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B−

Lost Hills Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Lost Hills.

Lost Hills’ School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Students
291
Schools
2
Spent per student
$30,487
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lost Hills Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7M, about $24,089 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% 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
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lost Hills. Grade by grade →

K–5Lost Hills ElementaryThis district
6–8A. M. Thomas MiddleThis district
9–12Wasco HighWasco Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 33.1% · 165 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 46.7% · 165 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Wasco 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
$30,487 per student · 44% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 45%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
288’20
263’21
262’22
271’23
291’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 98%Asian 1%White <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lost Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lost Hills
C−
201 students18:1
A. M. Thomas Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lost Hills
C−
90 students29:1

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.