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The most racially diverse public schools in Palmdale, California

Across Palmdale, California, 38 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Gregg Anderson Academy leads the list at 67.0%, against a median of 39.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Palmdale, California

Top Diversity index

67.0%

Median Diversity index

39.3%

MOST DIVERSE · PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Gregg Anderson Academy	Palmdale, CA	893	67.0%	31.4%(280)	6.9%(62)	46.4%(414)	6.9%(62)
2	Rancho Vista Elementary	Palmdale, CA	886	61.5%	20.6%(183)	12.9%(114)	56.5%(501)	3.7%(33)
3	Cottonwood Elementary	Palmdale, CA	652	61.0%	16.1%(105)	11.0%(72)	58.4%(381)	5.4%(35)
4	Hillview Middle	Palmdale, CA	1,100	59.9%	19.4%(214)	9.8%(108)	58.9%(648)	5.5%(60)
5	Anaverde Hills	Palmdale, CA	517	57.3%	9.9%(51)	14.1%(73)	62.3%(322)	7.3%(38)
6	Esperanza Elementary	Palmdale, CA	962	57.2%	16.6%(160)	8.9%(86)	62.1%(597)	4.7%(45)
7	Summerwind Elementary	Palmdale, CA	569	50.8%	4.6%(26)	22.7%(129)	66.1%(376)	3.0%(17)
8	Highland High	Palmdale, CA	2,706	50.4%	7.2%(196)	16.4%(443)	67.9%(1,837)	3.3%(89)
9	Yucca Elementary	Palmdale, CA	495	49.2%	3.6%(18)	23.6%(117)	67.1%(332)	0.8%(4)
10	Tamarisk Elementary	Palmdale, CA	664	48.5%	3.8%(25)	24.9%(165)	67.2%(446)	0.5%(3)
11	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	952	47.9%	4.8%(46)	19.6%(187)	69.2%(659)	2.5%(24)
12	Ocotillo Elementary	Palmdale, CA	588	46.4%	6.3%(37)	16.7%(98)	70.9%(417)	1.9%(11)
13	Palmdale Learning Plaza	Palmdale, CA	800	42.9%	7.0%(56)	12.0%(96)	74.1%(593)	1.5%(12)
14	Quail Valley Elementary	Palmdale, CA	503	42.4%	4.6%(23)	18.7%(94)	73.4%(369)	0.4%(2)
15	Palmdale Discovery Center	Palmdale, CA	246	42.4%	3.7%(9)	15.8%(39)	74.0%(182)	4.1%(10)
16	Golden Poppy Elementary	Palmdale, CA	525	40.6%	2.3%(12)	16.9%(89)	75.0%(394)	1.1%(6)
17	Desert Rose Elementary	Palmdale, CA	614	40.3%	3.1%(19)	15.2%(93)	75.6%(464)	1.8%(11)
18	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	747	40.2%	3.4%(25)	17.4%(130)	75.2%(562)	0.7%(5)
19	Barrel Springs Elementary	Palmdale, CA	627	39.7%	5.9%(37)	13.4%(84)	76.2%(478)	1.1%(7)
20	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	813	39.0%	2.5%(20)	17.7%(144)	76.0%(618)	1.6%(13)
21	Palm Tree Elementary	Palmdale, CA	564	38.0%	2.7%(15)	15.3%(86)	77.1%(435)	1.1%(6)
22	Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	822	36.5%	4.0%(33)	14.5%(119)	78.2%(643)	1.0%(8)
23	R. Rex Parris High	Palmdale, CA	469	35.9%	3.0%(14)	14.3%(67)	78.7%(369)	1.3%(6)
24	Mesquite Elementary	Palmdale, CA	582	35.8%	4.6%(27)	10.3%(60)	79.2%(461)	1.2%(7)
25	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale, CA	2,349	35.8%	3.2%(76)	13.2%(309)	78.9%(1,854)	1.8%(41)
26	Buena Vista Elementary	Palmdale, CA	573	35.1%	5.1%(29)	12.4%(71)	79.4%(455)	0.5%(3)
27	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad	Palmdale, CA	948	34.8%	3.8%(36)	13.2%(125)	79.5%(754)	0.9%(9)
28	Palmdale High	Palmdale, CA	2,208	33.9%	2.9%(64)	14.4%(317)	80.0%(1,766)	1.0%(22)
29	Vista San Gabriel Elementary	Palmdale, CA	465	32.7%	11.0%(51)	6.0%(28)	81.1%(377)	0.0%(0)
30	Chaparral Prep Academy	Palmdale, CA	594	31.9%	3.9%(23)	11.3%(67)	81.7%(485)	1.0%(6)
31	Joshua Hills Elementary	Palmdale, CA	581	31.7%	2.2%(13)	12.7%(74)	81.6%(474)	1.2%(7)
32	Cimarron Elementary	Palmdale, CA	497	30.7%	3.0%(15)	10.3%(51)	82.5%(410)	1.0%(5)
33	Tumbleweed Elementary	Palmdale, CA	502	20.2%	1.6%(8)	7.0%(35)	89.0%(447)	0.6%(3)
34	Lake Los Angeles Elementary	Palmdale, CA	533	17.5%	5.3%(28)	3.0%(16)	90.6%(483)	0.0%(0)
35	Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Palmdale, CA	945	16.7%	2.9%(27)	4.0%(38)	91.1%(861)	0.2%(2)
36	Los Amigos - Dual Immersion	Palmdale, CA	1,027	11.6%	1.7%(17)	2.3%(24)	94.0%(965)	0.4%(4)
37	Manzanita Elementary	Palmdale, CA	644	11.0%	0.6%(4)	3.6%(23)	94.3%(607)	0.0%(0)
38	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Palmdale, CA	714	9.4%	3.1%(22)	1.3%(9)	95.1%(679)	0.1%(1)

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