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Yucca Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yucca Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 495 students in the Palmdale Elementary school district, operating in a high-needs community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math far below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate of 48.6% that is more than double the state average. While the school spends more per student than several nearby schools, it consistently ranks in the bottom percentiles statewide. Interestingly, the data shows that other schools very close by, like Palmdale Learning Plaza just 0.65 miles away, achieve much higher academic results while serving similar student populations, suggesting that factors specific to Yucca are impacting outcomes.

The analysis reveals that addressing chronic absenteeism could be a critical first step, as higher-performing nearby schools like Dos Caminos Dual Immersion have much lower absence rates. Furthermore, the success of schools in neighboring districts, such as Cottonwood Elementary in the Westside Union Elementary district, demonstrates that better outcomes are achievable in the area. This suggests Yucca could potentially improve by learning from the effective practices of these higher-performing schools nearby.

495

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,824

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38440 Second St. East
Palmdale, CA 93550-3603

(661) 273-5052

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Yucca Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

23.6%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,654^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	9.6	5654 of 5857	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5798 of 5869	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	5678 of 5859	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5721 of 5883	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5421 of 5789	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5247 of 5662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	5386 of 5692	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	5110 of 5614	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	5336 of 5611	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	5474 of 5530	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	5368 of 5390	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	5033 of 5377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	5163 of 5314	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	4979 of 5193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.0	5065 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.8	5017 of 5113	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	4766 of 4818	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	4784 of 4822	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	4757 of 4809	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	449 of 569	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	466 of 593	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	444 of 661	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	548 of 663	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	686 of 747	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	567 of 700	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	3074 of 3162	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2934 of 3245	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3154 of 3311	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	2305 of 3275	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	3159 of 3246	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5465 of 5597	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	5567 of 5612	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5495 of 5609	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	5586 of 5635	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	5266 of 5492	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5160 of 5413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	4793 of 5107	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5017 of 5107	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4926 of 5087	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	4865 of 5084	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4307 of 4963	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4294 of 4830	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5201 of 5460	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5428 of 5517	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5150 of 5363	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5087 of 5264	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4729 of 5173	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4534 of 5084	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	5296 of 5628	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	5557 of 5643	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5334 of 5638	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5304 of 5663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4979 of 5510	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4824 of 5431	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)21st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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
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							$19,824	$2,845	$16,979
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							$18,910	$2,600	$16,310
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		$21,229	$3,120	$18,109
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
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	$19,156	$2,794	$16,362
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%)	23.8	4523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		31.3	3823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	700	3.8	4.1	0.0	1.1	4.6	8.9	4.0	31.4	11.3	15.2	9.0	15.6	15.2	16.6	10.5	16.5	1.1	7.9	16.5	11.6	10.9	1.9	4.1	0.0	1.1	2.8	12.5	4.0	12.0	16.3	14.4	33.3	30.9	37.0	34.3	33.9	40.7	35.2	33.3	21.7	15.2	14.7	22.1	10.6	19.5							$17,236	$2,520	$14,716
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)																																																				$23,516	$2,374	$21,142
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
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%)	13.8	5361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.7	5569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	208																													15.5		15.5	13.4	20.3	28.1				20.6	11.5	17.1	18.8				15.9	94.9	96.2	97.5	96.2	94.9	96.2	$19,611	$2,900	$16,711
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yucca Elementary

What schools do graduates of Yucca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yucca Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Yucca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Yucca Elementary.

What district is Yucca Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Elementary?

Students at Yucca Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 24% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Yucca Elementary a good school?

Yucca Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of California elementary schools.

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