1
What's the biggest difference between Palmdale Learning Plaza and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062958002169
Palmdale Learning Plaza
38043 Division St., Palmdale, CA 93551 · (661) 538-9034 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
578 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 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
43%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
50.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.6pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.0% | 30.6% | 22.6% | 26.7% |
| Math | 12.2% | 20.0% | 27.3% | 40.6% |
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 | 50.6% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.5% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.6% | 35.1% |
| 2017-18 | 43.2% | 35.3% |
| 2016-17 | 41.7% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Palmdale Learning Plaza
Palmdale Learning Plaza's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmdale Learning Plaza this school | 800 | 72.3% | 40.7% |
| Ramona Hawthorne | 767 | 75.1% | 44.2% |
| Galileo Academy 101 Victorville | 693 | 74.6% | 48.5% |
| Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy Fontana | 682 | 69.1% | 51.0% |
| Barrel Springs Elementary Palmdale | 627 | 77.4% | 40.6% |
| Wawona K-8 Fresno | 688 | 71.5% | 30.2% |
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 Palmdale Learning Plaza ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,423 of 5,151 | #583 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,003 of 5,172 ▼ 160 | #781 of 1,129 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,980 of 5,172 ▲ 155 | #451 of 1,129 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #743 of 5,116 | #265 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #387 of 5,915 | #61 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,414 of 5,352 | #649 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #3,253 of 5,354 | #557 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #2,822 of 5,625 | #836 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #3,810 of 3,837 | #946 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
800
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
+48% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 800 | 35.9 | 22.3:1 | 72% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 34.9 | 23.0:1 | 80% (639) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 35.1 | 22.3:1 | 80% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 34 | 24.0:1 | 79% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 34.9 | 23.0:1 | 78% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 77% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | N/A | N/A | 62% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 37% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmdale Learning Plaza.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (803 to 800); teachers up 3% (34.9 to 35.9).
About Palmdale Learning Plaza
Located in Palmdale, California, Palmdale Learning Plaza is a large elementary school. School enrollment was 800 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 72% above that.
Palmdale Elementary counts 29 schools and 17,941 students, including Palmdale Learning Plaza.
By race and ethnicity, Palmdale Learning Plaza is 74% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Palmdale Learning Plaza comes in at 43%.
The teaching staff at Palmdale Learning Plaza is 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.3:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. About 72% of students, or 578, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is about the same, 70%.
Palmdale Learning Plaza is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Palmdale Learning Plaza is 3.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.7% versus 37.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Palmdale Learning Plaza is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Palm Tree Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Palmdale Learning Plaza has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Palmdale Learning Plaza comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Palmdale Learning Plaza is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (816) to 2024-25 (800). The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.0:1 to 22.3:1 over the same years.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Palm Tree Elementary0.4 mi · 564
- Yucca Elementary0.7 mi · 495
- R. Rex Parris High1.2 mi · 469
- Tumbleweed Elementary1.3 mi · 502
- Ocotillo Elementary1.6 mi · 588
- Dos Caminos Dual Immersion1.9 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About Palmdale Learning PlazaHow large is Palmdale Learning Plaza?
Palmdale Learning Plaza enrolls approximately 800 students in grades KG-08.
Is Palmdale Learning Plaza an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palmdale Learning Plaza is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Palmdale Learning Plaza?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Palmdale Learning Plaza.
How diverse is Palmdale Learning Plaza?
Palmdale Learning Plaza reports a student body of 7% White, 74% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Palmdale Learning Plaza public or private?
Palmdale Learning Plaza 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.