Is Desert Rose Elementary a good school?

Desert Rose Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Desert Rose Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 648 students attended Desert Rose Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Rose Elementary?

Students at Desert Rose Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Desert Rose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Desert Rose Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Palmdale High

Desert Rose Elementary

Summary:

Desert Rose Elementary is a public K-8 school in Palmdale, California, serving 625 students as part of the Palmdale Elementary School District, which is ranked 1346 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Desert Rose Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 15.9% to 27.8%) that are much higher than nearby schools like Mesquite Elementary (19.5%) and Tumbleweed Elementary (19.1%). The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 20.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 13.77% in Mathematics, compared to 27.55% and 16.62% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state.

Desert Rose Elementary struggles to support its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts/Literacy. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.32% to 97.31%, significantly higher than nearby schools. These socioeconomic challenges likely contribute to the school's academic difficulties, and addressing the unique needs of its student population will be crucial to improving outcomes at Desert Rose Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

37730 27th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93550-5580

(661) 272-0584

District: Palmdale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5460^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $367

Students who attend Desert Rose Elementary usually attend:

High:

Palmdale High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 648

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

African American:

11.3%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Desert Rose Elementary ranks worse than 93.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.13. (See more...)

Compare Details Desert Rose Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.98. (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 (81.9%), African American (11.3%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Desert Rose Elementary is 24.7, which is the 8^th best among 20 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Desert Rose Elementary is $367, which is the 8^th highest among 20 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Desert Rose Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Rose Elementary 5460^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Desert Rose Elementary 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 Desert Rose Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.49	3972^nd	4809	17.4%
2005	21.45	3861^st	4822	19.9%
2006	22.49	3822^nd	4818	20.7%
2007	20.74	4235^th	5113	17.2%
2008	23.63	4072^nd	5113	20.4%
2009	26.35	3954^th	5193	23.9%
2010	23.03	4379^th	5314	17.6%
2011	14.41	4979^th	5377	7.4%
2012	13.93	5017^th	5390	6.9%
2013	12.37	5187^th	5530	6.2%
2015	17.40	4886^th	5611	12.9%
2016	12.18	5294^th	5614	5.7%
2017	12.92	5286^th	5692	7.1%
2018	12.96	5263^rd	5662	7.0%
2019	19.83	4815^th	5789	16.8%
2022	17.32	5125^th	5883	12.9%
2023	14.42	5371^st	5874	8.6%
2024	13.13	5460^th	5862	6.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.18	2649^th	3246	18.4%
2019	27.22	2696^th	3275	17.7%
2022	28.83	2695^th	3311	18.6%
2023	42.04	1681^st	3250	48.3%
2024	33.13	2321^st	3160	26.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.84	864^th	2420	64.3%
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.73	4556^th	5084	10.4%
2019	27.43	4073^rd	5173	21.3%
2022	24.98	4246^th	5264	19.3%
2023	18.67	4801^st	5374	10.7%
2024	17.34	4982^nd	5511	9.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.82	4861^st	5413	10.2%
2019	19.58	4658^th	5492	15.2%
2022	15.92	5104^th	5635	9.4%
2023	13.66	5262^nd	5617	6.3%
2024	12.72	5306^th	5605	5.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.69	1602^nd	2128	24.7%
2019	26.36	1987^th	2585	23.1%
2022	29.08	1535^th	2227	31.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.97	5154^th	5431	5.1%
2019	21.32	4534^th	5510	17.7%
2022	20.22	4697^th	5663	17.1%
2023	16.75	5014^th	5650	11.3%
2024	15.71	5094^th	5636	9.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.20	514^th	700	26.6%
2019	35.62	477^th	747	36.1%
2022	47.31	287^th	663	56.7%
2023	33.96	414^th	662	37.5%
2024	23.38	498^th	593	16.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.13	4359^th	4830	9.8%
2019	27.66	3852^nd	4963	22.4%
2022	24.12	4179^th	5084	17.8%
2023	17.12	4682^nd	5098	8.2%
2024	15.62	4732^nd	5102	7.3%

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

Rank History for Desert Rose Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2017	9.98	2386^th	2508	4.9%

