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Eastside Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Lancaster’s School Grade C− better than 24% of California school districts

Students
3,032
Schools
6
Spent per student
$21,070
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Eastside Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $694 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

K–517 elementary schoolsWestside Union Elementary School District
6–88 middle schoolsLancaster Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsAntelope Valley Union Joint High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency11%
State average 33.1% · 2,079 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 46.7% · 2,084 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 78% at Antelope Valley Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,070 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 71%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,161’20
3,121’21
3,122’22
3,110’23
3,032’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 68%Black 22%White 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Enterprise Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lancaster
646 students23:1
Tierra Bonita Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lancaster
636 students23:1
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lancaster
620 students22:1
Eastside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lancaster
423 students24:1
Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lancaster
10 students11:1
Gifford C. Cole Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lancaster
697 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.