Desert Rose Elementary

Summary:

Desert Rose Elementary is a public K-8 school in Palmdale, California, serving 625 students as part of the Palmdale Elementary School District, which is ranked 1346 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Desert Rose Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 15.9% to 27.8%) that are much higher than nearby schools like Mesquite Elementary (19.5%) and Tumbleweed Elementary (19.1%). The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 20.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 13.77% in Mathematics, compared to 27.55% and 16.62% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state.

Desert Rose Elementary struggles to support its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts/Literacy. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.32% to 97.31%, significantly higher than nearby schools. These socioeconomic challenges likely contribute to the school's academic difficulties, and addressing the unique needs of its student population will be crucial to improving outcomes at Desert Rose Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-8

 37730 27th St. East
       Palmdale, CA  93550-5580


(661) 272-0584

District: Palmdale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5460th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $367 Help


Students who attend Desert Rose Elementary usually attend:

High:    Palmdale High

Student/teacher ratio:  27.2 Help
Number of students:  625

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.0%
African American:
12.0%
White:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Compare Details Desert Rose Elementary ranks worse than 93.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.13. (See more...)
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Compare Details Desert Rose Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.98. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Desert Rose Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Palmdale Elementary School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Desert Rose Elementary is $367, which is the 8th highest among 20 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Desert Rose Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Rose Elementary 5460th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Desert Rose Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Palmdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palmdale Elementary 1346th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Desert Rose Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.49 3972nd 4809 17.4%
2005 21.45 3861st 4822 19.9%
2006 22.49 3822nd 4818 20.7%
2007 20.74 4235th 5113 17.2%
2008 23.63 4072nd 5113 20.4%
2009 26.35 3954th 5193 23.9%
2010 23.03 4379th 5314 17.6%
2011 14.41 4979th 5377 7.4%
2012 13.93 5017th 5390 6.9%
2013 12.37 5187th 5530 6.2%
2015 17.40 4886th 5611 12.9%
2016 12.18 5294th 5614 5.7%
2017 12.92 5286th 5692 7.1%
2018 12.96 5263rd 5662 7.0%
2019 19.83 4815th 5789 16.8%
2022 17.32 5125th 5883 12.9%
2023 14.42 5371st 5874 8.6%
2024 13.13 5460th 5862 6.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.18 2649th 3246 18.4%
2019 27.22 2696th 3275 17.7%
2022 28.83 2695th 3311 18.6%
2023 42.04 1681st 3250 48.3%
2024 33.13 2321st 3160 26.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.84 864th 2420 64.3%
2024 17.92 2500th 2634 5.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.73 4556th 5084 10.4%
2019 27.43 4073rd 5173 21.3%
2022 24.98 4246th 5264 19.3%
2023 18.67 4801st 5374 10.7%
2024 17.34 4982nd 5511 9.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.82 4861st 5413 10.2%
2019 19.58 4658th 5492 15.2%
2022 15.92 5104th 5635 9.4%
2023 13.66 5262nd 5617 6.3%
2024 12.72 5306th 5605 5.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.69 1602nd 2128 24.7%
2019 26.36 1987th 2585 23.1%
2022 29.08 1535th 2227 31.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.97 5154th 5431 5.1%
2019 21.32 4534th 5510 17.7%
2022 20.22 4697th 5663 17.1%
2023 16.75 5014th 5650 11.3%
2024 15.71 5094th 5636 9.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.20 514th 700 26.6%
2019 35.62 477th 747 36.1%
2022 47.31 287th 663 56.7%
2023 33.96 414th 662 37.5%
2024 23.38 498th 593 16.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Desert Rose Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.13 4359th 4830 9.8%
2019 27.66 3852nd 4963 22.4%
2022 24.12 4179th 5084 17.8%
2023 17.12 4682nd 5098 8.2%
2024 15.62 4732nd 5102 7.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Desert Rose Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 9.98 2386th 2508 4.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Desert Rose Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 589 49 38 122 15 n/a n/a 0 813
1989 638 46 31 149 16 n/a n/a 0 880
1990 518 30 25 128 14 n/a n/a 0 715
1991 557 53 43 166 11 n/a n/a 0 830
1992 552 52 44 176 8 n/a n/a 0 832
1993 708 76 62 252 15 n/a n/a 0 1113
1994 656 93 79 279 9 n/a n/a 0 1116
1995 639 157 48 381 11 n/a n/a 0 1236
1996 639 157 48 381 11 n/a n/a 0 1236
1997 590 191 58 406 13 n/a n/a 0 1258
1998 477 227 44 438 13 n/a n/a 0 1199
1999 364 198 54 475 13 n/a n/a 0 1104
2000 350 229 32 538 13 n/a n/a 13 1175
2001 306 267 34 582 9 n/a n/a 26 1224
2002 222 252 41 639 12 n/a n/a 7 1173
2003 222 252 41 639 12 n/a n/a 7 1173
2004 192 248 34 743 12 n/a n/a 56 1285
2005 169 201 41 798 10 n/a n/a 83 1302
2006 117 175 33 713 5 n/a n/a 91 1134
2007 99 181 24 727 3 n/a n/a 80 1114
2008 113 139 25 751 2 n/a n/a 0 1030
2009 92 142 23 660 1 3 58 0 979
2010 81 128 24 755 1 1 32 0 1022
2011 80 129 20 885 2 2 25 0 1143
2012 91 134 25 884 6 1 26 0 1167
2013 88 141 24 883 9 0 23 0 1168
2014 79 159 20 927 10 0 25 0 1220
2015 59 144 17 751 5 0 9 0 985
2016 54 139 13 770 4 2 8 0 990
2017 48 128 22 801 5 3 12 0 1019
2018 41 116 12 658 3 3 10 0 843
2019 36 107 11 616 3 2 16 0 791
2020 29 91 12 491 3 3 13 0 642
2021 24 72 11 502 2 3 17 0 631
2022 18 78 8 489 3 1 13 0 610
2023 20 75 8 500 3 2 17 0 625

