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Manzanita Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 644 students in the Palmdale Elementary School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom percentiles statewide with proficiency rates in English and math that are below the already low district averages. Its performance has been volatile in recent years. However, the school has made a notable improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism, with a rate that is now better than the district average and significantly lower than some nearby schools like Tamarisk Elementary and Desert Rose Elementary. Despite this progress, its academic outcomes remain lower than other local schools with similar student populations, such as Tumbleweed Elementary, and substantially lower than higher-performing neighbors like Innovations Academy of Palmdale and Cimarron Elementary.

Spending per student at Manzanita is moderate compared to other schools in the area, but this has not translated to stronger academic results. The school shows a striking performance difference by grade, with sixth graders scoring much higher in English than younger students, which may point to specific strengths or challenges at different grade levels. It is important to note that all schools in the Palmdale Elementary district face systemic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state.

644

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,752

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38620 33rd St.
Palmdale, CA 93550-4232

(661) 947-3128

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy
High:	William J. (Pete) Knight High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

African American:

3.6%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,400^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Palmdale Elementary

1309^th of 1,543Palmdale 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
2025	13.2	5400 of 5857	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5237 of 5869	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	5574 of 5859	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5248 of 5883	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	5645 of 5789	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5444 of 5662	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	5499 of 5692	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	5375 of 5614	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	5335 of 5611	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	5267 of 5530	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	5031 of 5390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	5165 of 5377	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	3486 of 5314	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	3488 of 5193	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.6	3919 of 5113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.5	4848 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	4623 of 4818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	4564 of 4822	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	4448 of 4809	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	546 of 593	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	636 of 661	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	739 of 747	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	605 of 700	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	1953 of 2227	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	2183 of 2585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	2030 of 2128	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	2625 of 3162	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2943 of 3245	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	2500 of 3311	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	3243 of 3275	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3135 of 3246	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5300 of 5597	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5201 of 5612	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5424 of 5609	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4846 of 5635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	5450 of 5492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	5199 of 5413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4563 of 5107	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4188 of 5107	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4533 of 5087	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4353 of 5084	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4786 of 4963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4511 of 4830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4929 of 5460	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4844 of 5517	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5075 of 5363	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4726 of 5264	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5045 of 5173	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4826 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5059 of 5628	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4828 of 5643	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5248 of 5638	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5180 of 5663	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5234 of 5510	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5181 of 5431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2725 of 2847	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2600 of 2635	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2342 of 2420	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2024)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Listening17%-9 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Writing10%-7 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading4%-4 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 6th 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 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 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 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
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-6	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	644	28	23.0	89.1%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	607 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	13.2	5400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.7	5237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	163	6.5	9.2	2.6	7.7	6.5	19.6	11.5	23.7	9.6	16.6	6.5	13.8	2.6	19.2	9.8	3.3	6.9	0.0	3.9	3.6	14.3		14.3	10.1	17.5	25.8	39.6			20.7	11.9	10.7	15.2	17.0			13.2	97.5	98.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.4	$18,752	$2,811	$15,941
Oak Tree Community Day	Public	K-8	38136 35th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1548	63	8	8.0	100.0%	3 (4.8%)	33 (52.4%)	22 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																						6.7	4.0				0.0	0.0	6.7	1.5				0.0	0.0	6.7	1.5							$71,680	$3,676	$68,004
Desert Rose Elementary	Public	K-8	37730 27th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0584	614	24	25.4	91.4%	19 (3.1%)	93 (15.1%)	464 (75.6%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	18.8	4940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.1	5467^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	527																					21.3		21.3	24.8	21.7	28.7				24.8	31.7	16.0	14.9				20.8	97.0	98.0			97.0		$17,755	$2,665	$15,090
Tamarisk Elementary	Public	K-5	1843 East Ave. Q5	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 225-9647	664	25	26.2	93.4%	25 (3.8%)	165 (24.8%)	446 (67.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	6.6	5795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		11.2	5606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	189																					4.2		4.2	13.7	9.7	14.5				12.8	11.4	8.7	5.9				8.7	95.4	98.0		97.4	97.4		$19,723	$3,053	$16,670
Mesquite Elementary	Public	K-5	37622 43rd St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-8376	582	22	26.7	79.0%	27 (4.6%)	60 (10.3%)	461 (79.2%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	18.8	4939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		18.5	4980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	41																					12.7		12.7	19.8	37.3	27.5				28.1	25.5	23.5	11.0				19.9							$17,388	$2,703	$14,685
Innovations Academy of Palmdale	Public, Virtual	K-8	37230 37th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 236-0161	409	15	28.0	87.3%	33 (8.1%)	76 (18.6%)	271 (66.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	24.6	4450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		10.2	5677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	1227																					14.0	21.1	18.4	31.4	30.4	32.6	32.7	32.9	28.2	31.2	37.1	19.6	20.9	23.1	28.6	25.4	25.4							$17,913	$2,136	$15,777
Chaparral Prep Academy	Public	K-5	37500 50th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9777	594	22	27.0	87.7%	23 (3.9%)	67 (11.3%)	485 (81.6%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	23.9	4505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		19.2	4927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	422																					24.5		24.5	22.3	19.5	38.7				26.8	30.2	17.7	27.4				24.8							$19,154	$2,900	$16,254
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
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							$20,816	$2,938	$17,878
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Elementary

What schools do graduates of Manzanita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy
High : William J. (Pete) Knight High

What district is Manzanita Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Manzanita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American.

Is Manzanita Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of California elementary schools.

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