Tumbleweed Elementary

Tumbleweed Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Palmdale, California, overseen by Palmdale Elementary, serveing 502 students in grades K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Tumbleweed Elementary reports that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Tumbleweed Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Tumbleweed Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tumbleweed Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Tumbleweed Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Palm Tree Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tumbleweed Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 20.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 39%: 827 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 76% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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