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Chaparral Prep Academy

Public Grades K-5

4505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Prep Academy is a public elementary school serving about 600 students in grades K-5 within 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, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California schools, but it shows a notable relative strength in math and science where its student proficiency actually exceeds the district average. A major concern is the school's very high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 33.8%, which is much higher than the district and state averages and is strongly correlated with lower academic performance when compared to nearby schools like Los Amigos - Dual Immersion and Innovations Academy of Palmdale, which have much better attendance and higher test scores.

Performance for specific groups of students has been inconsistent from year to year, indicating a need for more stable support systems. When looking at other local schools, it's clear the entire district faces hurdles, but Chaparral's outcomes are better than the lowest-performing schools like Yellen Learning Center and Oak Tree Community Day, yet trail behind higher-performing ones like Barrel Springs Elementary. Key opportunities for improvement include directly addressing the attendance crisis and building on its relative successes in math and science instruction.

594

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,154

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37500 50th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93552-4517

(661) 285-9777

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Chaparral Prep Academy usually attend:

High:

William J. (Pete) Knight High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

11.3%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,505^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	23.9	4505 of 5857	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4927 of 5869	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4916 of 5859	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4572 of 5883	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4710 of 5789	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	5040 of 5662	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	4960 of 5692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4525 of 5614	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	3845 of 5611	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.6	4086 of 5530	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	3826 of 5390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4091 of 5377	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	4314 of 5314	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	3930 of 5193	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3901 of 5113	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	3831 of 5113	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	3442 of 4818	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	3505 of 4822	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	3113 of 4809	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	468 of 569	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	291 of 593	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	323 of 661	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	228 of 663	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	374 of 747	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	430 of 700	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	1991 of 2227	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1925 of 2585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1832 of 2128	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	3102 of 3162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	2246 of 3245	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1840 of 3311	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2352 of 3275	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2787 of 3246	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4179 of 5597	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4618 of 5612	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4675 of 5609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3928 of 5635	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4728 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4986 of 5413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3277 of 5107	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3834 of 5107	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3701 of 5087	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3491 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3494 of 4963	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4053 of 4830	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3694 of 5460	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4335 of 5517	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4351 of 5363	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3381 of 5264	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3820 of 5173	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4482 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4445 of 5628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4835 of 5643	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4713 of 5638	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4768 of 5663	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4250 of 5510	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4684 of 5431	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	2094 of 2847	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2128 of 2635	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	2069 of 2420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Prep Academy

How many students attend Chaparral Prep Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Chaparral Prep Academy.

What district is Chaparral Prep Academy in?

Palmdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Prep Academy?

Students at Chaparral Prep Academy are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Prep Academy attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Prep Academy usually go on to attend:

High : William J. (Pete) Knight High

Is Chaparral Prep Academy a good school?

Chaparral Prep Academy ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

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