Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93551

Summary:

The 93551 zip code area in California is home to 14 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, spread across two school districts - Westside Union Elementary and Palmdale Elementary. The data reveals a diverse set of schools with a wide range of performance outcomes, with some standout high-performing schools and others facing significant challenges.

Among the top-performing schools are Gregg Anderson Academy and Cottonwood Elementary, both in the Westside Union Elementary district, which rank in the top 10% and 25% of California elementary schools respectively, with strong test scores and low chronic absenteeism. Hillview Middle also stands out as a high-performing middle school in the Westside Union district. In contrast, Summerwind Elementary in the Palmdale Elementary district is a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools.

The data also reveals significant disparities in performance, with a wide gap between the highest and lowest-performing schools. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, Gregg Anderson Academy has a 71.8% proficiency rate, compared to just 6.9% at Summerwind Elementary. Additionally, the schools in the Palmdale Elementary district generally underperform compared to the Westside Union Elementary schools, with lower test scores and higher rates of economic disadvantage.

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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 End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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
Highland High	Public	9-12	39055 25th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-0304	2,778	111	25.0	62.0%	201 (7.2%)	427 (15.4%)	1,918 (69.0%)	99 (3.6%)	9 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	114 (4.1%)	30.6	1405^th of 2323 public high schools	39.5%		27.8	1479^th of 2348 public high schools	37.0%	74										14.0	7.7	13.4							41.7	41.7							13.1	13.1							$8,963
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	803	35	22.9	79.6%	62 (7.7%)	93 (11.6%)	599 (74.6%)	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	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	22	27.7	80.4%	41 (6.7%)	101 (16.5%)	432 (70.7%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	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
Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	569	21	26.8	84.4%	31 (5.4%)	119 (20.9%)	388 (68.2%)	13 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	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
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	902	35	25.5	78.2%	29 (3.2%)	30 (3.3%)	825 (91.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	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	1,006	46	21.7	83.9%	54 (5.4%)	179 (17.8%)	713 (70.9%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	32 (3.2%)	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
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	216	22	9.6	78.2%	8 (3.7%)	35 (16.2%)	161 (74.5%)	7 (3.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,029	43	24.0	55.0%	229 (22.3%)	101 (9.8%)	585 (56.9%)	55 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.2%)	53.8	1043^rd of 2777 public middle schools	62.4%		57.3	978^th of 2802 public middle schools	65.1%	65									24.6			24.6				90.8	46.4	46.2		50.8				73.2	29.7	29.8		34.1							$9,579
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	907	33	27.4	53.1%	199 (21.9%)	97 (10.7%)	517 (57.0%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.0%)	47.2	2715^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.7%		47.7	2660^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.7%	55								30.5				30.5	27.5	48.5	42.0	45.0				41.7	24.2	45.4	28.2	40.5				35.3	97.8						$9,579
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	615	22	27.9	57.1%	89 (14.5%)	71 (11.5%)	370 (60.2%)	25 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.3%)	71.8	1503^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	74.4%		62.9	1906^th of 5874 public elementary schools	67.6%	403								48.4				48.4	71.8	56.8	71.6	41.4				60.5	65.9	46.3	44.2	31.4				46.8							$9,579
Anaverde Hills	Public	K-8	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	576	24	24.0	52.3%	62 (10.8%)	99 (17.2%)	351 (60.9%)	38 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	31.4	3813^th of 5862 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.2	3113^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.0%	700								22.6	23.8			22.9	35.1	41.3	44.1	34.6		61.9		40.1	26.0	21.3	14.3	20.5		23.8		20.6	96.4				96.4		$9,579
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	990	39	25.3	61.1%	171 (17.3%)	77 (7.8%)	623 (62.9%)	47 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	37.9	3305^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.6%		40.7	3087^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.4%	218								23.8				23.8	40.3	48.5	36.9	42.0				41.7	31.8	27.9	19.3	26.6				26.0	97.4				97.4		$9,579
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	904	34	26.5	30.3%	307 (34.0%)	54 (6.0%)	409 (45.2%)	65 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.5%)	91.3	618^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.2	945^th of 5874 public elementary schools	83.9%	327								56.8				56.8	71.8	75.0	78.4	72.2				74.5	69.2	68.8	61.6	59.8				65.1	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$9,579
Leona Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	9063 West Leona Ave.	Leona Valley	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-9010	95	4	22.3	49.5%	33 (34.7%)	1 (1.1%)	51 (53.7%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	51.5	2471^st of 5862 public elementary schools	57.8%		32.3	3711^th of 5874 public elementary schools	36.8%	1240								33.3				33.3	57.1		33.3					54.8	42.9		33.3					33.3							$9,579

Cities Near Zip Code 93551

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palmdale	0.76 mi	48	742^nd
Quartz Hill	3.24 mi	3	409^th
Lancaster	3.57 mi	54	818^th
Leona Valley	5.8 mi	1	355^th
Acton	7.47 mi	11	486^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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