Is Los Amigos - Dual Immersion a good school?

Los Amigos - Dual Immersion ranks 2201 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Los Amigos - Dual Immersion?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,025 students attended Los Amigos - Dual Immersion.

What is the racial makeup of Los Amigos - Dual Immersion?

Students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Summary:

Los Amigos - Dual Immersion is a K-8 elementary school located in Palmdale, California, part of the Palmdale Elementary District. Despite the district's low ranking, Los Amigos - Dual Immersion stands out as an exceptional school, consistently outperforming both the district and the state of California in academic achievement.

The school's dual immersion program, which provides instruction in both English and Spanish, appears to be a key factor in its strong performance, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner students. In the 2023-2024 school year, Los Amigos - Dual Immersion had 49.32% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 27.55% for the Palmdale Elementary District and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, the school had 38.99% of students proficient or better, compared to 16.62% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in Spanish/Reading/Language Arts, with 13.73% of students proficient or better, outpacing the district's 9.34% and California's 8.77%. Notably, Los Amigos - Dual Immersion performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top 20% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these categories.

While Los Amigos - Dual Immersion's academic performance is impressive, the school faces some challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.7% in 2017-2018 to 16.5% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 79.08% in 2022-2023, suggesting that it may face socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and well-being. Nevertheless, Los Amigos - Dual Immersion remains a standout school within the Palmdale Elementary District, providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public K-8

6640 East Avenue R-8
Palmdale, CA 93552-3503

(661) 285-1546

District: Palmdale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2201^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $516

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 1,025

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

African American:

2.1%

White:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Los Amigos - Dual Immersion ranks better than 62.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.6. (See more...)

Compare Details Los Amigos - Dual Immersion ranks better than 61.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.73. (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 Los Amigos - Dual Immersion has the largest elementary school student body size in the Palmdale Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.2%), African American (2.1%), White (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion is 26.3. 15 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Los Amigos - Dual Immersion employs 38.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion is $516, which is the 4^th highest among 20 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Amigos - Dual Immersion:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Amigos - Dual Immersion 2201^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Los Amigos - Dual Immersion in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Los Amigos - Dual Immersion 1080^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Los Amigos - Dual Immersion in the ranking list.)

