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Palmdale Aerospace Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
4729th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Alternative Schools
Better than 19% of California alternative schools
Summary

Palmdale Aerospace Academy is a large, K-12 public alternative school in Palmdale, CA, serving 2,259 students with a specialized focus on aerospace and career education within its own Palmdale Aerospace Academy District.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional success in supporting students to graduation, with a rate of 98.5% that far exceeds the state average and dramatically outperforms nearby alternatives like Antelope Valley Learning Academy. However, its standardized test scores in core subjects like math and science are below state averages, creating a notable contrast with its high graduation rate. When compared to other local schools, it occupies a unique niche: while iLEAD Hybrid excels academically, Palmdale Aerospace Academy is the clear leader in ensuring students stay in school and earn their diplomas.

Recent attendance data shows promising improvement, but past volatility indicates it remains an area of focus. The school serves a high-need population, and its engaging aerospace theme appears to be a key factor in student retention. For families prioritizing a supportive environment that ensures high school completion and offers career-themed learning, this school presents a compelling option, though those seeking the highest academic test scores might also consider other nearby charters.

2,259
Students ?
25.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
72.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 99%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 3300 East Palmdale Blvd.
       Palmdale, CA  93550-5036

(661) 273-3680

District: Palmdale Aerospace Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
African American:
6.2%
White:
4.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2025 → 60th in 2026
Strengths
✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2025)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,729th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2022
From bottom 31% (2022) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,017th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2019
From bottom 36% (2019) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
862nd of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 20 pts since 2019
From top 20% (2019) to top 40% (2026)
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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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.94729 of 581718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202520.34802 of 585718.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.74505 of 586923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.44607 of 585921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.04050 of 588331.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202228.41567 of 222729.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202436.62065 of 316234.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.12586 of 324520.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.32508 of 331124.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.84848 of 558113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202518.14850 of 559713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.74647 of 561217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.74722 of 560915.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.93842 of 563531.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.74188 of 510718.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.03741 of 510726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.83874 of 508723.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.33270 of 508435.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.34666 of 542314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.74532 of 546017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.24026 of 551727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.54336 of 536319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.73781 of 526428.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.24282 of 560323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202524.84305 of 562823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.13994 of 564329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.44102 of 563827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202228.23941 of 566330.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20264.0728 of 7533.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.72087 of 292728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202522.52450 of 284713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202441.31268 of 263551.9%★★★☆☆
202328.61717 of 242029.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.02349 of 25367.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.72017 of 274026.4%★☆☆☆☆
202525.51980 of 276128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.71642 of 278341.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.31517 of 278145.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.31759 of 274035.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.11748 of 271535.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.5174 of 59470.7%★★★★☆
202545.5294 of 60951.7%★★★☆☆
202450.8264 of 62757.9%★★★☆☆
202360.6197 of 61367.9%★★★☆☆
202254.1239 of 63762.5%★★★☆☆
201962.2209 of 64367.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202231.9992 of 153135.2%★★☆☆☆
201959.7405 of 149172.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202454.3368 of 147875.1%★★★★☆
202335.9931 of 152138.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.61114 of 154027.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.41208 of 144216.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.31964 of 251621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202524.21907 of 253324.7%★☆☆☆☆
202428.51741 of 255131.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.71486 of 253141.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.11922 of 250923.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.41667 of 238030.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.91613 of 239532.7%★★☆☆☆
202445.91105 of 238853.7%★★★☆☆
202350.4976 of 237458.9%★★★☆☆
202237.81366 of 235942.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.61292 of 221341.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.71801 of 252928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202528.11842 of 254227.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.81468 of 257943.1%★★☆☆☆
202348.51065 of 253157.9%★★★☆☆
202233.81550 of 245836.9%★★☆☆☆
201938.11389 of 236941.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.01785 of 251429.0%★☆☆☆☆
202526.51807 of 253428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202439.31368 of 255246.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.71318 of 253848.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.91432 of 252743.3%★★☆☆☆
201932.71532 of 240736.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.5671 of 7358.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.21197 of 160525.4%★☆☆☆☆
202531.11064 of 156632.1%★★☆☆☆
202442.4717 of 155253.8%★★★☆☆
202329.51092 of 153128.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.01336 of 149010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202520.71216 of 152020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.61256 of 153718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.71287 of 154316.6%★☆☆☆☆
202242.2879 of 155543.5%★★☆☆☆
201923.31246 of 160222.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.9862 of 213559.6%★★★☆☆
202551.41010 of 216253.3%★★★☆☆
202470.4562 of 215974.0%★★★★☆
202374.6498 of 217077.1%★★★★☆
202257.4767 of 212363.9%★★★☆☆
201976.4432 of 213379.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.8145 of 49270.5%★★★★☆
202490.735 of 51793.2%★★★★★
202390.843 of 52191.7%★★★★★
202275.492 of 52282.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202263.8249 of 116178.6%★★★★☆
201970.1206 of 111781.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202441.9538 of 108550.4%★★★☆☆
202370.6117 of 106489.0%★★★★☆
202235.9644 of 104438.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.6899 of 9414.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.7786 of 186457.8%★★★☆☆
202540.71107 of 190641.9%★★☆☆☆
202461.7642 of 191566.5%★★★☆☆
202370.0507 of 191573.5%★★★★☆
202249.3837 of 185855.0%★★★☆☆
201972.1429 of 183376.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202555.2825 of 190056.6%★★★☆☆
202479.4306 of 190283.9%★★★★☆
202386.4199 of 191789.6%★★★★☆
202267.7473 of 186174.6%★★★★☆
201982.3228 of 181487.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.0688 of 199765.5%★★★☆☆
202551.1938 of 201353.4%★★★☆☆
202475.4409 of 202679.8%★★★★☆
202375.9388 of 203080.9%★★★★☆
202263.6569 of 194370.7%★★★★☆
201982.7246 of 193787.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.8836 of 193056.7%★★★☆☆
202554.9829 of 194257.3%★★★☆☆
202471.4496 of 194874.5%★★★★☆
202373.8461 of 196376.5%★★★★☆
202260.3635 of 191666.9%★★★☆☆
201973.4435 of 188076.9%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.5517 of 58812.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.6915 of 123525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202540.2647 of 125248.3%★★☆☆☆
202457.1375 of 121669.2%★★★☆☆
202357.4330 of 119772.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.2780 of 113031.0%★★☆☆☆
202544.0683 of 115540.9%★★☆☆☆
202455.0524 of 117355.3%★★★☆☆
202336.1776 of 119335.0%★★☆☆☆
201966.5393 of 122267.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)7th percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2026)71st percentile+44 vs school
Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)25th percentile~ school
Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile-16 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-18 vs school
High school
Disabled (2022)79th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)58th percentile~ school
Male (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-24 vs school
White (2026)31st percentile-29 vs school
Special Education (2026)26th percentile-34 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-48 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Speaking38%-6 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state
Science30%-6 vs state
Mathematics21%-18 vs state
Listening15%-9 vs state
Overall10%~ state avg
Reading8%~ state avg
Writing7%-11 vs state

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Palmdale Aerospace Academy ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California alternative schools.

Students at Palmdale Aerospace Academy are 84% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,259 students attended Palmdale Aerospace Academy.

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