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Helendale, California aerialPhoto: Doc Searls · CC BY 2.0
C+
Schools in Silver Lakes · Helendale Elementary School District, Victor Valley Union High School District

Silver Lakes’s public schools score below 61% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Silver Lakes’s districts is 16%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Silver Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#634of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 17 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 1 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 4% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Victor Valley Union High
Students per teacher
22.1
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
10,444 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 514 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Silver Lakes’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Helendale Elementary spends $15,279 per student and Victor Valley Union High $20,445, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Academy of Careers and Exploration is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Silver Lakes’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 39% of California school districts, #634 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (514)Better than 18%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,981 test results and a graduating class of 2,070 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Silver Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,972 in math, 4,989 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Silver Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Helendale ElementaryHelendale Elementary School DistrictB−
7–8Riverview MiddleHelendale Elementary School DistrictB−
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Silver Lakes runs its own schools through grade 12 (Helendale Elementary School District). From grade 7, students attend the Victor Valley Union High School District, shared with Adelanto, Apple Valley and Victorville. Its high school is in Victorville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Silver Lakes

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Helendale Elementary School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,085 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 21.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,279CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Victor Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 11 schools · 11,532 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 22.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,445CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Helendale Elementary School District35%
State average 46.7% · 614 students tested
Math · K–12, Helendale Elementary School District21%
State average 33.1% · 612 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Victor Valley Union High School District37%
State average 46.7% · 4375 students tested
Math · 7–12, Victor Valley Union High School District15%
State average 33.1% · 4360 students tested

Silver Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Silver Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver LakesC+Helendale Elementary K–12 · Victor Valley Union High 7–12

Every school in Silver Lakes

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Silver Lakesby address
Helendale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Helendale
B−
541 students25:1Rate it →
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Helendale
B−
141 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Silver Lakesin other towns
University Preparatory
High · Grades 7–12 · Victorville
1,136 students26:1Rate it →
Cobalt Institute of Math and Science
High · Grades 7–12 · Victorville
1,058 students24:1Rate it →
Lakeview Leadership Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Victorville
901 students18:1Rate it →
Victor Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Victorville
2,255 students24:1Rate it →
Adelanto High
High · Grades 9–12 · Adelanto
2,247 students23:1Rate it →
Silverado High
High · Grades 9–12 · Victorville
2,165 students22:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Academy of Careers and Exploration
High · Grades 7–12 · Helendale
B−
Charter
285 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Lakes’s schools

Are Silver Lakes’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Silver Lakes children attend score below 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #634 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Silver Lakes in?

Two districts: Helendale Elementary School District runs grades K–12, and Victor Valley Union High School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Adelanto, Apple Valley and Victorville.

Where do Silver Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Victor Valley High, Adelanto High, Silverado High, University Preparatory, Cobalt Institute of Math and Science and Lakeview Leadership Academy.

What is Silver Lakes’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Victor Valley Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Silver Lakes spend per student?

$15,279 in Helendale Elementary School District and $20,445 in Victor Valley Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.