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Desert Knolls Elementary

Regular School · Apple Valley, CA

Desert Knolls Elementary is a regular school school in Apple Valley, California, serving grades KG–06 with 582 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
582
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 350 60%
White 142 24%
Black or African American 54 9%
Two or more races 26 4%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 582 309M / 272F

English Language Learners: 70 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 33.9% 1
Reading Proficiency S 48.7% 1
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.46 grade levels
Math
-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
5 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
206
35.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 582 100%

Contact & Location

18213 Symeron Dr.

Apple Valley, CA 92307

Phone: (760)242-3441

District

Apple Valley Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,611

District enrollment: 13,581

NCES ID

060001709103

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD