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Helendale Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Silver Lakes.

Silver Lakes’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of California school districts

Students
1,085
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,279
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Helendale Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $4,986 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Silver Lakes 6,977

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Silver Lakes. Grade by grade →

K–6Helendale ElementaryThis district
7–8Riverview MiddleThis district
9–126 high schoolsVictor Valley Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 612 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 46.7% · 614 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 92 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$15,279 per student · 28% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 70%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,163’20
1,141’21
1,103’22
1,134’23
1,085’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 52%White 35%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Helendale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Helendale
B−
541 students25:1
Independence Charter Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Helendale
D
118 students26:1
Academy of Careers and Exploration
High · Grades 7–12 · Helendale
B−
285 students19:1
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Helendale
B−
141 students17:1

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.