Yucca Loma Elementary

Yucca Loma Elementary School is located at 21351 Yucca Loma Road in Apple Valley. It serves grades K-6 and enrolls 560 students. The student-teacher ratio is 23:1. Math proficiency is 15% and reading proficiency is 20%. The gender mix is 48% female and 52% male. The campus is lively and makes elementary school students feel welcome as they learn. Staff members work hard to make daily lessons that are interesting and fun for young students. The school's design includes bright classrooms and separate spaces for early childhood education. Every child on campus's social and emotional growth is important to the faculty. Prices for homes in the area range from $340,000 to $470,000. Parents are thankful for how patient and helpful the teachers are in the classroom. Many reviews say that the school does a great job of making each child feel important and valued. Families like how the school honors students' progress in different ways during the school year. Yucca Loma wants to be one of the best elementary schools in California.

Yucca Loma Elementary is expanding its campus into the nearby Yucca Loma Park to make room for new classrooms and other buildings. The school recently made its physical accessibility features better so that they could better serve all students. For instance, it added parking and entrances that are easy for wheelchairs to get to. Principal Marcos Clark is in charge of a new project that will use the school's new digital platforms to make it easier for parents and teachers to talk to each other.

Q1. Does Yucca Loma Elementary have a specialized preschool program?

Ans. Yucca Loma hosts State Preschool programs designed to prepare young children for a successful transition into kindergarten.

Q2. What are the playground safety rules at Yucca Loma Elementary?

Ans. Students must wear closed-toe shoes and follow specific equipment usage rules monitored by noon-duty supervisors daily.

Q3. Does Yucca Loma Elementary have a school nurse on campus?

Ans. A health technician is on-site daily, with a credentialed district nurse visiting weekly to oversee student health records and needs.

Q4. How can families apply for the Free and Reduced Lunch program at Yucca Loma?

Ans. Families can complete the Confidential Income Survey online via the Aeries Parent Portal to help the school secure funding.

Q5. Does Yucca Loma Elementary host a "Back to School Night"?

Ans. The school holds an annual Back to School Night in late August for parents to meet teachers and learn about the year's curriculum.