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Desert Rose Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Desert Rose Elementary is a K-8 school serving 614 students in the Palmdale Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools, though it has shown recent improvement from the 7th to the 16th percentile. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 42.6% of students missing too much school—more than double the state average and one of the highest rates among nearby schools like Tamarisk Elementary and Oak Tree Community Day. Despite this, Desert Rose performs slightly better than the district average in math and science. Its unique K-8 structure, shared only with Innovations Academy of Palmdale and Oak Tree, offers continuity through middle school.

Interesting comparisons show that Barrel Springs Elementary, a higher-performing school in the same district, has a lower absenteeism rate, suggesting attendance is a key area for improvement. Desert Rose's performance for special education students has been highly volatile, dropping sharply in recent years, which warrants attention. The school is showing a positive trajectory with test scores improving across all subjects, indicating that targeted efforts on attendance and building on its strengths in math and science could help continue this upward momentum.

614

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,755

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(661) 272-0584

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Desert Rose Elementary usually attend:

High:

Palmdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

African American:

15.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,940^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4940 of 5857	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5467 of 5869	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5358 of 5859	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5125 of 5883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4815 of 5789	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5263 of 5662	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5286 of 5692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	5294 of 5614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	4886 of 5611	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	5187 of 5530	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	5017 of 5390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	4979 of 5377	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	4379 of 5314	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	3954 of 5193	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	4072 of 5113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	4235 of 5113	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	3822 of 4818	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	3861 of 4822	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	3972 of 4809	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	365 of 569	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	498 of 593	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	413 of 661	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	287 of 663	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	477 of 747	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	514 of 700	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1535 of 2227	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1987 of 2585	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1602 of 2128	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	2323 of 3162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1679 of 3245	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2695 of 3311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	2696 of 3275	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2649 of 3246	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4951 of 5597	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5313 of 5612	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5254 of 5609	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5104 of 5635	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4658 of 5492	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4861 of 5413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3712 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4737 of 5107	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4672 of 5087	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4179 of 5084	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3852 of 4963	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4359 of 4830	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4384 of 5460	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4987 of 5517	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4791 of 5363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4246 of 5264	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4073 of 5173	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4556 of 5084	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4558 of 5628	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5101 of 5643	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	5004 of 5638	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4697 of 5663	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4534 of 5510	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5154 of 5431	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	864 of 2420	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 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 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 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 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 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
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
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							$71,680	$3,676	$68,004
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							$18,791	$2,748	$16,043
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-6	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	644	28	23.0	89.1%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	607 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	13.2	5400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.7	5237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	163	6.5	9.2	2.6	7.7	6.5	19.6	11.5	23.7	9.6	16.6	6.5	13.8	2.6	19.2	9.8	3.3	6.9	0.0	3.9	3.6	14.3		14.3	10.1	17.5	25.8	39.6			20.7	11.9	10.7	15.2	17.0			13.2	97.5	98.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.4	$18,752	$2,811	$15,941
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Rose Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Desert Rose Elementary?

Students at Desert Rose Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Desert Rose Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

Is Desert Rose Elementary a good school?

Desert Rose Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Desert Rose Elementary attend?

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

High : Palmdale High

How many students attend Desert Rose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Desert Rose Elementary.

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