Mesquite Elementary

Mesquite Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Palmdale, California, operated by Palmdale Elementary, works with 582 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Within Palmdale Elementary, which oversees 29 schools and 17,941 students, Mesquite Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mesquite Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mesquite Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 22.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Mesquite Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Palmdale Academy Charter, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mesquite Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 23.6%.

Mesquite Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 809 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 16% to 10% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Mesquite Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.