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Yellen Learning Center

37015 Goldenview Way, Palmdale, CA 93552 · (661) 456-1600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
58
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
50 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 135%
Grade 212%
Grade 335%
Grade 459%
Grade 5712%
Grade 61322%
Grade 7712%
Grade 81933%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
35%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
1933%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
3662%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 5% · US 15%
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
Male
4984%
Female
916%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
1.6%
own-school result
Math
1.8%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%1.6%11.5%86.9%
Math0.0%1.8%1.8%96.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-251.6%1.8%
2023-243.3%0.0%
2022-237.0%1.8%
2021-226.3%0.0%
2018-192.4%1.2%
2017-183.0%4.3%
2016-172.4%0.0%
2015-163.0%0.0%
2014-150.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Yellen Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
58#5,746 of 5,915#1,290 of 1,300
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 2024-25
Enrollment
58
-32 (-36%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255810.65.5:186% (50)
2023-245511.54.8:198% (54)
2022-235911.65.1:198% (58)
2020-2190118.2:197% (87)
2017-187610.37.4:193% (71)
2015-1676116.9:192% (70)
2010-1187N/AN/A61% (53)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yellen Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (76 to 58); teachers up 2% (10.3 to 10.6).

About Yellen Learning Center

Federal records list Yellen Learning Center as an elementary school in Palmdale, California. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 58 students enrolled. It has 88% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).

Palmdale Elementary serves 17,941 students across 29 schools.

About 62% of the student body at Yellen Learning Center is Black. Other groups include 33% Hispanic and 5% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 8% Black. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Yellen Learning Center are from different groups.

Yellen Learning Center has a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1, with 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.

Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Yellen Learning Center among them.

Yellen Learning Center's closest public school neighbor is Buena Vista Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal enrollment counts fell from 90 (2020-21) to 58 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (5.5:1) than in 2020-21 (8.2:1).

The Yellen Learning Center discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Yellen Learning Center
District
Palmdale Elementary
Address
37015 Goldenview Way, Palmdale, CA 93552
Phone
(661) 456-1600
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
58
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
5.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
50 (86%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062958011305
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Yellen Learning Center
What is the total enrollment at Yellen Learning Center?
Yellen Learning Center enrolls approximately 58 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Yellen Learning Center serve?
Yellen Learning Center serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yellen Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yellen Learning Center is approximately 5.5:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Yellen Learning Center?
Yellen Learning Center reports a student body of 5% White, 33% Hispanic, 62% Black.
Who oversees Yellen Learning Center?
Yellen Learning Center is overseen by Palmdale Elementary in Los Angeles County.
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