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
This district · grades K–8

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.

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