School district · California
Palmdale Elementary
Palmdale Elementary in California: 29 public schools with 17,941 students and 23.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,891 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 29
- 1 charter
- Students
- 17,941
- Students per teacher
- 23.2
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,891
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 774
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,631
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 30.5
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%30%proficient
+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
11,062 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%19%proficient
+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
11,074 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 16% · $85.4M
- State
- 70% · $373.9M
- Local
- 14% · $73.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,399
- Support services
- $7,400
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $29.3M
- Long-term debt
- $189M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrel Springs ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 627 | 25.8 | 47% | 37% |
Buena Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 573 | 21.9 | 30% | 22% |
Chaparral Prep AcademyFree meals for all | K–5 | 594 | 27.0 | 27% | 25% |
Cimarron ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 497 | 25.2 | 31% | 24% |
Desert Rose ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 614 | 25.5 | 25% | 21% |
Dos Caminos Dual ImmersionAlternativeFree meals for all | K–8 | 945 | 24.6 | 35% | 20% |
Golden Poppy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 525 | 25.4 | 20% | 22% |
Innovations Academy of PalmdaleAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–8 | 409 | 28.1 | 31% | 25% |
Joshua Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 581 | 24.5 | 24% | 17% |
Los Amigos - Dual ImmersionAlternativeFree meals for all | K–8 | 1,027 | 27.9 | 52% | 35% |
Manzanita ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 644 | 23.1 | 21% | 13% |
Mesquite ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 582 | 26.8 | 28% | 20% |
Oak Tree Community DayAlternativeFree meals for all | K–8 | 63 | 8.1 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Ocotillo ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 588 | 26.8 | 32% | 28% |
Palm Tree ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 564 | 26.0 | 30% | 23% |
Palmdale Discovery CenterSpecial education | K–8 | 246 | 11.2 | — | — |
Palmdale Learning PlazaFree meals for all | K–8 | 800 | 22.3 | 51% | 32% |
Quail Valley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 503 | 25.2 | 27% | 24% |
Summerwind ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 569 | 26.5 | 21% | 16% |
Tamarisk ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 664 | 26.2 | 13% | 8.7% |
Tumbleweed ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 502 | 24.3 | 30% | 16% |
Yellen Learning CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–8 | 58 | 5.5 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
Yucca ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 495 | 25.8 | 17% | 12% |
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 822 | 20.7 | 28% | 10% |
David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 952 | 22.8 | 25% | 12% |
Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet AcadFree meals for all | 6–8 | 948 | 21.5 | 31% | 10% |
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 813 | 22.1 | 30% | 18% |
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 747 | 19.5 | 26% | 12% |
Palmdale Academy CharterCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 989 | 21.4 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 39139 10th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93550
- Phone
- (661)947-7191
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.