Yucca Elementary

Located at 38440 Second St. East, in Palmdale, California, Yucca Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that educates 495 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Palmdale Elementary.

Yucca Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Palmdale Elementary, a district that educates 17,941 students overall.

Demographically, Yucca Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Yucca Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at Yucca Elementary qualify 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.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Yucca Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.2%; this one delivers 10.4%.

Across the wider county, 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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Yucca Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is R. Rex Parris High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yucca Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 621 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 77% to 67% over that span.

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