Is Barrel Springs Elementary a good school?

Barrel Springs Elementary ranks 2895 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barrel Springs Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 618 students attended Barrel Springs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barrel Springs Elementary?

Students at Barrel Springs Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Barrel Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barrel Springs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy High : Palmdale High

Barrel Springs Elementary

Summary:

Barrel Springs Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palmdale, California, serving 611 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Palmdale Elementary School District, which is ranked 1346 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Barrel Springs Elementary consistently outperforms the Palmdale Elementary district and the state of California in academic assessments, with 43.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 35.06% proficient or better in mathematics at the end-of-course level. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th-grade English Language Arts/Literacy, where 66.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 31.82% for the Palmdale Elementary district and 47.37% for the state. Barrel Springs Elementary also has a strong performance among specific student groups, such as African American students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, where the school ranks in the top 4 or 5 out of 5 stars in the state.

Despite these academic achievements, Barrel Springs Elementary faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.9% in the 2017-2018 school year to 25.8% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 25.8, which may impact the ability to provide individualized attention and support to students. Nonetheless, Barrel Springs Elementary stands out among the nearby schools in the Palmdale Elementary district, outperforming Quail Valley Elementary, Desert Rose Elementary, and Chaparral Prep Academy in academic assessments.

Detail:

Public K-5

3636 Ponderosa Way
Palmdale, CA 93550-8441

(661) 285-9270

District: Palmdale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2895^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $289

Students who attend Barrel Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy
High:	Palmdale High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

Number of students: 618

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

11.3%

White:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barrel Springs Elementary ranks better than 50.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.39. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.3%), African American (11.3%), White (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barrel Springs Elementary is 26.4. 16 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Barrel Springs Elementary employs 23.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barrel Springs Elementary is $289. 14 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barrel Springs Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barrel Springs Elementary 2895^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barrel Springs Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Palmdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palmdale Elementary 1346^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barrel Springs Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.18	3407^th	4809	29.2%
2005	27.84	3419^th	4822	29.1%
2006	28.61	3410^th	4818	29.2%
2007	30.91	3500^th	5113	31.5%
2008	45.45	2641^st	5113	48.3%
2009	48.15	2598^th	5193	50.0%
2010	42.66	3006^th	5314	43.4%
2011	42.01	3087^th	5377	42.6%
2012	39.36	3307^th	5390	38.6%
2013	39.77	3324^th	5530	39.9%
2015	44.50	2768^th	5611	50.7%
2016	46.59	2677^th	5614	52.3%
2017	42.13	2965^th	5692	47.9%
2018	36.22	3393^rd	5662	40.1%
2019	37.84	3326^th	5789	42.5%
2022	26.75	4169^th	5883	29.1%
2023	38.51	3249^th	5874	44.7%
2024	44.39	2895^th	5862	50.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.87	1347^th	3246	58.5%
2019	33.55	2241^st	3275	31.6%
2022	63.10	662^nd	3311	80.0%
2023	67.73	558^th	3250	82.8%
2024	73.13	353^rd	3160	88.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.63	350^th	2634	86.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.49	2582^nd	5084	49.2%
2019	47.76	2557^th	5173	50.6%
2022	35.90	3338^th	5264	36.6%
2023	47.29	2548^th	5374	52.6%
2024	55.08	2055^th	5511	62.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.85	3095^th	5413	42.8%
2019	34.23	3478^th	5492	36.7%
2022	21.78	4535^th	5635	19.5%
2023	33.74	3440^th	5617	38.8%
2024	37.95	3196^th	5605	43.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.51	1329^th	2128	37.5%
2019	29.85	1805^th	2585	30.2%
2022	44.28	949^th	2227	57.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.13	3402^nd	5431	37.4%
2019	41.25	2959^th	5510	46.3%
2022	32.65	3566^th	5663	37.0%
2023	43.63	2827^th	5650	50.0%
2024	49.65	2477^th	5636	56.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.47	259^th	700	63.0%
2019	44.37	372^nd	747	50.2%
2022	33.74	425^th	663	35.9%
2023	38.82	380^th	662	42.6%
2024	77.32	88^th	593	85.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barrel Springs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.63	1859^th	4830	61.5%
2019	57.27	1836^th	4963	63.0%
2022	35.17	3275^th	5084	35.6%
2023	56.63	1844^th	5098	63.8%
2024	59.05	1726^th	5102	66.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, October 2, 2021

For many years I was pleased with this school, my two daughters were attending. They have really good teachers, but unfortunately they can’t control the bullying now.
Specifically in one of the PE classes for 2nd grade.
I had a meeting with the coach to figure out what was going on and he was super disrespectful and unprofessional. He interrupted me, yelled at me and my husband, I decided to finish the meeting because there was no end solution and no respect. If this is how he treats the parents imagine how he treats the students. The administration was not able nor did they want to help control it, they just covered up everything. My daughter was harassed multiple times, she was hit, punched, slapped on her bottom, choked, kicked and pushed. It’s obvious that the school does not care about the safety of their students. I’ve resourced to transferring to a different school for her own safety . Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 19, 2019

