Palm Tree Elementary

Palm Tree Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Palmdale, California, overseen by Palmdale Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 564 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Palmdale Elementary comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 17,941 students; Palm Tree Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Palm Tree Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 91% 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Palm Tree Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Palm Tree Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Palmdale Learning Plaza is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palm Tree Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 21.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 7% to 3%.

On the community side, members of the Palm Tree Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.