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Alpine Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alpine Elementary is a K-8 school serving 591 students in Littlerock, CA, within the Keppel Union Elementary district, operating in a high-need area where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages, placing it in the bottom quartile of schools statewide. However, when compared to some nearby schools in its own district like Daisy Gibson Elementary and Antelope Elementary, Alpine's performance is relatively stronger in certain subjects. The school has shown a promising and dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic peak. It also spends more per student than many surrounding schools in the Palmdale Elementary district, such as Buena Vista Elementary.

Notable strengths include its programs for English Language Learners and special education students, which are more effective relative to its overall performance. A key finding from the area is the exceptional success of Los Amigos - Dual Immersion, a nearby school with a similar student population that achieves much higher academic results, suggesting specific instructional models can make a significant difference. Alpine's performance varies greatly by grade level, indicating inconsistency, and there is a large gap in effectiveness between male and female students that warrants attention.

591

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,798

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.
Littlerock, CA 93543-3042

(661) 944-3221

District: Keppel Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

6.6%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,177^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,321^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Keppel Union Elementary

1440^th of 1,543Keppel Union Elementary among California districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5177 of 5857	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	5046 of 5869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5121 of 5859	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5401 of 5883	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5327 of 5789	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4996 of 5662	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	5332 of 5692	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	5195 of 5614	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	5248 of 5611	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	4976 of 5530	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	4749 of 5390	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	5010 of 5377	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	3868 of 5314	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3540 of 5193	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.0	3451 of 5113	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4141 of 5113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3662 of 4818	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	3595 of 4822	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.8	3503 of 4809	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	1608 of 3162	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	2523 of 3245	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2592 of 3311	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	2714 of 3275	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	2174 of 3246	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5222 of 5597	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4849 of 5612	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5187 of 5609	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5312 of 5635	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5076 of 5492	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4605 of 5413	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4344 of 5107	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4196 of 5107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4253 of 5087	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4551 of 5084	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4298 of 4963	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3945 of 4830	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4653 of 5460	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4553 of 5517	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4431 of 5363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4617 of 5264	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4678 of 5173	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4183 of 5084	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4474 of 5628	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4617 of 5643	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4473 of 5638	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5067 of 5663	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5032 of 5510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4879 of 5431	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1840 of 2847	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2321 of 2761	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2333 of 2783	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2629 of 2781	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2444 of 2740	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2243 of 2715	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1775 of 2480	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1833 of 2508	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1770 of 2497	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	1399 of 2477	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.9	1904 of 2379	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1979 of 2259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	2116 of 2236	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1296 of 1478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1175 of 1521	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	563 of 1540	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	727 of 1364	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2109 of 2533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2377 of 2551	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2389 of 2531	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2300 of 2509	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2191 of 2380	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1349 of 2262	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1947 of 2395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1915 of 2388	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2228 of 2374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2057 of 2359	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1580 of 2213	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1318 of 2072	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1917 of 2542	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	2033 of 2579	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2384 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	2012 of 2458	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1814 of 2369	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1378 of 2230	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2088 of 2534	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1804 of 2552	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2403 of 2538	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2220 of 2527	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1733 of 2407	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1908 of 2273	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 25, 2009

The school has always been great. We have lost some of our best teachers. We recently got a new principal. know if i was rating the new principal i would rate a big fat ZERO!!! If your child has many problems you can be one of us many parents complaining!!!!! Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	591	23	26.2	64.8%	39 (6.6%)	15 (2.5%)	534 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.1	5177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		17.8	5046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	131																													14.9	12.2	13.4	27.1	18.6	23.9	17.7	27.5	29.2	24.0	23.3	12.8	14.9	26.5	13.9	8.9	16.0	92.3	96.2			92.3		$12,798	$10,810	$1,988
Desert View Community Day	Public	K-8	9330 East Avenue U	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2372	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	37237 North 100th St. East	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2148	286	11	26.0	52.4%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9	5684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		15.4	5264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	420																													12.5	6.7	9.7	11.5	10.3	15.6	25.8	15.6	0.0	13.3	19.2	6.9	6.3	3.2	34.4	3.3	12.2							$12,012	$10,088	$1,924
Los Amigos - Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	6640 East Avenue R-8	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1546	1,027	37	27.9	67.4%	17 (1.7%)	24 (2.3%)	965 (94.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	53.5	2395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.6	2205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	190	7.1	21.6	10.8	6.0	10.5	7.9	10.8	36.6	21.6	42.2	21.0	29.0	9.9	26.9	18.8	47.8	27.5	17.0	33.3	8.9	25.9	5.4	26.1	6.9	4.0	9.7	9.9	10.5	36.3	18.1	26.6	44.6	58.2	54.9	43.0	66.4	45.7	52.0	34.8	52.7	36.3	26.6	39.1	24.1	35.5							$20,963	$19,928	$1,035
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	37236 58th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7100	503	20	25.1	86.5%	23 (4.6%)	94 (18.7%)	369 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	20.9	4748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		15.1	5298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	550																													17.0		17.0	24.3	26.4	30.0				26.9	33.0	21.6	18.0				24.4							$27,977	$26,254	$1,723
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37005 Hillcrest Dr.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-4158	573	26	21.8	77.7%	29 (5.1%)	71 (12.4%)	455 (79.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	21.8	4688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		17.7	5059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	371																													16.7		16.7	23.9	29.1	37.2				29.8	25.0	31.4	9.0				22.2							$30,789	$29,508	$1,281
Golden Poppy Elementary	Public	K-5	37802 Rockie Ln.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-3683	525	21	25.4	89.3%	12 (2.3%)	89 (17.0%)	394 (75.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	18	5012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.1	5115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	103																													23.7		23.7	17.9	16.7	27.6				20.3	22.4	22.1	22.1				22.2							$25,550	$24,338	$1,212
Yellen Learning Center	Public	K-8	37015 Goldenview Way	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 456-1600	58	11	5.4	86.2%	3 (5.2%)	36 (62.1%)	19 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														0.0	0.0				5.9		0.0	1.6				6.3		0.0	1.8
Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	714	27	26.4	77.2%	22 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16.4	5158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		22.8	4598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	560																													24.2	8.8	15.5	12.2	15.7	25.0	27.5	17.9	12.2	18.2	20.9	20.2	25.0	13.2	10.5	14.8	17.4	92.4	96.6	95.8	94.1	95.8	95.8	$12,628	$10,750	$1,878
Cimarron Elementary	Public	K-5	36940 45th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9780	497	20	25.2	77.9%	15 (3.0%)	51 (10.3%)	410 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	24.6	4449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		14.2	5377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	928																													18.4		18.4	36.6	25.0	31.0				31.3	37.8	20.0	14.9				24.4							$27,501	$26,288	$1,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpine Elementary

How many students attend Alpine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Alpine Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alpine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alpine Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : William J. (Pete) Knight High

What district is Alpine Elementary in?

Keppel Union Elementary

Is Alpine Elementary a good school?

Alpine Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alpine Elementary?

Students at Alpine Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American.

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