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Desert Rose Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 813 31.0 26.2 n/a
1989 880 34.0 25.8 n/a
1990 715 28.0 25.5 n/a
1991 830 29.9 27.7 n/a
1992 832 30.4 27.3 22.1
1993 1113 43.0 25.9 27.6
1994 1116 43.0 26.0 33.2
1995 1236 42.9 28.8 35.8
1996 1236 42.9 28.8 35.8
1997 1258 45.0 28.0 44.4
1998 1199 54.0 22.2 45.9
1999 1104 52.0 21.2 53.9
2000 1175 51.0 23.0 62.8
2001 1224 58.0 21.1 67.2
2002 1173 54.5 21.5 74.4
2003 1173 54.5 21.5 74.4
2004 1285 49.0 26.2 81
2005 1302 48.0 27.1 77.9
2006 1134 42.0 27.0 84.9
2007 1114 39.0 28.6 83.3
2008 1030 44.0 23.4 78.4
2009 979 38.0 23.3 81.8
2010 1022 41.0 24.9 81.8
2011 1143 n/a n/a 78.4
2012 1167 41.0 28.4 n/a
2013 1168 39.1 29.8 86.9
2014 1220 42.0 29.0 89.2
2015 985 36.0 27.3 84.5
2016 990 33.0 30.0 88.3
2017 1019 37.5 27.1 88
2018 843 32.5 25.9 90.2
2019 791 32.0 24.7 90.4
2020 642 n/a n/a 96.1
2021 631 23.0 27.4 97.3
2022 610 22.0 27.7 97.2
2023 625 22.9 27.2 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Desert Rose Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 813 31.0 26.2 n/a
1989 880 34.0 25.8 n/a
1990 715 28.0 25.5 n/a
1991 830 29.9 27.7 n/a
1992 832 30.4 27.3 22.1
1993 1113 43.0 25.9 27.6
1994 1116 43.0 26.0 33.2
1995 1236 42.9 28.8 35.8
1996 1236 42.9 28.8 35.8
1997 1258 45.0 28.0 44.4
1998 1199 54.0 22.2 45.9
1999 1104 52.0 21.2 53.9
2000 1175 51.0 23.0 62.8
2001 1224 58.0 21.1 67.2
2002 1173 54.5 21.5 74.4
2003 1173 54.5 21.5 74.4
2004 1285 49.0 26.2 81
2005 1302 48.0 27.1 77.9
2006 1134 42.0 27.0 84.9
2007 1114 39.0 28.6 83.3
2008 1030 44.0 23.4 78.4
2009 979 38.0 23.3 81.8
2010 1022 41.0 24.9 81.8
2011 1143 n/a n/a 78.4
2012 1167 41.0 28.4 n/a
2013 1168 39.1 29.8 86.9
2014 1220 42.0 29.0 89.2
2015 985 36.0 27.3 84.5
2016 990 33.0 30.0 88.3
2017 1019 37.5 27.1 88
2018 843 32.5 25.9 90.2
2019 791 32.0 24.7 90.4
2020 642 n/a n/a 96.1
2021 631 23.0 27.4 97.3
2022 610 22.0 27.7 97.2
2023 625 22.9 27.2 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Desert Rose Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201288.0%0.0%3.0%10.0%95.0%95.0%97.0%91.0%97.0%
201390.0%1.0%0.0%9.0%96.0%99.0%99.0%91.0%99.0%
201497.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%97.0%97.0%99.0%97.0%97.0%
201592.0%2.0%0.0%6.0%96.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%96.0%
201696.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201798.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%98.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%
201897.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%97.0%97.0%
201998.0%0.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%
202097.4%0.9%0.9%
202297.0%0.0%1.0%98.0%97.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Desert Rose Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $367

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Rose Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4815th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5371st of 5874 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Rose Elementary)33.316.4
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palmdale Elementary)30.823.7
 7.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Desert Rose Elementary)35.817.3
 18.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmdale Elementary)30.723.1
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Rose Elementary)33.320.7
 12.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palmdale Elementary)3124.1
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Desert Rose Elementary)19.610.9
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Palmdale Elementary)23.720.6
 3.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Rose Elementary)33.825.7
 8.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palmdale Elementary)37.229.7
 7.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Desert Rose Elementary)1713.6
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Palmdale Elementary)22.218.1
 4.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Desert Rose Elementary)11.711.8
 0.1%
   5th Grade Science (Palmdale Elementary)16.914.4
 2.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students791625
 21%
African American10775
 29.9%
American Indian33
Asian118
 27.3%
Hispanic616500
 18.8%
Pacific Islander22
White3620
 44.4%
Two or More Races1617
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.4%92.3%
 1.9%


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Students at Desert Rose Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Desert Rose Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of California elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 625 students attended Desert Rose Elementary.

Students who attend Desert Rose Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Palmdale High


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