At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
13,769
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
23
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
22.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$17,702
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,578
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–08
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 13,632
- Teachers (FTE)
- 656.4
- Student–teacher ratio
- 20.8:1
What current records say about Lancaster Elementary
Lancaster Elementary operates 23 current public-school records serving grades KG–08 in Lancaster, California. NCES reports 13,769 students and 609.85 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 101 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $17,702 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,578 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 499 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 14%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 609.85
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $247,852,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Lancaster Elementary
Lancaster, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.6948, -118.1395
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White6.6%
- Hispanic60.2%
- Black26%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial4.7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Lancaster Elementary
23 current directory entries
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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amargosa Creek Middle | Middle06–08 | 859 | 18.5:1 | |
| Desert View Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 688 | 22.9:1 | |
| Discovery | ElementaryKG–05 | 662 | 24.5:1 | |
| Early Learning | OtherM–M | Not reported | Not reported | |
| El Dorado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 766 | 26.4:1 | |
| Endeavour Middle | Middle06–08 | 805 | 20.4:1 | |
| Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering | Middle06–08 | 414 | 31.9:1 | |
| Jack Northrop Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 645 | 24.8:1 | |
| John and Jacquelyn Miller K-8 | ElementaryKG–08 | 697 | 25.8:1 | |
| Joshua Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 688 | 22.2:1 | |
| Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies | ElementaryKG–08 | 282 | 25.5:1 | |
| Lincoln Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 738 | 27.3:1 | |
| Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion | ElementaryKG–08 | 680 | 22:1 | |
| Mariposa Elementary | ElementaryKG–07 | 732 | 25.2:1 | |
| Monte Vista Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 788 | 25.4:1 | |
| Nancy Cory Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 728 | 26:1 | |
| New Vista Middle | Middle06–08 | 835 | 18.1:1 | |
| Piute Middle | Middle06–08 | 729 | 17.5:1 | |
| Promise Academy | ElementaryKG–08 | 45 | 6.3:1 | |
| RISE | Middle04–08 | 16 | 5.3:1 | |
| Sierra Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 707 | 23.6:1 | |
| Sunnydale Elementary | ElementaryKG–07 | 469 | 21.3:1 | |
| West Wind Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 757 | 26.1:1 |