Desert View Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.7% |
| Met Standard | 11.4% |
| Below Standard | 84.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Desert View Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.7% of students exceeded standard while 11.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.7% exceeded — 4.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 4.0% | 15.2% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 106 | 5.7% | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| 5th | 115 | 7.0% | 7.8% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 88 | 2.3% | 13.6% | 15.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 4.0% | 15.2% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 105 | 0.9% | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| 5th | 117 | 5.1% | 4.3% | 9.4% |
| 6th | 88 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.1