Lancaster Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Lancaster, and parts of Palmdale.

At a glance

13,765Students enrolled

24Schools

$21,234Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

88%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Lancaster

Grades K–8

17 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listWestside Union Elementary School District

Grades 8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listAntelope Valley Union Joint High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performance

Graduation rate 79% at Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

Where the money goes

$21,234

per student each year · about the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration35%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State72%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

13,587’20

13,749’21

13,995’22

13,830’23

13,765’24

Students

Hispanic · 60%8,287

Black · 26%3,584

White · 7%912

Two or more races · 5%641

Asian · 2%244

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%58

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools24 in district · 4 next

Level

All 24 Elementary 18 Middle 5 Other 1

This district · grades K–8

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Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 788 students · Lancaster

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El Dorado ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 766 students · Lancaster

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West Wind ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 757 students · Lancaster

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Lincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 738 students · Lancaster

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Mariposa ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 732 students · Lancaster

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Nancy Cory ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 728 students · Lancaster

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Sierra ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 707 students · Lancaster

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John and Jacquelyn Miller ElementaryElementary · Grades K–7 · 697 students · Lancaster

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Desert View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 688 students · Lancaster

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Joshua ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 688 students · Lancaster

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Linda Verde ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 680 students · Lancaster

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DiscoveryElementary · Grades K–5 · 662 students · Lancaster

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Jack Northrop ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 645 students · Lancaster

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Sunnydale ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 469 students · Lancaster

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Lancaster Alternative and Virtual AcademiesElementary · Grades K–8 · 282 students · Lancaster

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Promise AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 45 students · Lancster

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The Leadership AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 35 students · Lancaster

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RISEElementary · Grades K–8 · 16 students · Lancaster

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.