Is Rancho Vista Elementary a good school?

Rancho Vista Elementary ranks 2715 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rancho Vista Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 866 students attended Rancho Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Vista Elementary?

Students at Rancho Vista Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillview Middle High : Quartz Hill High

Rancho Vista Elementary

Summary:

Rancho Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palmdale, California, serving 866 students in grades K-6 as part of the Westside Union Elementary School District.

Rancho Vista Elementary faces several challenges, including academic performance that is generally below district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 27.47% to 48.46%, compared to district averages of 41.25% to 48.2% and state averages of 42.8% to 47.04%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 24.18% to 45.38%, compared to district averages of 39.11% to 36.04% and state averages of 45.64% to 34.31%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.4%, notably higher than the district and state averages.

However, Rancho Vista Elementary's performance varies among different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their peers at the school. Additionally, the school's homeless student population performs exceptionally well, ranking 13th out of 364 California elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools, Rancho Vista Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than Cottonwood Elementary and Quartz Hill Elementary, but higher than some other schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

40641 Peonza Ln.
Palmdale, CA 93551-2648

(661) 722-0148

District: Westside Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2715^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,579

Students who attend Rancho Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Quartz Hill High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.2

Number of students: 866

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

23.9%

African American:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rancho Vista Elementary ranks better than 53.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^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 47.23. (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 (57.7%), White (23.9%), African American (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Vista Elementary is 26.2, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Rancho Vista Elementary employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Vista Elementary 2715^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rancho Vista 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 Rancho Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.64	1377^th	4809	71.4%
2005	69.74	1351^st	4822	72.0%
2006	67.26	1455^th	4818	69.8%
2007	67.44	1490^th	5113	70.9%
2008	72.01	1324^th	5113	74.1%
2009	69.76	1448^th	5193	72.1%
2010	66.94	1633^rd	5314	69.3%
2011	68.65	1543^rd	5377	71.3%
2012	66.31	1711^th	5390	68.3%
2013	59.31	2151^st	5530	61.1%
2015	45.54	2707^th	5611	51.8%
2016	46.70	2673^rd	5614	52.4%
2017	50.98	2492^nd	5692	56.2%
2018	48.83	2624^th	5662	53.7%
2019	46.16	2809^th	5789	51.5%
2022	51.69	2468^th	5883	58.0%
2023	47.71	2660^th	5874	54.7%
2024	47.23	2715^th	5862	53.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.66	1969^th	3250	39.4%
2024	45.42	1448^th	3160	54.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.10	1185^th	2420	51.0%
2024	47.81	1027^th	2634	61.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.39	2407^th	5084	52.7%
2019	53.99	2140^th	5173	58.6%
2022	51.18	2207^th	5264	58.1%
2023	54.77	2055^th	5374	61.8%
2024	54.07	2110^th	5511	61.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	93.32	13^th	364	96.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.56	2564^th	5413	52.6%
2019	44.82	2817^th	5492	48.7%
2022	52.92	2267^th	5635	59.8%
2023	45.04	2699^th	5617	51.9%
2024	50.48	2386^th	5605	57.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.20	943^rd	2128	55.7%
2019	47.89	1043^rd	2585	59.7%
2022	62.28	552^nd	2227	75.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.68	2531^st	5431	53.4%
2019	46.95	2612^th	5510	52.6%
2022	49.61	2471^st	5663	56.4%
2023	49.60	2473^rd	5650	56.2%
2024	43.50	2845^th	5636	49.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	49.50	267^th	663	59.7%
2023	58.29	215^th	662	67.5%
2024	62.77	168^th	593	71.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.04	1529^th	4830	68.3%
2019	57.34	1832^nd	4963	63.1%
2022	66.80	1303^rd	5084	74.4%
2023	64.23	1443^rd	5098	71.7%
2024	54.99	1948^th	5102	61.8%

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Rank History for White students at Rancho Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.94	2238^th	2737	18.2%
2019	29.22	2174^th	2834	23.3%
2022	35.07	1873^rd	2726	31.3%
2023	29.65	1995^th	2662	25.1%
2024	37.20	1773^rd	2647	33.0%

