Palmdale Elementary

Summary:

The Palmdale Elementary School District in California serves 29 schools, including 23 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 1 alternative school. The district faces significant disparities in academic performance, with some schools consistently outperforming the district and state averages, while others struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Among the standout schools in the district are Los Amigos - Dual Immersion and Palmdale Learning Plaza, both of which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy compared to the district and state. Another high-performing school is Barrel Springs Elementary, which also outpaces the district and state in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates at schools like Palmdale Discovery Center, Oak Tree Community Day, and Yellen Learning Center. Additionally, many schools in the district have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage that may be contributing to the disparities in academic performance.

District Detail

39139 10th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93550-3419

(661) 947-7191

SchoolDigger Rank:
1346^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 17,788

Primary Schools: 23
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)										CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Barrel Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3636 Ponderosa Way	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9270	611	24	25.8	87.4%	37 (6.1%)	76 (12.4%)	474 (77.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	44.4	2895^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.6%		38.5	3249^th of 5874 public elementary schools	44.7%	354											25.3			25.3	32.2	31.8	66.3					43.7	36.7	32.6	35.8					35.1	93.3	97.5	98.3	95.0	96.6	95.8	$289
Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	783	35	22.3	79.7%	60 (7.7%)	104 (13.3%)	567 (72.4%)	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	41.6	3089^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.3%		44.7	2846^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.5%	243											31.1	28.2		29.8	37.5	36.0	47.8	40.5	61.9	60.3		46.8	35.4	33.7	31.1	22.5	35.7	35.9		32.3							$415
Ocotillo Elementary	Public	K-5	38737 Ocotillo School Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-9987	611	20	30.7	79.7%	47 (7.7%)	90 (14.7%)	435 (71.2%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.6%)	32.9	3688^th of 5862 public elementary schools	37.1%		34.8	3515^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.2%	173											26.1			26.1	34.0	23.9	40.9					33.4	38.8	25.0	22.5					28.8	95.7			95.7		95.7	$270
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	670	28	24.1	93.0%	22 (3.3%)	72 (10.7%)	553 (82.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	15.7	5230^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.9	5588^th of 5874 public elementary schools	4.9%	358	3.5	8.3	3.1							5.1	15.9			15.9	14.3	19.4	32.7					22.1	12.6	14.4	16.8					14.6	97.5	98.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.4	$331
Tamarisk Elementary	Public	K-5	1843 East Ave. Q5	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 225-9647	737	29	25.1	92.4%	28 (3.8%)	155 (21.0%)	531 (72.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	11.2	5599^th of 5862 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.6	5607^th of 5874 public elementary schools	4.5%	8	0.0	11.1	12.5							7.3	9.2			9.2	6.5	18.0	26.4					17.0	9.1	14.6	11.1					11.7	95.4	98.0		97.4	97.4
Tumbleweed Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Avenue R-4	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-4166	623	22	28.0	95.8%	14 (2.2%)	121 (19.4%)	460 (73.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	23.8	4481^st of 5862 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.5	4512^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.2%	31	11.1	4.4								7.7	26.0			26.0	11.2	26.4	48.4					28.5	18.8	8.7	19.8					15.9	95.3		97.2	98.1	96.2	98.1	$330
Yucca Elementary	Public	K-5	38440 Second St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-5052	484	20	24.5	92.4%	10 (2.1%)	85 (17.6%)	365 (75.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	7.4	5791^st of 5862 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.3	5692^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	3.1%	99											4.1			4.1	8.1	14.9	19.4					13.7	9.0	7.3	4.1					6.9							$275
