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Ocotillo Elementary

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Ocotillo Elementary ranks 3998 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ocotillo Elementary serves 588 students in grades K–5 in Palmdale, California, near a group of elementary and dual-immersion schools. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 32% in English language arts (ELA), 33% in math, and 19% in science. Results vary across subjects and grades: third-grade math stands out, while fourth-grade ELA is a particular concern. The clearest takeaway is that math is the school’s relative strength, while ELA and science remain its most pressing academic gaps.

Math is where Ocotillo compares most favorably: its 33% proficiency rate is 12 points above Palmdale Elementary, 6 points below California, and 6 points above the nearby-school average of 27%. It ranked fourth among 10 nearby schools with results. By contrast, ELA is 1 point below the district, 17 points below the state, and 7 points below the nearby average of 39%; science is 1 point below the district, 17 points below the state, and 7 points below the nearby average of 25%. Fourth-grade ELA is especially weak at 22%, versus 39% in third grade, and trails eight of nine nearby schools reporting that grade. Third-grade math is a brighter spot at 43%, the second-highest among 10 nearby schools with results, though still 4 points below the state. Nearby averages include nine schools with reported all-grade scores; Palmdale Discovery Center had no test-score data.

Across the four years reported, ELA and math ended close to where they began, while science fell by 4 points, from 23% in 2022–23 to 19% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places Ocotillo at the 31st percentile with 2 stars, up from the 28th percentile the prior year but below its 40th percentile in 2022–23. Its statewide SchoolDigger percentile is notably higher for Special Education Students, at 62, and African American Students, at 55, compared with 31 overall. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.8, the second-highest among 11 nearby schools reporting a ratio. Its 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 79%, a contextual measure that varied widely among nearby schools and does not explain achievement differences.

588

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,159

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 1% (any vaccine)

38737 Ocotillo School Dr.
Palmdale, CA 93551

(661) 947-9987

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Ocotillo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

African American:

16.7%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,998^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Palmdale Elementary

1212^th of 1,530Palmdale 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	3998 of 5817	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	4234 of 5857	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3694 of 5869	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3509 of 5859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3784 of 5883	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3363 of 5789	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4099 of 5662	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	3268 of 5692	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	2576 of 5614	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	2702 of 5611	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	2493 of 5530	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	2272 of 5390	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	2360 of 5377	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	1922 of 5314	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	2078 of 5193	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	2053 of 5113	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	2297 of 5113	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.3	2708 of 4818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.1	2386 of 4822	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.1	2405 of 4809	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	231 of 508	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	305 of 569	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	412 of 593	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	287 of 661	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	219 of 663	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	189 of 747	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	258 of 700	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1429 of 2227	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1490 of 2585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1181 of 2128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	1475 of 3245	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	987 of 3311	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	1458 of 3275	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	2144 of 3246	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	3858 of 5581	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	4176 of 5597	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3055 of 5612	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3430 of 5609	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3342 of 5635	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3472 of 5492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4185 of 5413	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2805 of 5094	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	3126 of 5107	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	2016 of 5107	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1969 of 5087	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2583 of 5084	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2437 of 4963	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	3064 of 4830	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	3159 of 5423	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	3756 of 5460	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2944 of 5517	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2980 of 5363	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	3042 of 5264	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2480 of 5173	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	3534 of 5084	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3842 of 5603	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	3968 of 5628	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4093 of 5643	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3325 of 5638	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3999 of 5663	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	3001 of 5510	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3703 of 5431	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	1105 of 2927	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	1321 of 2847	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	1236 of 2635	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	1315 of 2420	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	1679 of 2834	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2390 of 2737	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)55th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2019)41st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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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%)	29.8	3998^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		26.9	4234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	236																													18.9		18.9	39.1	21.7	35.9				32.1	42.5	29.9	27.4				32.8	96%	1%	$27,159	$25,950	$1,209
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	39066 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-1849	945	38	24.5	74.5%	27 (2.9%)	38 (4.0%)	861 (91.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	28.9	4090^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.7%		23.8	4523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	433	9.4	5.0	1.1	1.2	4.9	7.6	5.0	30.2	7.0	15.8	4.6	17.3	17.0	15.4	24.0	7.0	5.3	3.5	11.1	8.5	9.9	5.2	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	11.3	4.8	20.0	19.2	19.5	36.5	29.0	47.4	30.7	29.3	34.2	34.4	39.6	22.0	30.9	9.9	19.2	18.3	23.0	≥ 99%		$22,171	$21,244	$927
Palmdale Discovery Center	Public	K-8	39174 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-0181	246	22	11.1	77.6%	9 (3.7%)	39 (15.9%)	182 (74.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																																														92%	0%	$68,218	$65,304	$2,914
Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	569	22	26.4	81.5%	26 (4.6%)	129 (22.7%)	376 (66.1%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	11	5543^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.7%		13.8	5361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%	182																													13.1		13.1	13.0	16.3	26.0				19.1	9.9	12.1	16.3				13.0	98%	0%	$27,829	$26,548	$1,281
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%)	77.4	1248^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%	29																													54.2		54.2	68.6	63.0	71.9	52.6			64.5	68.6	58.2	43.8	37.2			52.1	≥ 99%		$16,448	$15,414	$1,034
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%)	8.9	5661^st of 5817 public elementary schools	2.7%		9.6	5654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	7																													7.6		7.6	20.4	14.5	17.5				17.4	13.2	19.4	5.0				11.8	96%	0%	$28,780	$27,760	$1,020
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%)	50.4	2591^st of 5817 public elementary schools	55.5%		44.9	2895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	304																													36.1	34.1	35.1	43.3	37.8	57.7	55.2	66.7	68.2	54.8	30.0	38.9	41.2	31.3	28.9	35.2	34.3	96%	0%	$26,499	$25,408	$1,091
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%)	30.9	3917^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.7%		21.9	4679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%	762																													21.5		21.5	40.9	36.6	33.0				36.6	36.4	32.3	21.3				29.4	≥ 99%		$28,163	$26,934	$1,229
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%)	39	3290^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	3310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%	20																													34.3		34.3	37.8	31.9	48.6	60.4			43.5	23.0	19.4	31.4	34.0			26.4	93%	0%	$20,335	$19,290	$1,045
Tumbleweed Elementary	Public	K-8	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%)	28	4159^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.5%		16.9	5111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%	952	17.7	16.2	8.1	2.0			12.1	43.5	22.1	37.1	2.0			28.7	50.6	35.3	8.1	8.0			28.7	9.4	14.7	0.0	2.0			7.2	12.9		12.9	36.5	50.0	32.3	28.0			37.4	32.9	33.8	16.1	2.0			23.4	≥ 98%		$26,926	$25,956	$970

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocotillo Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ocotillo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ocotillo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy
High : Highland High

Is Ocotillo Elementary a good school?

Ocotillo Elementary ranks 3998^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ocotillo Elementary?

Students at Ocotillo Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ocotillo Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

How many students attend Ocotillo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Ocotillo Elementary.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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