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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 Rancho Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	307	8	8	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1991	343	18	14	73	4	n/a	n/a	0	452
1992	366	22	18	74	7	n/a	n/a	0	487
1993	460	22	33	82	8	n/a	n/a	0	605
1994	502	20	23	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
1995	555	30	23	83	8	n/a	n/a	0	699
1996	555	30	23	83	8	n/a	n/a	0	699
1997	564	31	27	89	4	n/a	n/a	0	715
1998	559	46	33	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	730
1999	536	28	34	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	683
2000	545	27	37	78	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
2001	584	35	41	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	747
2002	611	51	43	102	5	n/a	n/a	0	812
2003	611	51	43	102	5	n/a	n/a	0	812
2004	464	31	17	77	6	n/a	n/a	87	682
2005	449	60	20	119	3	n/a	n/a	98	749
2006	561	90	36	206	4	n/a	n/a	19	916
2007	492	100	37	220	4	n/a	n/a	26	879
2008	457	96	39	234	2	n/a	n/a	0	828
2009	431	104	43	249	1	1	4	0	833
2010	403	101	55	265	3	2	5	0	834
2011	374	86	52	256	4	2	17	0	791
2012	358	74	50	272	2	2	26	0	784
2013	261	59	25	226	1	1	27	0	600
2014	286	61	27	261	1	1	25	0	662
2015	269	64	26	260	2	1	36	0	658
2016	262	67	32	279	3	2	39	0	684
2017	264	61	28	308	1	2	41	0	705
2018	264	62	30	375	2	1	39	0	773
2019	274	53	26	415	2	0	40	0	810
2020	255	59	25	436	3	2	41	0	821
2021	260	70	36	439	3	2	36	0	846
2022	243	65	27	464	2	0	34	0	835
2023	207	79	34	500	0	0	46	0	866

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 Rancho Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	374	13.0	28.7	n/a
1991	452	17.0	26.5	n/a
1992	487	17.3	28.1	11.1
1993	605	20.0	30.3	11.6
1994	634	22.0	28.8	16.9
1995	699	25.0	28.0	17
1996	699	25.0	28.0	17
1997	715	25.0	28.6	15.7
1998	730	33.0	22.1	16.3
1999	683	33.0	20.7	12.4
2000	690	34.0	20.3	10.1
2001	747	34.0	22.0	11.8
2002	812	39.0	20.8	11.6
2003	812	39.0	20.8	11.6
2004	682	32.1	21.2	23.2
2005	749	33.0	22.7	22.6
2006	916	31.5	29.1	0
2007	879	32.0	27.5	23.7
2008	828	34.1	24.3	26.8
2009	833	28.5	26.4	28.1
2010	834	34.0	24.5	34.4
2011	791	n/a	n/a	36.5
2012	784	30.0	26.1	31.5
2013	600	21.0	28.5	39.8
2014	662	23.0	28.7	40.9
2015	658	24.0	27.4	41.2
2016	684	24.0	28.5	40.1
2017	705	25.0	28.2	38.4
2018	773	27.0	28.6	44.1
2019	810	28.0	28.9	46.4
2020	821	n/a	n/a	47.9
2021	846	31.0	27.2	47.5
2022	835	34.1	24.4	53.8
2023	866	33.0	26.2	56.4

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 Rancho Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	374	13.0	28.7	n/a
1991	452	17.0	26.5	n/a
1992	487	17.3	28.1	11.1
1993	605	20.0	30.3	11.6
1994	634	22.0	28.8	16.9
1995	699	25.0	28.0	17
1996	699	25.0	28.0	17
1997	715	25.0	28.6	15.7
1998	730	33.0	22.1	16.3
1999	683	33.0	20.7	12.4
2000	690	34.0	20.3	10.1
2001	747	34.0	22.0	11.8
2002	812	39.0	20.8	11.6
2003	812	39.0	20.8	11.6
2004	682	32.1	21.2	23.2
2005	749	33.0	22.7	22.6
2006	916	31.5	29.1	0
2007	879	32.0	27.5	23.7
2008	828	34.1	24.3	26.8
2009	833	28.5	26.4	28.1
2010	834	34.0	24.5	34.4
2011	791	n/a	n/a	36.5
2012	784	30.0	26.1	31.5
2013	600	21.0	28.5	39.8
2014	662	23.0	28.7	40.9
2015	658	24.0	27.4	41.2
2016	684	24.0	28.5	40.1
2017	705	25.0	28.2	38.4
2018	773	27.0	28.6	44.1
2019	810	28.0	28.9	46.4
2020	821	n/a	n/a	47.9
2021	846	31.0	27.2	47.5
2022	835	34.1	24.4	53.8
2023	866	33.0	26.2	56.4

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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