Total enrollment
2,559
-34 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Keppel Union Elementary
California · 2,784 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 schools in Keppel Union Elementary number 7, teaching approximately 2,784 California students (an average of 398 per school).
4-year change in Keppel Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Keppel Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #514 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,784 | #378 of 587 | #3,464 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #377 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #581 of 587 | #9,000 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.5% | #280 of 587 | #2,138 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #469 of 530 | #5,763 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Keppel Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Keppel Academy at 26.9% proficient to Antelope Elementary at 13.8%, a gap of 13.1 points. That is the 399th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,288 to 2,559 students (up 12%) and from 90 to 102 full-time teachers (up 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Gibson Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-08 | 714 |
| Alpine Elementary | Littlerock | Elementary | KG-08 | 591 |
| Lake Los Angeles Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary | KG-08 | 533 |
| Pearblossom Elementary | Pearblossom | Elementary | KG-08 | 435 |
| Antelope Elementary | Littlerock | Elementary | KG-08 | 286 |
| Keppel Academy | Littlerock | Middle | 05-08 | 225 |
| Desert View Community Day | Littlerock | Elementary | KG-08 | 0 |
About Keppel Union Elementary
As a sparse district in California, Keppel Union Elementary serves 2,784 students across 7 schools.
On the school-mix side, Keppel Union Elementary covers 6 elementary and 1 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 398 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Keppel Union Elementary has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,593 students to 2,559. Over that span, Keppel Union Elementary lost 1 school, going from 6 to 5.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Keppel Union Elementary discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.