Cimarron Elementary	Public	K-5	36940 45th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9780	498	20	25.0	86.9%	25 (5.0%)	64 (12.9%)	384 (77.1%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	14.2	5370^th of 5862 public elementary schools	8.4%		20	4859^th of 5874 public elementary schools	17.3%	511											11.4			11.4	18.0	23.5	17.1					19.8	16.4	23.5	7.1					16.0							$339
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	37236 58th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7100	503	20	25.0	89.1%	19 (3.8%)	88 (17.5%)	376 (74.8%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	15.1	5291^st of 5862 public elementary schools	9.7%		15	5322^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	9.4%	31											13.0			13.0	19.1	23.2	26.0					23.0	20.0	12.2	13.0					14.8							$311
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	37315 60th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7400	891	44	20.1	91.5%	22 (2.5%)	122 (13.7%)	714 (80.1%)	17 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	21.2	2205^th of 2777 public middle schools	20.6%		24.4	2080^th of 2802 public middle schools	25.8%	125												16.2		16.2				20.0	32.4	23.3		24.8				18.0	14.5	14.4		15.7							$254
Golden Poppy Elementary	Public	K-5	37802 Rockie Ln.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-3683	519	20	25.3	86.1%	19 (3.7%)	95 (18.3%)	380 (73.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	17.1	5108^th of 5862 public elementary schools	12.9%		17.2	5142^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	12.5%	34											15.6			15.6	15.1	21.6	25.6					20.6	21.5	27.0	13.3					20.2							$280
Los Amigos - Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	6640 East Avenue R-8	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1546	975	37	26.3	79.1%	20 (2.1%)	19 (1.9%)	919 (94.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	56.6	2201^st of 5862 public elementary schools	62.5%		49.6	2555^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.5%	354	11.3	14.3	16.7	16.1	6.6	18.0				13.7	33.3	22.8		28.2	51.8	49.5	49.0	37.1	56.2	53.5		49.3	51.3	52.4	37.1	29.8	38.5	24.8		39.0							$516
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	3243 East Ave. R-8	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-0847	865	41	21.2	91.6%	26 (3.0%)	95 (11.0%)	705 (81.5%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.2%)	15	2471^st of 2777 public middle schools	11.0%		17.5	2407^th of 2802 public middle schools	14.1%	64												7.1		7.1				24.1	26.9	23.0		24.5				12.4	8.0	6.4		9.0							$1,067
Desert Rose Elementary	Public	K-8	37730 27th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0584	625	23	27.2	92.3%	20 (3.2%)	75 (12.0%)	500 (80.0%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	13.1	5460^th of 5862 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.4	5371^st of 5874 public elementary schools	8.6%	89	6.0	4.4								5.3	10.5			10.5	19.8	18.5	24.5					20.8	13.2	15.4	12.6					13.8	97.0	98.0			97.0		$367
Joshua Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3030 Fairfield	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9992	548	22	24.9	93.2%	13 (2.4%)	73 (13.3%)	442 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	12.2	5530^th of 5862 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5515^th of 5874 public elementary schools	6.1%	15											14.9			14.9	16.0	11.1	24.0					16.7	19.8	7.6	12.9					13.1							$278
Chaparral Prep Academy	Public	K-5	37500 50th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9777	585	22	26.6	90.8%	26 (4.4%)	58 (9.9%)	477 (81.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	19.2	4920^th of 5862 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.4	4928^th of 5874 public elementary schools	16.1%	8											14.9			14.9	20.9	25.0	23.7					23.2	29.1	20.6	17.5					22.4							$269
Palm Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	326 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9357	510	21	24.3	90.4%	10 (2.0%)	55 (10.8%)	417 (81.8%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	24.5	4409^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.6	4015^th of 5874 public elementary schools	31.6%	394											11.0			11.0	25.7	27.9	29.3					27.7	29.3	33.8	22.0					28.0	95.0				95.9		$377
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37005 Hillcrest Dr.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-4158	574	27	21.0	85.5%	30 (5.2%)	88 (15.3%)	437 (76.1%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	17.7	5052^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	13.8%		20.2	4828^th of 5874 public elementary schools	17.8%	224											13.6			13.6	24.1	27.7	25.0					25.6	26.6	14.5	11.4					17.2							$294
