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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062958008934
Desert Rose Elementary
37730 27th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93550 · (661) 272-0584 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
561 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
20.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 14.4% | 23.8% | 51.4% |
| Math | 4.1% | 16.7% | 29.3% | 49.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 13.8% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.9% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 22.8% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 13.3% |
| 2016-17 | 20.4% | 13.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Desert Rose Elementary
Desert Rose Elementary's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Rose Elementary this school | 614 | 91.4% | 20.1% |
| Honey Hollow Elementary Moreno Valley | 632 | 92.2% | 24.2% |
| Palm Tree Elementary Palmdale | 564 | 91.1% | 27.1% |
| Discovery Lancaster | 662 | 90.5% | 23.4% |
| Stine Elementary Bakersfield | 615 | 93.5% | 20.1% |
| Jefferson Hawthorne | 549 | 89.3% | 37.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Desert Rose Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,570 of 5,151 | #1,077 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #4,222 of 5,172 ▲ 551 | #1,031 of 1,129 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,505 of 5,172 ▲ 165 | #1,055 of 1,129 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,696 of 5,116 | #479 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #1,272 of 5,915 | #243 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,654 of 5,352 | #1,053 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #3,420 of 5,354 | #599 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #914 of 5,625 | #382 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #747 of 3,837 | #309 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 27.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 24.1 | 25.5:1 | 91% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 26.1 | 24.8:1 | 92% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 23 | 27.2:1 | 92% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 23 | 27.4:1 | 97% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 32.5 | 25.9:1 | 90% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 990 | 33 | 30.0:1 | 88% (874) |
| 2010-11 | 1,143 | N/A | N/A | 78% (896) |
| 2000-01 | 1,224 | 58 | 21.1:1 | 66% (805) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 29 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Rose Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (843 to 614); teachers down 26% (32.5 to 24.1).
About Desert Rose Elementary
Desert Rose Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Palmdale Elementary, located in Palmdale, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 614 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 32% bigger than average.
Palmdale Elementary is the district for Desert Rose Elementary. It has 29 schools and 17,941 students.
About 76% of the student body at Desert Rose Elementary is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Desert Rose Elementary scores 40%.
Based on 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Desert Rose Elementary has a ratio of 25.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.0% at Desert Rose Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.1%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Desert Rose Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 20.1% is below the 21.5% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Desert Rose Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 631 (2020-21) to 614 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 27.4:1 to 25.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Desert Rose Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmdale Elementary
- Los Amigos - Dual ImmersionElementary · 1,027 students
- Palmdale Academy CharterCombined · 989 students
- David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet AcademyMiddle · 952 students
- Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet AcadMiddle · 948 students
- Dos Caminos Dual ImmersionElementary · 945 students
- Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet AcademyMiddle · 822 students
Other schools in Palmdale
- Highland HighHigh · 2,706 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale Aerospace AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Antelope Valley Learning AcademyCombined · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy0.6 mi · 822
- Palmdale High0.6 mi · 2,208
- Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy0.8 mi · 747
- Oak Tree Community Day0.9 mi · 63
- Palmdale Aerospace Academy1.0 mi · 2,259
- Joshua Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Rose ElementaryHow many students attend Desert Rose Elementary?
Desert Rose Elementary enrolls approximately 614 students in grades KG-08.
Is Desert Rose Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Rose Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Rose Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Desert Rose Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Desert Rose Elementary?
At Desert Rose Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Desert Rose Elementary in?
Desert Rose Elementary is part of Palmdale Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.