Helendale Elementary School District
Public
Grades K–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Silver Lakes.
At a glance
1,085Students enrolled
4Schools
$15,279Spent per student
22:1Student–teacher ratio
50%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Silver Lakes
Grades 9–12
6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listVictor Valley Union High School DistrictBased 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 performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,279
per student each year · 28% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,163’20
1,141’21
1,103’22
1,134’23
1,085’24
Students
Hispanic · 52%561
White · 35%380
Black · 7%71
Two or more races · 4%39
Asian · 2%21
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools4 in district
Helendale ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 541 students · Helendale
BPublicRiverview MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 141 students · Helendale
BPublicAcademy of Careers and ExplorationHigh · Grades 7–12 · 285 students · Helendale
B-CharterIndependence Charter AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 118 students · Helendale
C-CharterSchool 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. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.