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Golden Poppy Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5012^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Poppy Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 525 students in the Palmdale Elementary 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 quarter of all California elementary schools, with English Language Arts (ELA) being a particular area of concern where it lags behind the district average. However, the school shows notable relative strengths in mathematics and science, where its student proficiency rates actually exceed the district average. It also shows promising effectiveness with certain student groups, such as English Language Learners who have shown recent improvement. A major challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which, while high, is lower than the district average and shows slight recent improvement.

Interesting comparisons can be made with nearby schools. For instance, Los Amigos - Dual Immersion, located less than a mile away, has significantly higher academic performance and lower absenteeism, highlighting how different programs can lead to different outcomes. Meanwhile, other schools with very similar student demographics, like Manzanita Elementary and Chaparral Prep Academy, achieve different academic results, suggesting factors like instructional approach matter. The school's per-student spending is lower than some neighbors like Buena Vista Elementary, but it maintains a higher student-teacher ratio.

525

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,550

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37802 Rockie Ln.
Palmdale, CA 93552-4041

(661) 285-3683

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Golden Poppy Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

17.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,012^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	18.0	5012 of 5857	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5115 of 5869	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5129 of 5859	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4945 of 5883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5145 of 5789	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4776 of 5662	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	5224 of 5692	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	4658 of 5614	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	4155 of 5611	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	4860 of 5530	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	4944 of 5390	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	4974 of 5377	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	4458 of 5314	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	4154 of 5193	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	4480 of 5113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	4486 of 5113	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	3848 of 4818	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	3997 of 4822	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	3734 of 4809	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	371 of 569	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	408 of 593	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	431 of 661	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	451 of 663	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	610 of 747	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	473 of 700	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	1578 of 2227	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1892 of 2585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1568 of 2128	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2138 of 3162	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	2841 of 3245	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2390 of 3311	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	2403 of 3275	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2317 of 3246	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5053 of 5597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4860 of 5612	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5181 of 5609	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5052 of 5635	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5117 of 5492	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4697 of 5413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3826 of 5107	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3973 of 5107	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4196 of 5087	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3838 of 5084	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3954 of 4963	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3598 of 4830	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4797 of 5460	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4880 of 5517	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4691 of 5363	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4234 of 5264	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4459 of 5173	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4003 of 5084	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4622 of 5628	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4920 of 5643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4506 of 5638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4312 of 5663	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4509 of 5510	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4495 of 5431	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	2231 of 2847	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1943 of 2635	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1964 of 2420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$25,550	$24,338	$1,212
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	$20,963	$19,928	$1,035
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Golden Poppy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Golden Poppy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden Poppy Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Golden Poppy Elementary a good school?

Golden Poppy Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Golden Poppy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Golden Poppy Elementary.

What district is Golden Poppy Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Golden Poppy Elementary?

Students at Golden Poppy Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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