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Tumbleweed Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tumbleweed Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 502 students in the Palmdale Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English and math are very close to the district average, though its statewide ranking is low. When compared to schools with similar challenges, such as Tamarisk Elementary and Yucca Elementary, Tumbleweed performs better. However, it underperforms compared to Palmdale Learning Plaza, which has a lower poverty rate. A notable strength is its Spanish language instruction, where students outperform both the district and state averages. A significant concern is a steep decline in math scores by 5th grade, dropping to just 8% proficiency.

Tumbleweed has a clear advantage in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.8%, which is much better than the district average and most nearby schools like Desert Rose Elementary (42.6%) and Palm Tree Elementary (40.8%). Despite this better attendance, academic achievement remains low, suggesting other instructional factors are at play. The school spends less per student than many of its peers, and performance for English Learners and students in special education has shown recent declines, indicating a need for more consistent support systems.

502

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,926

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,111^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	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
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
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
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
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

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

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

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Listening24%~ state avg

Writing22%+5 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Science10%-23 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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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 (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	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
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	$26,926	$25,956	$970
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%)	21.9	4679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	4415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	264																					18.9		18.9	29.1	27.5	32.2				29.5	27.9	18.3	22.2				22.5	95.0				95.9		$28,163	$26,934	$1,229
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%)	44.9	2895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		41.6	3094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	199																					32.2	23.5	28.0	37.9	35.8	56.7	51.7	67.8	55.3	50.7	44.8	34.7	35.6	12.1	37.9	28.2	32.2							$26,499	$25,408	$1,091
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		$24,952	$23,812	$1,140
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%)	9.6	5654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.4	5798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	144																					11.7		11.7	10.7	18.0	21.6				16.7	13.0	12.7	9.1				11.6							$28,780	$27,760	$1,020
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		$24,633	$23,632	$1,001
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							$26,201	$24,918	$1,283
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
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	$25,055	$23,764	$1,291
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%)	26.9	4234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.9	3694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	540																					14.3		14.3	36.6	33.9	26.5				32.3	32.3	37.8	12.2				27.8	95.7			95.7		95.7	$27,159	$25,950	$1,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Tumbleweed Elementary

Is Tumbleweed Elementary a good school?

Tumbleweed Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

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 dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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