27.6	62.3
2019	854	31.0	27.5	62.6
2020	885	n/a	n/a	63.4
2021	823	31.9	25.7	60.5
2022	793	31.9	24.8	67.6
2023	813	31.0	26.2	69.2
2024	875	32.5	26.9	65

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 Quartz Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	27.0	27.8	n/a
1989	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1990	779	29.0	26.8	n/a
1991	874	32.0	27.3	n/a
1992	929	32.5	28.5	20.7
1993	783	32.0	24.5	31.9
1994	616	29.0	21.2	34.9
1995	600	26.0	23.1	33.7
1996	600	26.0	23.1	33.7
1997	660	27.0	24.4	32.9
1998	744	36.0	20.7	32.5
1999	766	40.0	19.2	33.6
2000	743	37.5	19.8	32
2001	786	39.5	19.9	27.2
2002	846	40.0	21.2	34.2
2003	846	40.0	21.2	34.2
2004	640	33.0	19.4	40.1
2005	662	32.5	20.4	38.9
2006	959	37.0	25.9	0
2007	964	41.0	23.5	38.7
2008	983	39.9	24.6	38.7
2009	1011	36.6	25.5	42.1
2010	981	39.0	25.1	45.5
2011	957	n/a	n/a	46.2
2012	983	35.0	28.0	45.3
2013	837	29.0	28.8	50.8
2014	825	29.5	27.9	48.2
2015	833	29.0	28.7	50.1
2016	800	28.0	28.5	55.6
2017	847	30.0	28.2	55.3
2018	884	32.0	27.6	62.3
2019	854	31.0	27.5	62.6
2020	885	n/a	n/a	63.4
2021	823	31.9	25.7	60.5
2022	793	31.9	24.8	67.6
2023	813	31.0	26.2	69.2
2024	875	32.5	26.9	65

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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