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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Apple Valley, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Apple Valley based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 10.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 3.3% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Rio Vista School of Applied Learning
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 39.5 11.7% 31.6% 22.4% 0.8%
2 Vanguard Preparatory
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 37.3 9.3% 30.9% 18.3% 6.4%
3 Yucca Loma Elementary
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 36.1 10.0% 27.1% 36.2% 3.2%
4 Sitting Bull Academy
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 33.6 12.4% 31.5% 20.1% 5.3%
5 Desert Knolls Elementary
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 31.6 7.0% 20.6% 28.3% 2.2%
6 Sycamore Rocks Elementary
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 31.6 8.1% 25.2% 30.2% 1.9%
7 Apple Valley Virtual Academy
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 29.1 7.2% 23.9% 50.9% 0.0%
8 Mariana Academy
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 24.3 4.0% 15.1% 33.9% 4.6%
9 Phoenix Academy
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 24.0 2.7% 13.3% 38.0% 10.1%
10 Sandia Academy
Apple Valley Unified
San Bernardino 23.7 3.1% 14.4% 38.4% 7.0%