Pulling my son out 4-19-19 Close Quote

Enrollment information for Barrel Springs Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	301	37	13	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	432
1995	357	148	15	166	7	n/a	n/a	0	693
1996	357	148	15	166	7	n/a	n/a	0	693
1997	374	160	38	205	17	n/a	n/a	0	794
1998	340	199	18	209	6	n/a	n/a	0	772
1999	314	192	20	217	5	n/a	n/a	0	748
2000	311	196	28	216	5	n/a	n/a	0	756
2001	380	197	25	275	12	n/a	n/a	4	893
2002	415	261	24	411	6	n/a	n/a	3	1120
2003	415	261	24	411	6	n/a	n/a	3	1120
2004	362	253	27	432	3	n/a	n/a	27	1104
2005	289	217	26	362	4	n/a	n/a	26	924
2006	200	159	25	419	1	n/a	n/a	33	837
2007	146	165	20	440	6	n/a	n/a	28	805
2008	150	176	22	468	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
2009	127	169	15	449	1	3	51	0	815
2010	97	183	13	467	6	3	23	0	792
2011	100	188	15	549	4	5	25	0	886
2012	79	188	12	571	8	2	24	0	884
2013	66	178	9	564	6	2	24	0	849
2014	61	166	11	569	4	2	21	0	834
2015	56	171	6	547	7	0	5	0	792
2016	43	165	2	527	3	0	10	0	750
2017	41	133	2	518	3	1	7	0	705
2018	42	136	2	496	1	3	16	0	696
2019	38	116	3	515	2	1	17	0	692
2020	32	108	4	507	3	1	17	0	672
2021	33	100	4	489	4	1	17	0	648
2022	42	80	3	456	6	2	21	0	610
2023	37	76	2	474	7	2	13	0	611
2024	45	70	5	478	6	1	13	0	618

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barrel Springs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	432	16.4	26.3	16.9
1995	693	22.0	31.5	31.5
1996	693	22.0	31.5	31.5
1997	794	25.0	31.8	3.4
1998	772	32.0	24.1	34.3
1999	748	35.0	21.4	38.5
2000	756	37.0	20.4	49.9
2001	893	41.0	21.8	47.7
2002	1120	52.0	21.5	55.2
2003	1120	52.0	21.5	55.2
2004	1104	40.0	27.6	56.2
2005	924	32.0	28.9	59.2
2006	837	32.0	26.2	55.6
2007	805	32.0	25.2	70.8
2008	817	36.0	22.7	61.1
2009	815	31.0	23.3	66.6
2010	792	34.0	23.2	74
2011	886	n/a	n/a	72.2
2012	884	29.0	30.4	n/a
2013	849	29.0	29.2	84.1
2014	834	28.0	29.7	84.3
2015	792	26.0	30.4	82.2
2016	750	26.0	28.8	83.1
2017	705	25.5	27.6	78.9
2018	696	25.5	27.2	85.9
2019	692	26.0	26.6	86.7
2020	672	n/a	n/a	91.5
2021	648	25.0	25.9	89.7
2022	610	24.7	24.6	89.2
2023	611	23.6	25.8	87.4
2024	618	23.3	26.4	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barrel Springs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	432	16.4	26.3	16.9
1995	693	22.0	31.5	31.5
1996	693	22.0	31.5	31.5
1997	794	25.0	31.8	3.4
1998	772	32.0	24.1	34.3
1999	748	35.0	21.4	38.5
2000	756	37.0	20.4	49.9
2001	893	41.0	21.8	47.7
2002	1120	52.0	21.5	55.2
2003	1120	52.0	21.5	55.2
2004	1104	40.0	27.6	56.2
2005	924	32.0	28.9	59.2
2006	837	32.0	26.2	55.6
2007	805	32.0	25.2	70.8
2008	817	36.0	22.7	61.1
2009	815	31.0	23.3	66.6
2010	792	34.0	23.2	74
2011	886	n/a	n/a	72.2
2012	884	29.0	30.4	n/a
2013	849	29.0	29.2	84.1
2014	834	28.0	29.7	84.3
2015	792	26.0	30.4	82.2
2016	750	26.0	28.8	83.1
2017	705	25.5	27.6	78.9
2018	696	25.5	27.2	85.9
2019	692	26.0	26.6	86.7
2020	672	n/a	n/a	91.5
2021	648	25.0	25.9	89.7
2022	610	24.7	24.6	89.2
2023	611	23.6	25.8	87.4
2024	618	23.3	26.4	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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