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Meadowlark Elementary

Q: Is Meadowlark Elementary a good school?

Meadowlark Elementary ranks 3304 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Meadowlark Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 352 students in the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified school district, serving a community where a significant number of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores in English and Math are below the state average, though it performs better than its own district and some nearby schools in the Palmdale Elementary district, such as Tumbleweed Elementary. A notable strength is its work with students from low-income families, where it earns a higher performance rating. However, the school has seen a concerning drop in its effectiveness for English Language Learners over the past several years. Compared to a higher-performing school like Cottonwood Elementary in the Westside Union Elementary district, Meadowlark spends more per student but has lower academic results, raising questions about how resources are used.

On a positive note, the school has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate in half over two years, which is crucial for future learning. It has also reduced class sizes, now offering a more favorable student-teacher ratio than schools like Palm Tree Elementary. While challenges remain, these operational improvements and its relative strength in mathematics instruction provide a foundation for the school to build upon for better academic outcomes.

352

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3015 West Sacramento St.
Acton, CA 93510-2434

(661) 269-8140

District: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified

Students who attend Meadowlark Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	High Desert
High:	Vasquez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

White:

33.8%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg27%

California avg43%

3,304^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3304 of 5857	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3865 of 5869	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4059 of 5859	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3155 of 5883	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3813 of 5789	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	2522 of 5662	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	2739 of 5692	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	2346 of 5614	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	2342 of 5611	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	2528 of 5530	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	2145 of 5390	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	2000 of 5377	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	1800 of 5314	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	1469 of 5193	71.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.0	1627 of 5113	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.3	2052 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.8	1262 of 4818	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	1393 of 4822	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	1624 of 2585	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	498 of 2128	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	2581 of 3162	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1351 of 3275	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	448 of 3246	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2979 of 5597	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3702 of 5612	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3993 of 5609	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3072 of 5635	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4159 of 5492	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2823 of 5413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2720 of 5107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3603 of 5107	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3957 of 5087	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2964 of 5084	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4282 of 4963	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	2180 of 4830	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2614 of 5460	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	3236 of 5517	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4256 of 5363	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	2127 of 5264	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	4112 of 5173	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	2410 of 5084	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3408 of 5628	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3689 of 5643	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3848 of 5638	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	3006 of 5663	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3191 of 5510	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	2131 of 5431	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1942 of 2847	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2208 of 2598	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2251 of 2651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2197 of 2661	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	2058 of 2726	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2390 of 2834	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1893 of 2737	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)37th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-4	3015 West Sacramento St.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-8140	352	16	21.3	69.9%	119 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	218 (61.9%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	3304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		30.9	3865^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	561																				45.6	37.3					41.5	26.5	38.2					32.4	91.8	91.8			91.8	95.1
Anaverde Hills	Public	K-6	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	517	22	23.4	54.9%	51 (9.9%)	73 (14.1%)	322 (62.3%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	38.5	3310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		31.4	3819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	509																	33.3		33.3	39.1	45.2	56.9	32.8			43.9	11.6	39.7	26.4	12.3			22.9	96.4				96.4		$14,961	$1,283	$13,678
Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	800	36	22.2	72.3%	56 (7.0%)	96 (12.0%)	593 (74.1%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.1%)	44.9	2895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		41.6	3094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	199																	32.2	23.5	28.0	37.9	35.8	56.7	51.7	67.8	55.3	50.7	44.8	34.7	35.6	12.1	37.9	28.2	32.2							$18,910	$2,600	$16,310
Palm Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	326 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9357	564	22	25.9	91.1%	15 (2.7%)	86 (15.2%)	435 (77.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	21.9	4679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	4415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	264																	18.9		18.9	29.1	27.5	32.2				29.5	27.9	18.3	22.2				22.5	95.0				95.9		$21,229	$3,120	$18,109
Tumbleweed Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Avenue R-4	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-4166	502	21	24.3	95.0%	8 (1.6%)	35 (7.0%)	447 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	16.9	5111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		23.8	4487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	624	17.1	14.7	1.6	11.7	38.2	19.1	12.9	24.3	26.3	32.4	6.5	22.3	11.8	11.8	1.6	8.7	9.7		9.7	29.0	30.8	29.0				29.6	19.7	19.1	8.1				16.0	95.3		97.2	98.1	96.2	98.1	$18,180	$2,722	$15,458
Ocotillo Elementary	Public	K-5	38737 Ocotillo School Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-9987	588	22	26.8	79.1%	37 (6.3%)	98 (16.7%)	417 (70.9%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	26.9	4234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.9	3694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	540																	14.3		14.3	36.6	33.9	26.5				32.3	32.3	37.8	12.2				27.8	95.7			95.7		95.7	$19,156	$2,794	$16,362
Yucca Elementary	Public	K-5	38440 Second St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-5052	495	19	25.7	96.2%	18 (3.6%)	117 (23.6%)	332 (67.1%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	9.6	5654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.4	5798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	144																	11.7		11.7	10.7	18.0	21.6				16.7	13.0	12.7	9.1				11.6							$19,824	$2,845	$16,979
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	652	24	27.1	55.1%	105 (16.1%)	72 (11.0%)	381 (58.4%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		71.8	1506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	287																	42.1		42.1	72.4	64.9	63.2	62.8			65.8	79.1	54.3	36.8	57.1			56.3							$13,546	$1,152	$12,394
Joshua Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3030 Fairfield	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9992	581	24	24.4	92.3%	13 (2.2%)	74 (12.7%)	474 (81.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	14.9	5267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		12.2	5537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	270																	5.3		5.3	32.3	25.0	16.8				24.3	28.1	20.4	5.3				17.3							$18,791	$2,748	$16,043
Barrel Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3636 Ponderosa Way	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9270	627	24	25.7	77.4%	37 (5.9%)	84 (13.4%)	478 (76.2%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	47.1	2752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		44.4	2900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	148																	26.6		26.6	41.9	40.7	58.1				46.8	44.8	36.1	29.8				37.2	93.3	97.5	98.3	95.0	96.6	95.8	$19,206	$2,874	$16,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlark Elementary

Is Meadowlark Elementary a good school?

Meadowlark Elementary ranks 3304^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadowlark Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Meadowlark Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlark Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowlark Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : High Desert
High : Vasquez High

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark Elementary?

Students at Meadowlark Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 34% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Meadowlark Elementary in?

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified

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