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Twentynine Palms Elementary

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Twentynine Palms Elementary ranks 3114 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Twentynine Palms Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 580 students in the Morongo Unified School District, representing a solid, mid-performing option within its local educational community.

Academically, the school performs better than the district average, with science being a particular area of strength where students outperform both the district and state. The school has shown impressive recent progress in reducing chronic student absences and serves certain student groups, like military-connected and special education students, very effectively. While the school's overall test scores are below the state average, it has demonstrated a positive upward trend after several years of decline, suggesting it is on a good path.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that performance can vary significantly even within the same town. For instance, Oasis Elementary, located less than two miles away, has much lower proficiency rates despite similar resources. Meanwhile, Friendly Hills Elementary and Condor Elementary post higher scores, indicating that factors beyond just funding or location influence outcomes in this district.

579

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,059

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74350 Playa Vista
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-0980

(760) 367-3545

District: Morongo Unified

Students who attend Twentynine Palms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twentynine Palms Junior High
High:	Twentynine Palms High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

California avg41%

3,114^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Morongo Unified

1077^th of 1,543Morongo Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	3114 of 5857	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3394 of 5869	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3530 of 5859	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3256 of 5883	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3435 of 5789	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	3033 of 5662	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	2394 of 5692	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	2502 of 5614	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	1893 of 5611	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	1908 of 5530	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	2707 of 5390	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	1804 of 5377	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	2120 of 5314	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	2229 of 5193	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	1610 of 5113	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	1616 of 5113	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	1533 of 4818	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.6	1632 of 4822	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.4	1825 of 4809	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	249 of 593	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	1293 of 2227	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1661 of 2585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1396 of 2128	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2817 of 5597	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3517 of 5612	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3784 of 5609	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	3018 of 5635	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3257 of 5492	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2779 of 5413	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2328 of 5107	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	3285 of 5107	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2754 of 5087	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3060 of 5084	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2809 of 4963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2416 of 4830	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2973 of 5460	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3857 of 5517	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4273 of 5363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3727 of 5264	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4167 of 5173	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3701 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3189 of 5628	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3113 of 5643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3110 of 5638	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3248 of 5663	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3345 of 5510	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3081 of 5431	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	44 of 153	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	27 of 118	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	46 of 140	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	29 of 130	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1091 of 2847	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1375 of 2635	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1206 of 2420	50.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2140 of 2598	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2133 of 2651	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2281 of 2661	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2269 of 2726	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2495 of 2834	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	2295 of 2737	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)71st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2024)58th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Twentynine Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	74350 Playa Vista	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-3545	579	27	21.6	53.9%	247 (42.7%)	61 (10.5%)	208 (35.9%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	48 (8.3%)	41.5	3114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		36.6	3394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	280	39.1	39.1	33.0	48.8	46.4	35.0	40.4	28.9	51.2	22.4	23.8	32.0	98.2	98.2		98.2		$22,059	$20,192	$1,867
Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	73175 El Paseo	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-3595	461	21	21.6	74.8%	149 (32.3%)	66 (14.3%)	184 (39.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.2%)	14.1	5338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.4	4990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	348	12.1	12.1	18.3	28.1	24.6	21.1	23.1	16.4	15.6	18.3	11.1	15.2	90.6	93.8	95.3	92.2	95.3	$22,999	$21,454	$1,545
Palm Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	74350 Baseline	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-7538	362	16	22.7	76.2%	133 (36.7%)	38 (10.5%)	136 (37.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	36 (9.9%)	11.4	5542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		17.1	5112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	430	4.4	4.4	21.1	20.9	15.6	24.0	20.5	22.8	11.6	6.7	12.0	13.9						$20,063	$18,320	$1,743
Condor Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Condor Rd.	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-0750	397	17	24.0	45.6%	165 (41.6%)	31 (7.8%)	143 (36.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (11.8%)	48.5	2675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		40.9	3130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	455	33.3	33.3	41.9	49.0	57.1	53.9	50.0	37.2	26.5	26.2	42.3	31.9	96.2	96.2		96.2		$19,282	$17,852	$1,430
Joshua Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Sunburst Ave	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-8459	250	11	22.9	85.2%	95 (38.0%)	13 (5.2%)	121 (48.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	23.8	4516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		25.7	4300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	216	27.6	27.6	29.4	29.7	43.3	36.1	34.3	23.5	21.6	10.0	8.3	16.1						$21,618	$20,022	$1,596
Friendly Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	7252 Sunny Vista Rd.	Joshua Tree	92252	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 366-3812	266	12	22.6	62.4%	138 (51.9%)	5 (1.9%)	108 (40.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	71.5	1533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		65.7	1785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	252	28.6	28.6	62.2	68.3	46.4	67.5	62.3	56.8	56.1	28.6	57.5	51.4	92.5	92.5		92.5		$21,918	$20,212	$1,706

Frequently Asked Questions about Twentynine Palms Elementary

What district is Twentynine Palms Elementary in?

Morongo Unified

How many students attend Twentynine Palms Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Twentynine Palms Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Twentynine Palms Elementary?

Students at Twentynine Palms Elementary are 43% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Twentynine Palms Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twentynine Palms Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twentynine Palms Junior High
High : Twentynine Palms High

Is Twentynine Palms Elementary a good school?

Twentynine Palms Elementary ranks 3114^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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