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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 Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.43	4071^st	4809	15.3%
2005	16.88	4183^rd	4822	13.3%
2006	26.80	3530^th	4818	26.7%
2007	31.26	3477^th	5113	32.0%
2008	39.67	2964^th	5113	42.0%
2009	52.85	2314^th	5193	55.4%
2010	46.48	2770^th	5314	47.9%
2011	52.96	2412^th	5377	55.1%
2012	58.92	2104^th	5390	61.0%
2013	45.64	2956^th	5530	46.5%
2015	51.80	2348^th	5611	58.2%
2016	49.01	2542^nd	5614	54.7%
2017	47.99	2664^th	5692	53.2%
2018	57.26	2174^th	5662	61.6%
2019	50.55	2572^nd	5789	55.6%
2022	49.20	2572^nd	5883	56.3%
2023	49.62	2555^th	5874	56.5%
2024	56.60	2201^st	5862	62.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.68	2277^th	3246	29.9%
2019	35.79	2069^th	3275	36.8%
2022	58.18	834^th	3311	74.8%
2023	50.75	1157^th	3250	64.4%
2024	68.76	444^th	3160	85.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	49.72	977^th	2634	62.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.68	1255^th	5084	75.3%
2019	64.88	1460^th	5173	71.8%
2022	61.55	1594^th	5264	69.7%
2023	60.37	1720^th	5374	68.0%
2024	66.83	1412^th	5511	74.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.95	2189^th	5413	59.6%
2019	51.76	2402^nd	5492	56.3%
2022	45.79	2649^th	5635	53.0%
2023	46.77	2593^rd	5617	53.8%
2024	58.33	2021^st	5605	63.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.66	1761^st	2585	31.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.69	2086^th	5431	61.6%
2019	46.85	2621^st	5510	52.4%
2022	51.65	2359^th	5663	58.3%
2023	51.50	2366^th	5650	58.1%
2024	52.77	2319^th	5636	58.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.04	1036^th	4830	78.6%
2019	67.32	1281^st	4963	74.2%
2022	64.27	1417^th	5084	72.1%
2023	63.86	1455^th	5098	71.5%
2024	73.27	1030^th	5102	79.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.09	1518^th	1769	14.2%
2005	13.96	1591^st	1777	10.5%
2006	20.83	1461^st	1804	19.0%
2007	36.16	1220^th	1999	39.0%
2008	29.31	1457^th	2005	27.3%
2009	51.18	940^th	2063	54.4%
2010	48.95	1064^th	2179	51.2%
2011	70.06	544^th	2236	75.7%
2012	62.91	746^th	2259	67.0%
2013	62.06	832^nd	2379	65.0%
2015	65.50	751^st	2477	69.7%
2016	51.48	1072^nd	2497	57.1%
2017	47.22	1185^th	2508	52.8%
2018	55.81	947^th	2480	61.8%
2019	56.34	988^th	2715	63.6%
2022	53.66	1066^th	2740	61.1%
2023	54.88	1035^th	2802	63.1%
2024	52.73	1080^th	2777	61.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.38	728^th	1364	46.6%
2019	41.37	635^th	1442	56.0%
2022	38.45	826^th	1540	46.4%
2023	41.59	712^th	1529	53.4%
2024	56.26	322^nd	1477	78.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.60	995^th	1538	35.3%
2024	39.15	798^th	1550	48.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.68	525^th	2230	76.5%
2019	69.77	495^th	2369	79.1%
2022	63.13	665^th	2458	72.9%
2023	63.28	669^th	2549	73.8%
2024	62.68	694^th	2575	73.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.89	790^th	2262	65.1%
2019	62.11	792^nd	2380	66.7%
2022	51.77	1027^th	2509	59.1%
2023	49.79	1065^th	2547	58.2%
2024	49.38	1077^th	2546	57.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.51	1199^th	1369	12.4%
2019	29.01	1056^th	1491	29.2%
2022	35.84	879^th	1531	42.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.43	1003^rd	2273	55.9%
2019	47.20	1096^th	2407	54.5%
2022	54.35	949^th	2527	62.4%
2023	58.47	854^th	2558	66.6%
2024	54.35	939^th	2547	63.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.39	441^st	2072	78.7%
2019	72.75	438^th	2213	80.2%
2022	68.74	532^nd	2359	77.4%
2023	69.62	514^th	2391	78.5%
2024	68.06	549^th	2383	77.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	0	661	200	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
2003	0	661	200	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
2004	120	117	11	765	2	n/a	n/a	8	1023
2005	75	71	10	702	3	n/a	n/a	11	872
2006	64	58	3	712	1	n/a	n/a	26	864
2007	67	63	6	671	2	n/a	n/a	49	858
2008	59	57	3	718	2	n/a	n/a	0	839
2009	58	61	3	706	2	1	49	0	880
2010	60	44	4	761	2	1	42	0	914
2011	50	50	3	783	2	1	41	0	930
2012	53	47	2	801	3	2	38	0	946
2013	40	47	2	832	4	2	39	0	966
2014	39	47	3	871	3	1	36	0	1000
2015	40	47	4	881	6	1	9	0	988
2016	29	36	3	884	2	1	3	0	958
2017	29	34	2	878	5	1	2	0	951
2018	28	26	1	891	7	1	3	0	957
2019	25	26	0	883	5	2	4	0	945
2020	25	32	0	909	5	2	5	0	978
2021	27	25	1	896	7	0	4	0	960
2022	21	19	1	853	5	2	5	0	906
2023	20	19	2	919	6	2	7	0	975
2024	18	22	3	966	8	3	5	0	1025

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

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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 Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	869	41.6	20.9	77
2003	869	41.6	20.9	77
2004	1023	41.0	25.0	75.5
2005	872	34.0	25.6	60.2
2006	864	33.0	26.2	80.5
2007	858	31.0	27.7	83.6
2008	839	35.0	24.0	75.1
2009	880	34.0	23.8	76.1
2010	914	37.0	24.7	70.5
2011	930	n/a	n/a	71.6
2012	946	33.0	28.6	n/a
2013	966	35.0	27.6	79.3
2014	1000	36.0	27.7	79
2015	988	37.0	26.7	77.4
2016	958	35.0	27.3	78.5
2017	951	36.6	25.9	75.1
2018	957	36.3	26.3	76.5
2019	945	37.2	25.3	76.5
2020	978	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	960	37.3	25.6	80.8
2022	906	37.3	24.2	80.8
2023	975	36.9	26.3	79.1
2024	1025	38.9	26.3	79.1

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 Los Amigos - Dual Immersion

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	869	41.6	20.9	77
2003	869	41.6	20.9	77
2004	1023	41.0	25.0	75.5
2005	872	34.0	25.6	60.2
2006	864	33.0	26.2	80.5
2007	858	31.0	27.7	83.6
2008	839	35.0	24.0	75.1
2009	880	34.0	23.8	76.1
2010	914	37.0	24.7	70.5
2011	930	n/a	n/a	71.6
2012	946	33.0	28.6	n/a
2013	966	35.0	27.6	79.3
2014	1000	36.0	27.7	79
2015	988	37.0	26.7	77.4
2016	958	35.0	27.3	78.5
2017	951	36.6	25.9	75.1
2018	957	36.3	26.3	76.5
2019	945	37.2	25.3	76.5
2020	978	n/a	n/a	83.1
2021	960	37.3	25.6	80.8
2022	906	37.3	24.2	80.8
2023	975	36.9	26.3	79.1
2024	1025	38.9	26.3	79.1

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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