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Sundown Elementary Primary School
6151 West Ave J8
Lancaster CA, 93536, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-722-3026
Ranking:
(3,088 out of 6,930, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Westside Union Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 34 | 40 | NA | NA | 41 | 40 | 43 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,046 | 969 | 1,120 | 1,115 | 1,130 | 1,135 | 1,062 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 176 | 16.8% | 145 | 15.0% | 149 | 13.3% | 153 | 13.7% | 138 | 12.2% | 152 | 13.4% | 136 | 12.8% |
Grade 1: | 156 | 14.9% | 136 | 14.0% | 167 | 14.9% | 161 | 14.4% | 173 | 15.3% | 159 | 14.0% | 143 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 138 | 13.2% | 154 | 15.9% | 158 | 14.1% | 167 | 15.0% | 169 | 15.0% | 155 | 13.7% | 158 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 151 | 14.4% | 146 | 15.1% | 167 | 14.9% | 163 | 14.6% | 155 | 13.7% | 157 | 13.8% | 152 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 145 | 13.9% | 134 | 13.8% | 157 | 14.0% | 140 | 12.6% | 169 | 15.0% | 172 | 15.2% | 149 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 148 | 14.1% | 129 | 13.3% | 151 | 13.5% | 169 | 15.2% | 162 | 14.3% | 157 | 13.8% | 174 | 16.4% |
Grade 6: | 132 | 12.6% | 125 | 12.9% | 171 | 15.3% | 162 | 14.5% | 164 | 14.5% | 183 | 16.1% | 150 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 555 | 53.1% | 516 | 53.3% | 593 | 52.9% | 593 | 53.2% | 587 | 51.9% | 577 | 50.8% | 559 | 52.6% |
Female: | 491 | 46.9% | 453 | 46.7% | 527 | 47.1% | 522 | 46.8% | 543 | 48.1% | 558 | 49.2% | 499 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 52 | 5.0% | 45 | 4.6% | 60 | 5.4% | 57 | 5.1% | 61 | 5.4% | 62 | 5.5% | 58 | 5.5% |
Hispanic: | 442 | 42.3% | 394 | 40.7% | 413 | 36.9% | 417 | 37.4% | 399 | 35.3% | 396 | 34.9% | 409 | 38.5% |
Black: | 167 | 16.0% | 163 | 16.8% | 180 | 16.1% | 198 | 17.8% | 222 | 19.6% | 221 | 19.5% | 189 | 17.8% |
White: | 335 | 32.0% | 314 | 32.4% | 403 | 36.0% | 394 | 35.3% | 407 | 36.0% | 405 | 35.7% | 393 | 37.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 4.6% | 50 | 5.2% | 56 | 5.0% | 39 | 3.5% | 28 | 2.5% | 35 | 3.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 39.2% | 366 | 37.8% | 392 | 35.0% | 354 | 31.7% | 407 | 36.0% | 359 | 31.6% | 285 | 26.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 7.1% | 70 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 115 | 10.3% | 96 | 8.5% | 118 | 10.4% | 103 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.27 | 28.50 | 28.00 | NA | NA | 27.56 | 26.60 | 24.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 346.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 349.2 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.1 | 348 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 342.1 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 342.6 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 349.3 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 353.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 360.6 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.6 | 364.1 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 361.3 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.2 | 380.5 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.4 | 376.5 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.6 | 371.8 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.9 | 361.3 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 356.6 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.6 | 373 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 376 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.6 | 381.9 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.2 | 385.7 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.3 | 388.3 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 344.3 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 342.5 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 338 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 333.9 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 335.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 340.9 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 344.9 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 349.1 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 351.7 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 353.1 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 375.4 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.7 | 379.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.4 | 371.1 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 366.9 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.3 | 374.3 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 376.9 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.9 | 391 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.4 | 399.1 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.9 | 395.6 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 400.0 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 347.2 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 362.2 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 363.5 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 357.5 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 361 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.9 | 372.9 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 371.7 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 377.5 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 379.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.0 | 377.4 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 349 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 366.5 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.3 | 375.2 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.3 | 363.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.3 | 370.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.3 | 385.9 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.9 | 388.1 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.3 | 389.9 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.7 | 391.6 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.7 | 393.0 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 351.3 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 352.2 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 352.5 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 352.2 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 353.2 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 361.1 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 367.2 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 367.7 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 369.1 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 368.0 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 355.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 362.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 368.1 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 367.1 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 363.1 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 382.3 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 381.2 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.7 | 391.5 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 391 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 388.9 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 331.4 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 337.1 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 338.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 343.6 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 354.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 364.7 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 374.4 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 379.8 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 381.1 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 377.0 | 366.9 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 347.3 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 346 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 349.4 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 362.4 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 366.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 368 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 373.6 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 372.2 | 363.0 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 343 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 345.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 351.9 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 363.6 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 369.1 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 377.4 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 373.4 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 377.6 | 366.5 |
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* Sundown Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.