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Cimarron Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cimarron Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 497 students in the Palmdale Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where academic performance has historically been a challenge for the entire district.

While Cimarron's overall state ranking is low, it shows important strengths compared to many nearby schools, particularly in math and science. For example, its math proficiency is higher than the district average and better than several peers like Joshua Hills Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary. The school has shown promising recent improvement, with test scores rising significantly from the previous year. However, challenges remain, including a high rate of chronic student absences and inconsistent performance across grade levels, with strong 3rd-grade results not always carrying over to 4th and 5th grades.

Notably, the school spends more per student than most district schools. When looking for examples of success, parents might also consider Barrel Springs Elementary, a higher-performing school in the same district with similar demographics, or Innovations Academy of Palmdale, which has a much lower absenteeism rate. Cimarron appears to be one of the stronger schools within a struggling district and is showing signs of positive momentum.

497

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,501

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36940 45th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93552-5201

(661) 285-9780

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Cimarron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy
High:	William J. (Pete) Knight High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.5%

African American:

10.3%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2024 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2024)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Palmdale Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,449^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	24.6	4449 of 5857	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5377 of 5869	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4847 of 5859	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4942 of 5883	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3872 of 5789	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4378 of 5662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4564 of 5692	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	4149 of 5614	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.8	3143 of 5611	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	2765 of 5530	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	1960 of 5390	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	2628 of 5377	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.0	3847 of 5314	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3410 of 5193	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.8	3605 of 5113	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	3217 of 5113	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3244 of 4818	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.6	3589 of 4822	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	3707 of 4809	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	654 of 661	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	404 of 663	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	629 of 747	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	500 of 700	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	1045 of 2128	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2386 of 3162	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	2128 of 3245	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	2788 of 3311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2188 of 3275	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3003 of 3246	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4599 of 5597	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5354 of 5612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5131 of 5609	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5076 of 5635	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3766 of 5492	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4162 of 5413	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3038 of 5107	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4394 of 5107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3438 of 5087	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4059 of 5084	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	2261 of 4963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	2933 of 4830	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3980 of 5460	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5002 of 5517	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4230 of 5363	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4036 of 5264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2922 of 5173	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3625 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3850 of 5628	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4910 of 5643	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4039 of 5638	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4383 of 5663	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3674 of 5510	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4316 of 5431	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2191 of 2847	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)51st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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							$27,501	$26,288	$1,213
Yellen Learning Center	Public	K-8	37015 Goldenview Way	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 456-1600	58	11	5.4	86.2%	3 (5.2%)	36 (62.1%)	19 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0				5.9		0.0	1.6				6.3		0.0	1.8
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37005 Hillcrest Dr.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-4158	573	26	21.8	77.7%	29 (5.1%)	71 (12.4%)	455 (79.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	21.8	4688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		17.7	5059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	371	16.7		16.7	23.9	29.1	37.2				29.8	25.0	31.4	9.0				22.2							$30,789	$29,508	$1,281
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							$23,644	$22,720	$924
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							$25,591	$24,394	$1,197
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							$24,410	$23,394	$1,016
Barrel Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3636 Ponderosa Way	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9270	627	24	25.7	77.4%	37 (5.9%)	84 (13.4%)	478 (76.2%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	47.1	2752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		44.4	2900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	148	26.6		26.6	41.9	40.7	58.1				46.8	44.8	36.1	29.8				37.2	93.3	97.5	98.3	95.0	96.6	95.8	$25,065	$23,920	$1,145
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	37236 58th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7100	503	20	25.1	86.5%	23 (4.6%)	94 (18.7%)	369 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	20.9	4748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		15.1	5298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	550	17.0		17.0	24.3	26.4	30.0				26.9	33.0	21.6	18.0				24.4							$27,977	$26,254	$1,723
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cimarron Elementary

What district is Cimarron Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cimarron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cimarron Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy
High : William J. (Pete) Knight High

Is Cimarron Elementary a good school?

Cimarron Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cimarron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Cimarron Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cimarron Elementary?

Students at Cimarron Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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