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Joshua Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
43926 N. Second St. E.
Lancaster, CA 93535
Phone
(661) 948-0743
District
Lancaster Elementary
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
542
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Joshua Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
3%
46%
4%
46%
1%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
43%
9%
44%
4%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
40%
13%
47%
3%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
27
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 108 19.9%
Grade 1 97 17.9%
Grade 2 74 13.7%
Grade 3 95 17.5%
Grade 4 82 15.1%
Grade 5 86 15.9%
Total 542 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.1% 8.0% 23.2%
Black 41.4% 27.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 52.7% 61.5% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.0% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 95.2% 90.2% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 86.9% 79.1% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.3% 11.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 124,485 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,493.0 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,039 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 12.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.4% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.2% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,594 $120,324,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $11,779,000 5.6%
Staff $257 $3,599,000 1.7%
General Administration $153 $2,147,000 1.0%
School Administration $988 $13,827,000 6.5%
Operation $1,185 $16,593,000 7.8%
Transportation $374 $5,236,000 2.5%
Other $592 $8,289,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,390 $61,470,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,160 $30,238,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $15,144 $212,032,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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