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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062958004572
Ocotillo Elementary
38737 Ocotillo School Dr., Palmdale, CA 93551 · (661) 947-9987 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
465 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 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
46%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
32.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.7% | 20.7% | 27.3% | 40.3% |
| Math | 11.3% | 16.6% | 32.8% | 39.4% |
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 | 32.3% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 25.5% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 36.8% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ocotillo Elementary
Ocotillo Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocotillo Elementary this school | 588 | 79.1% | 30.4% |
| Cooley Ranch Elementary Colton | 530 | 80.6% | 22.3% |
| Burbank Elementary Long Beach | 538 | 81.8% | 40.1% |
| McKinley Pasadena | 538 | 78.4% | 21.8% |
| Eagle Ranch Elementary Adelanto | 535 | 73.6% | 17.7% |
| Barrel Springs Elementary Palmdale | 627 | 77.4% | 40.6% |
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 Ocotillo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,451 of 5,151 | #863 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #3,443 of 5,172 ▼ 231 | #887 of 1,129 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,748 of 5,172 ▼ 346 | #920 of 1,129 ▼ 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,196 of 5,116 | #778 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,501 of 5,915 | #295 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,080 of 5,352 | #1,141 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #3,043 of 5,354 | #505 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #2,267 of 5,625 | #713 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #1,316 of 3,837 | #467 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
588
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 588 | 21.9 | 26.9:1 | 79% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 22 | 27.8:1 | 80% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 19.9 | 30.7:1 | 80% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 24 | 27.6:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 27.2 | 27.4:1 | 74% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 36 | 28.7:1 | 74% (763) |
| 2010-11 | 1,143 | N/A | N/A | 56% (641) |
| 2000-01 | 1,203 | 59 | 20.4:1 | 45% (543) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 26 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocotillo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (744 to 588); teachers down 19% (27.2 to 21.9).
About Ocotillo Elementary
Ocotillo Elementary serves students in Palmdale, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 588 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Ocotillo Elementary is run by Palmdale Elementary, whose 29 schools enroll 17,941 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ocotillo Elementary is 71% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Ocotillo Elementary are from different groups.
Ocotillo Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.9:1, with 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at Ocotillo Elementary. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ocotillo Elementary's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 30.4% against 33.2%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Ocotillo Elementary.
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion is about 0.6 miles from Ocotillo Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Ocotillo Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 30.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Ocotillo Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 662 in 2020-21 to 588 in 2024-25.
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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 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
Other Ocotillo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ocotillo Elementary. Ocotillo Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Dos Caminos Dual Immersion0.6 mi · 945
- Palmdale Discovery Center0.6 mi · 246
- Summerwind Elementary0.8 mi · 569
- David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy1.1 mi · 952
- Highland High1.3 mi · 2,706
- Cottonwood Elementary1.6 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Ocotillo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ocotillo Elementary?
Ocotillo Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ocotillo Elementary serve?
Ocotillo Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ocotillo Elementary?
Approximately 26.9:1 students per teacher at Ocotillo Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Ocotillo Elementary?
Student demographics at Ocotillo Elementary are roughly 6% White, 71% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ocotillo Elementary public or private?
Ocotillo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palmdale Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.