📍 43926 N. Second St. E., Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Joshua Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Santiago Meza. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
Joshua Elementary enrolls 542 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 213 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.2% |
| White | 16 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 542 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joshua Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Joshua Elementary is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 542 students, Joshua Elementary is close to the district average of about 574 students per school.