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Tumbleweed Elementary

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Tumbleweed Elementary ranks 4159 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tumbleweed Elementary is a 502-student K–8 school in Palmdale, in the Palmdale Elementary district. Its 2025–2026 SchoolDigger statewide percentile was 29, up from 13 the year before, and its results compare more favorably with nearby schools than with California overall. The central finding is that ELA is a relative local strength, but the school remains below the state in ELA, math and science.

ELA is Tumbleweed’s strongest area among nearby schools: its 37% proficiency rate was second-highest in the local group, above the district by 4 percentage points and below the state by 12. Math proficiency was 23%, above the district by 3 points but below the state by 15; it ranked fourth locally. Science was weaker: 13% proficiency was 7 points below the district and 23 below the state, placing seventh among nearby schools. Grade-level results reveal a sharp contrast: fourth-grade ELA reached 50%, exceeding the state by 4 points, while sixth-grade math was 2%, below reported results at comparable nearby K–8 schools.

Results have improved unevenly. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 10 percentage points and its gap with the state narrowed by 7 points. Math rose 4 points, with little change in its state gap, while science fell 11 points and its gap widened to 23 points. SchoolDigger’s rating was one star, a middle-of-the-pack result among nearby schools. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 24.3, below the nearby median of 26, and 95% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 14%, below the district’s 25% and state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s historical group rankings also differed from its overall standing: African American Students ranked at the 44th percentile in 2023–2024 versus 24 overall, and Special Education Students ranked at the 50th percentile in 2022–2023 versus 23 overall.

502

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,721

Per pupil spending ?

95.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1100 East Avenue R-4
Palmdale, CA 93550-6185

(661) 273-4166

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Tumbleweed Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy
High:	Palmdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

African American:

7.0%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2018 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg42%

4,159^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	28.0	4159 of 5817	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	5111 of 5857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4487 of 5869	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4501 of 5859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4586 of 5883	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4989 of 5789	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	5057 of 5662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	4703 of 5692	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	4203 of 5614	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	3710 of 5611	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	4090 of 5530	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	4123 of 5390	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	4546 of 5377	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	5223 of 5314	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	5076 of 5193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	4937 of 5113	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	5009 of 5113	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	4625 of 4818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	4448 of 4822	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	4577 of 4809	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	334 of 593	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	326 of 661	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.2	575 of 663	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	640 of 747	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	507 of 700	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	2195 of 2227	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1897 of 2585	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	2299 of 3162	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1698 of 3245	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1896 of 3311	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1841 of 3275	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	2604 of 3246	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	4019 of 5581	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	4747 of 5597	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4281 of 5612	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4243 of 5609	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4436 of 5635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4622 of 5492	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4975 of 5413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	3166 of 5094	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.5	4208 of 5107	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3416 of 5107	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3207 of 5087	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3195 of 5084	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3689 of 4963	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3947 of 4830	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	3488 of 5423	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	4523 of 5460	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3767 of 5517	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3661 of 5363	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3543 of 5264	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4180 of 5173	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4296 of 5084	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	3945 of 5603	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	5053 of 5628	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4402 of 5643	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4438 of 5638	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4397 of 5663	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4856 of 5510	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4770 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1807 of 2635	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1213 of 2420	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Listening29%+5 vs state

Writing29%+11 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading7%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)						CSA Spanish Listening (2026)						CSA Spanish Writing (2026)						CSA Spanish Reading (2026)						CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%		$21,721	$970	$20,751
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%		$22,469	$1,229	$21,240
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%	$21,568	$1,091	$20,477
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	5768^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.6	5795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%	27																									8.5		8.5	8.1	13.0	15.1				11.9	8.9	9.5	4.7				7.9	88%	0%	$20,819	$1,140	$19,679
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%	$22,673	$1,020	$21,653
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%)	18.4	4943^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.8	4940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%	3																									16.1		16.1	30.2	28.0	29.3				29.1	23.3	23.0	12.9				19.2	91%	0%	$20,590	$1,001	$19,589
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%)	20.3	4782^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	17.8%		14.9	5267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	485																									18.7		18.7	17.7	32.3	37.1				29.2	17.7	24.7	18.9				20.5	≥ 99%		$21,515	$1,283	$20,232
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	—	3 (4.8%)	33 (52.4%)	22 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																										7.1	8.3				0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8				0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7			$63,877	$1,728	$62,149
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	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%)	10.6	5565^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.2	5400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%	165	1.3	4.4	1.2	7.8	6.1	3.8	17.5	10.9	20.2	12.5	18.4	15.7	7.5	6.5	4.8	10.9	12.2	7.9	0.0	3.3	2.4	4.7	4.1	2.7	8.0		8.0	16.3	14.4	20.0	34.9	49.0		23.3	17.4	9.9	5.0	18.8	12.2		12.1	≥ 99%		$20,946	$1,291	$19,655
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%	$21,957	$1,209	$20,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Tumbleweed Elementary

Is Tumbleweed Elementary a good school?

Tumbleweed Elementary ranks 4159^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tumbleweed Elementary?

Students at Tumbleweed Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Tumbleweed Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Tumbleweed Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tumbleweed Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tumbleweed Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy
High : Palmdale High

What district is Tumbleweed Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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