Mesquite Elementary	Public	K-5	37622 43rd St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-8376	640	23	27.3	89.2%	38 (5.9%)	65 (10.2%)	511 (79.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	18.5	4973^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.5	5003^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	14.8%	30											11.5			11.5	26.9	20.2	26.0					24.3	31.4	17.4	14.3					20.9							$269
Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	566	22	25.6	85.5%	37 (6.5%)	95 (16.8%)	403 (71.2%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	11.7	5562^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.1	5396^th of 5874 public elementary schools	8.1%	166											11.3			11.3	7.0	24.7	22.6					17.7	6.8	12.2	13.0					10.6	94.9	96.2	97.5	96.2	94.9	96.2	$362
Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	36555 Sunny Ln.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-5866	974	45	21.7	88.0%	50 (5.1%)	149 (15.3%)	739 (75.9%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.6%)	19.1	2290^th of 2777 public middle schools	17.5%		21.1	2216^th of 2802 public middle schools	20.9%	74												10.9		10.9				28.7	29.2	28.0		28.7				9.6	12.4	11.2		11.1							$221
Yellen Learning Center	Public	K-8	37015 Goldenview Way	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 456-1600	59	12	5.0	98.3%	3 (5.1%)	31 (52.5%)	23 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)												0.0		0.0					0.0	0.0		3.3					0.0	0.0		0.0							$660
Oak Tree Community Day	Public	K-8	38136 35th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1548	71	8	8.9	88.7%	4 (5.6%)	35 (49.3%)	28 (39.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)												0.0		0.0					0.0	0.0		0.0					0.0	0.0		0.0							$383
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	39066 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-1849	833	35	23.6	80.3%	25 (3.0%)	27 (3.2%)	765 (91.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31.3	3817^th of 5862 public elementary schools	34.9%		28.5	4024^th of 5874 public elementary schools	31.5%	207	11.3	5.4	7.9	13.2	2.5	10.9				8.4	22.2	12.5		17.9	42.7	31.5	38.6	35.2	37.3	51.4		38.8	35.4	18.3	23.3	15.2	16.5	21.1		21.2							$2,119
David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	39221 22nd St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3075	1,023	43	23.6	83.6%	57 (5.6%)	182 (17.8%)	720 (70.4%)	31 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.4%)	17.1	2384^th of 2777 public middle schools	14.2%		18.6	2352^nd of 2802 public middle schools	16.1%	32												10.3		10.3				26.9	28.9	23.2		26.4				11.8	9.1	9.4		10.0							$490
Innovations Academy of Palmdale	Public, Virtual	K-8	37230 37th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 236-0161	486	17	28.9	88.3%	25 (5.1%)	103 (21.2%)	331 (68.1%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	10.2	5670^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.6	5727^th of 5874 public elementary schools	2.5%	57											12.5	5.8		8.5	16.4	14.9	19.6	15.6	14.6	29.1		18.6	9.1	10.6	8.9	6.5	6.4	5.8		7.4							$3,952
Palmdale Discovery Center	Public	K-8	39174 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-0181	187	21	8.9	73.8%	11 (5.9%)	31 (16.6%)	133 (71.1%)	8 (4.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	38060 20th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 537-6101	802	38	21.1	93.9%	18 (2.2%)	155 (19.3%)	612 (76.3%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	10.9	2633^rd of 2777 public middle schools	5.2%		11.8	2635^th of 2802 public middle schools	6.0%	2												5.7		5.7				17.0	15.3	18.8		17.1				8.1	4.9	8.9		7.3
Palmdale Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3838 East Ave. R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 234-4800	535	25	21.3	83.4%	18 (3.4%)	48 (9.0%)	446 (83.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)								(n/a)							7.7	5.1	2.8	4.9			26.9	26.9							58.6	58.6							15.5	15.5

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Antelope Valley Learning Academy District	1.66 mi	1
Palmdale Aerospace Academy District	2.48 mi	1
Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	2.49 mi	1
Antelope Valley Union High	2.49 mi	14	1067^th
Keppel Union Elementary	5.06 mi	8	1407^th

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