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Quail Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Quail Valley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 500 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 fifth of all California elementary schools, though it has shown recent improvement from a 0-star to a 1-star rating. Its performance is mixed compared to nearby schools: its math scores are actually stronger than the district average and competitive with or better than several neighbors like Mesquite Elementary and Golden Poppy Elementary, but its English scores lag slightly behind the district. The school also does a better job than many area schools at ensuring students attend regularly, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district and schools like Buena Vista Elementary.

Interesting patterns emerge when looking at the local landscape; the area contains schools at both performance extremes, from very high-performing Barrel Springs Elementary to historically low-performing alternative schools, with Quail Valley sitting in the middle. The school shows an unusual trend where math proficiency drops sharply in upper grades while English improves. While challenges remain, particularly for English Learners and students in special education, Quail Valley's recent upward trajectory in ranking and its relative strengths in math and attendance suggest it is a school showing signs of positive momentum within a difficult context.

503

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,181

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37236 58th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93552-5461

(661) 533-7100

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Quail Valley Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

18.7%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,748^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	20.9	4748 of 5857	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5298 of 5869	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5309 of 5859	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4561 of 5883	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5302 of 5789	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4478 of 5662	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	4896 of 5692	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	4640 of 5614	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	4426 of 5611	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4679 of 5530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	3755 of 5390	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.7	4077 of 5377	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	4123 of 5314	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	4517 of 5193	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	4471 of 5113	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	4482 of 5113	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	4344 of 4818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.6	3795 of 4822	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2887 of 4809	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	414 of 569	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	572 of 593	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	580 of 661	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	260 of 663	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	518 of 747	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	400 of 700	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1940 of 2227	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1901 of 2585	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1860 of 2128	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	3118 of 3162	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2988 of 3245	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	57.8	848 of 3311	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	2091 of 3275	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1628 of 3246	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5021 of 5597	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5118 of 5612	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5356 of 5609	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4463 of 5635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4974 of 5492	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4192 of 5413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3252 of 5107	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3878 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4211 of 5087	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3542 of 5084	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4277 of 4963	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3137 of 4830	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4157 of 5460	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4742 of 5517	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4689 of 5363	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3434 of 5264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4541 of 5173	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3801 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4162 of 5628	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4980 of 5643	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4796 of 5638	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4299 of 5663	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5107 of 5510	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4426 of 5431	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2523 of 2847	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2546 of 2635	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2112 of 2420	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 26, 2009

well i just moved to palmdale i bought a house close to this school because i wanted my kids to walk to and from school. we had to drive in our former schools, wich is why i chosed this area it seem perfect, but when i when to enroll my son to the Palmdale district, i learn that he did not belong to Quail Valley elemenary. I was very upset, becuase our home is just across the street from the school. the school that my son was sent to is almost 2 miles away, Im a single mom and i have to work and i wont be able to take him or pick him up because the school hrs are from 9-1. I will be force to sell my home and move back to the Valley. this is not fair at all.
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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
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							$19,181	$2,936	$16,245
Golden Poppy Elementary	Public	K-5	37802 Rockie Ln.	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-3683	525	21	25.4	89.3%	12 (2.3%)	89 (17.0%)	394 (75.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	18	5012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.1	5115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	103																													23.7		23.7	17.9	16.7	27.6				20.3	22.4	22.1	22.1				22.2							$18,447	$2,903	$15,544
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							$21,725	$2,995	$18,730
Los Amigos - Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	6640 East Avenue R-8	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-1546	1,027	37	27.9	67.4%	17 (1.7%)	24 (2.3%)	965 (94.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	53.5	2395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.6	2205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	190	7.1	21.6	10.8	6.0	10.5	7.9	10.8	36.6	21.6	42.2	21.0	29.0	9.9	26.9	18.8	47.8	27.5	17.0	33.3	8.9	25.9	5.4	26.1	6.9	4.0	9.7	9.9	10.5	36.3	18.1	26.6	44.6	58.2	54.9	43.0	66.4	45.7	52.0	34.8	52.7	36.3	26.6	39.1	24.1	35.5							$17,036	$2,540	$14,496
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
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							$113,889	$4,422	$109,467
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
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
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	$19,206	$2,874	$16,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Quail Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Quail Valley Elementary?

Students at Quail Valley Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Quail Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Quail Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Quail Valley Elementary a good school?

Quail Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Quail Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Quail Valley Elementary.

What district is Quail Valley Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

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