Summerwind Elementary

Summerwind Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Palmdale, California, run under Palmdale Elementary, serves 569 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Summerwind Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Palmdale Elementary, a district that works with 17,941 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Summerwind Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest breaks down as 23% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Summerwind Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Summerwind Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 30.9%; Summerwind Elementary posts 14.3%, -16.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 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), Summerwind Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Palmdale Discovery Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summerwind Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summerwind Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Summerwind Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 756 students in 2018 compared to 569 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 17% to 23% across the same window.

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