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Desert Rose Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	589	49	38	122	15	n/a	n/a	0	813
1989	638	46	31	149	16	n/a	n/a	0	880
1990	518	30	25	128	14	n/a	n/a	0	715
1991	557	53	43	166	11	n/a	n/a	0	830
1992	552	52	44	176	8	n/a	n/a	0	832
1993	708	76	62	252	15	n/a	n/a	0	1113
1994	656	93	79	279	9	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1995	639	157	48	381	11	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1996	639	157	48	381	11	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1997	590	191	58	406	13	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1998	477	227	44	438	13	n/a	n/a	0	1199
1999	364	198	54	475	13	n/a	n/a	0	1104
2000	350	229	32	538	13	n/a	n/a	13	1175
2001	306	267	34	582	9	n/a	n/a	26	1224
2002	222	252	41	639	12	n/a	n/a	7	1173
2003	222	252	41	639	12	n/a	n/a	7	1173
2004	192	248	34	743	12	n/a	n/a	56	1285
2005	169	201	41	798	10	n/a	n/a	83	1302
2006	117	175	33	713	5	n/a	n/a	91	1134
2007	99	181	24	727	3	n/a	n/a	80	1114
2008	113	139	25	751	2	n/a	n/a	0	1030
2009	92	142	23	660	1	3	58	0	979
2010	81	128	24	755	1	1	32	0	1022
2011	80	129	20	885	2	2	25	0	1143
2012	91	134	25	884	6	1	26	0	1167
2013	88	141	24	883	9	0	23	0	1168
2014	79	159	20	927	10	0	25	0	1220
2015	59	144	17	751	5	0	9	0	985
2016	54	139	13	770	4	2	8	0	990
2017	48	128	22	801	5	3	12	0	1019
2018	41	116	12	658	3	3	10	0	843
2019	36	107	11	616	3	2	16	0	791
2020	29	91	12	491	3	3	13	0	642
2021	24	72	11	502	2	3	17	0	631
2022	18	78	8	489	3	1	13	0	610
2023	20	75	8	500	3	2	17	0	625
2024	17	73	7	531	3	0	17	0	648

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 Desert Rose Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	813	31.0	26.2	n/a
1989	880	34.0	25.8	n/a
1990	715	28.0	25.5	n/a
1991	830	29.9	27.7	n/a
1992	832	30.4	27.3	22.1
1993	1113	43.0	25.9	27.6
1994	1116	43.0	26.0	33.2
1995	1236	42.9	28.8	35.8
1996	1236	42.9	28.8	35.8
1997	1258	45.0	28.0	44.4
1998	1199	54.0	22.2	45.9
1999	1104	52.0	21.2	53.9
2000	1175	51.0	23.0	62.8
2001	1224	58.0	21.1	67.2
2002	1173	54.5	21.5	74.4
2003	1173	54.5	21.5	74.4
2004	1285	49.0	26.2	81
2005	1302	48.0	27.1	77.9
2006	1134	42.0	27.0	84.9
2007	1114	39.0	28.6	83.3
2008	1030	44.0	23.4	78.4
2009	979	38.0	23.3	81.8
2010	1022	41.0	24.9	81.8
2011	1143	n/a	n/a	78.4
2012	1167	41.0	28.4	n/a
2013	1168	39.1	29.8	86.9
2014	1220	42.0	29.0	89.2
2015	985	36.0	27.3	84.5
2016	990	33.0	30.0	88.3
2017	1019	37.5	27.1	88
2018	843	32.5	25.9	90.2
2019	791	32.0	24.7	90.4
2020	642	n/a	n/a	96.1
2021	631	23.0	27.4	97.3
2022	610	22.0	27.7	97.2
2023	625	22.9	27.2	92.3
2024	648	26.1	24.7	92.4

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 Desert Rose Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	813	31.0	26.2	n/a
1989	880	34.0	25.8	n/a
1990	715	28.0	25.5	n/a
1991	830	29.9	27.7	n/a
1992	832	30.4	27.3	22.1
1993	1113	43.0	25.9	27.6
1994	1116	43.0	26.0	33.2
1995	1236	42.9	28.8	35.8
1996	1236	42.9	28.8	35.8
1997	1258	45.0	28.0	44.4
1998	1199	54.0	22.2	45.9
1999	1104	52.0	21.2	53.9
2000	1175	51.0	23.0	62.8
2001	1224	58.0	21.1	67.2
2002	1173	54.5	21.5	74.4
2003	1173	54.5	21.5	74.4
2004	1285	49.0	26.2	81
2005	1302	48.0	27.1	77.9
2006	1134	42.0	27.0	84.9
2007	1114	39.0	28.6	83.3
2008	1030	44.0	23.4	78.4
2009	979	38.0	23.3	81.8
2010	1022	41.0	24.9	81.8
2011	1143	n/a	n/a	78.4
2012	1167	41.0	28.4	n/a
2013	1168	39.1	29.8	86.9
2014	1220	42.0	29.0	89.2
2015	985	36.0	27.3	84.5
2016	990	33.0	30.0	88.3
2017	1019	37.5	27.1	88
2018	843	32.5	25.9	90.2
2019	791	32.0	24.7	90.4
2020	642	n/a	n/a	96.1
2021	631	23.0	27.4	97.3
2022	610	22.0	27.7	97.2
2023	625	22.9	27.2	92.3
2024	648	26.1	24.7	92.4

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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