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How has Gregg Anderson Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
893
Elementary
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064212013142
Gregg Anderson Academy
5151 West Avenue N-8, Palmdale, CA 93551 · (661) 206-3750 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
282 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 57% larger than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
72.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
65.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.6% | 32.5% | 18.3% | 9.7% |
| Math | 35.2% | 30.7% | 23.4% | 10.7% |
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 | 72.0% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 65.1% |
| 2022-23 | 68.5% | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 59.6% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 69.6% |
| 2017-18 | 77.5% | 70.5% |
| 2016-17 | 78.9% | 70.3% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Gregg Anderson Academy
Gregg Anderson Academy's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Anderson Academy this school | 893 | 31.6% | 69.3% |
| Cubberley K-8 Long Beach | 951 | 26.9% | 63.5% |
| Leonardo Da Vinci Sacramento | 822 | 26.9% | 58.5% |
| Tincher Preparatory Long Beach | 837 | 33.0% | 67.5% |
| Longfellow UTK-8 San Diego | 726 | 30.7% | 64.3% |
| French Valley Elementary Winchester | 755 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
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 Gregg Anderson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #684 of 5,151 | #151 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #784 of 5,172 ▲ 30 | #177 of 1,129 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #650 of 5,172 ▼ 166 | #147 of 1,129 ▼ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,889 of 5,116 | #515 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #177 of 5,915 | #27 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,952 of 5,352 | #1,117 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #1,003 of 5,354 | #158 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #4,690 of 5,625 | #1,123 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,092 of 1,139 | #169 of 181 |
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
893
+61 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 893 | 34 | 26.3:1 | 32% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 34 | 26.6:1 | 30% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 32 | 27.1:1 | 27% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 832 | 33 | 25.2:1 | 25% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 32 | 27.8:1 | 23% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 885 | 32 | 27.7:1 | 19% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gregg Anderson Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (888 to 893); teachers up 6% (32 to 34).
About Gregg Anderson Academy
Gregg Anderson Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Palmdale, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 893 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 92% larger than average.
Within Westside Union Elementary, Gregg Anderson Academy is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 9,078 students.
Enrollment at Gregg Anderson Academy is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. Other reported shares: 31% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. The Hispanic share in Los Angeles County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. Gregg Anderson Academy has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Gregg Anderson Academy is 34 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 26.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The school counts 282 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Gregg Anderson Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.0% at Gregg Anderson Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.3%.
Gregg Anderson Academy is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Gregg Anderson Academy is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Hillview Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gregg Anderson Academy is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Gregg Anderson Academy as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 832 in 2020-21 and 893 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 25.2:1 to 26.3:1.
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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 Westside Union Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Esperanza ElementaryElementary · 962 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · 886 students
- Quartz Hill ElementaryElementary · 845 students
- Joe Walker MiddleMiddle · 781 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
- Hillview Middle0.8 mi · 1,100
- Rancho Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 886
- Quartz Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 845
- Esperanza Elementary1.7 mi · 962
- Joe Walker Middle1.9 mi · 781
- Quartz Hill High2.5 mi · 3,175
Frequently asked questions
About Gregg Anderson AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Gregg Anderson Academy?
Gregg Anderson Academy enrolls approximately 893 students in grades KG-06.
Is Gregg Anderson Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gregg Anderson Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Gregg Anderson Academy have?
Gregg Anderson Academy employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Gregg Anderson Academy?
Student demographics at Gregg Anderson Academy are roughly 31% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Gregg Anderson Academy in?
Gregg Anderson Academy is part of Westside Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.