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Summerwind Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Summerwind Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 569 students in Palmdale, California, operating within the Palmdale Elementary school district, which ranks in the bottom 15% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science all substantially below state and district averages, placing it in the 8th percentile of California schools. A major concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of 40.9%, which is more than double the state average and has worsened dramatically in recent years. While the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, outcomes for students from low-income families and those in special education are particularly low, though it shows somewhat better results for English Language Learners.

Notably, Summerwind's performance is lower than other schools in its own district, such as Palmdale Learning Plaza and Ocotillo Elementary. The contrast is even starker when compared to schools in the neighboring Westside Union Elementary district; for example, Cottonwood Elementary, located just over a mile away, ranks in the 79th percentile with much lower absenteeism.

569

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,829

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39360 Summerwind Dr.
Palmdale, CA 93551-4082

(661) 947-3863

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Summerwind Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

22.7%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,361^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	13.8	5361 of 5857	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5569 of 5869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5382 of 5859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5497 of 5883	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4514 of 5789	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	5105 of 5662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	4893 of 5692	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	4469 of 5614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	4273 of 5611	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	4222 of 5530	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	3622 of 5390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	3617 of 5377	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	3040 of 5314	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	2909 of 5193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.6	4075 of 5113	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	4165 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	3692 of 4818	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3701 of 4822	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.6	3519 of 4809	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	512 of 569	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	563 of 593	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	548 of 661	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	385 of 663	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	440 of 747	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	556 of 700	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	2196 of 2227	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2109 of 2585	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1822 of 2128	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	2398 of 3162	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2637 of 3245	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3206 of 3311	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	2660 of 3275	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2942 of 3246	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5188 of 5597	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5337 of 5612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5219 of 5609	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5204 of 5635	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4049 of 5492	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4958 of 5413	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4450 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4537 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4531 of 5087	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4830 of 5084	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3720 of 4963	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4086 of 4830	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5149 of 5460	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5220 of 5517	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5016 of 5363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5079 of 5264	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3961 of 5173	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4447 of 5084	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5129 of 5628	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5357 of 5643	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5158 of 5638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5331 of 5663	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4627 of 5510	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4834 of 5431	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2603 of 2847	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2482 of 2635	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2363 of 2420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.6	2429 of 2726	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2667 of 2737	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

White (2022)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science15%-17 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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
Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	569	22	26.4	81.5%	26 (4.6%)	129 (22.7%)	376 (66.1%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	13.8	5361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.7	5569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	208																													15.5		15.5	13.4	20.3	28.1				20.6	11.5	17.1	18.8				15.9	94.9	96.2	97.5	96.2	94.9	96.2	$27,829	$26,548	$1,281
Palmdale Discovery Center	Public	K-8	39174 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-0181	246	22	11.1	77.6%	9 (3.7%)	39 (15.9%)	182 (74.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																																																				$68,218	$65,304	$2,914
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	39066 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-1849	945	38	24.5	74.5%	27 (2.9%)	38 (4.0%)	861 (91.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	23.8	4523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		31.3	3823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	700	3.8	4.1	0.0	1.1	4.6	8.9	4.0	31.4	11.3	15.2	9.0	15.6	15.2	16.6	10.5	16.5	1.1	7.9	16.5	11.6	10.9	1.9	4.1	0.0	1.1	2.8	12.5	4.0	12.0	16.3	14.4	33.3	30.9	37.0	34.3	33.9	40.7	35.2	33.3	21.7	15.2	14.7	22.1	10.6	19.5							$22,171	$21,244	$927
Ocotillo Elementary	Public	K-5	38737 Ocotillo School Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-9987	588	22	26.8	79.1%	37 (6.3%)	98 (16.7%)	417 (70.9%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	26.9	4234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.9	3694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	540																													14.3		14.3	36.6	33.9	26.5				32.3	32.3	37.8	12.2				27.8	95.7			95.7		95.7	$27,159	$25,950	$1,209
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2740 West Ave. P-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 267-2825	652	24	27.1	55.1%	105 (16.1%)	72 (11.0%)	381 (58.4%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		71.8	1506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	287																													42.1		42.1	72.4	64.9	63.2	62.8			65.8	79.1	54.3	36.8	57.1			56.3							$16,448	$15,414	$1,034
Yucca Elementary	Public	K-5	38440 Second St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-5052	495	19	25.7	96.2%	18 (3.6%)	117 (23.6%)	332 (67.1%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	9.6	5654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.4	5798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	144																													11.7		11.7	10.7	18.0	21.6				16.7	13.0	12.7	9.1				11.6							$28,780	$27,760	$1,020
Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	800	36	22.2	72.3%	56 (7.0%)	96 (12.0%)	593 (74.1%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.1%)	44.9	2895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		41.6	3094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	199																													32.2	23.5	28.0	37.9	35.8	56.7	51.7	67.8	55.3	50.7	44.8	34.7	35.6	12.1	37.9	28.2	32.2							$26,499	$25,408	$1,091
Palm Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	326 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 265-9357	564	22	25.9	91.1%	15 (2.7%)	86 (15.2%)	435 (77.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	21.9	4679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.5	4415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	264																													18.9		18.9	29.1	27.5	32.2				29.5	27.9	18.3	22.2				22.5	95.0				95.9		$28,163	$26,934	$1,229
Anaverde Hills	Public	K-6	2902 Greenbrier St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-9923	517	22	23.4	54.9%	51 (9.9%)	73 (14.1%)	322 (62.3%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	38.5	3310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		31.4	3819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	509																													33.3		33.3	39.1	45.2	56.9	32.8			43.9	11.6	39.7	26.4	12.3			22.9	96.4				96.4		$20,335	$19,290	$1,045
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-6	40521 35th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 575-0420	962	38	25.3	61.9%	160 (16.6%)	86 (8.9%)	597 (62.1%)	45 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	33.1	3720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		37.9	3311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	409																													25.5		25.5	33.9	36.2	43.0	40.8			38.8	33.6	29.2	18.8	24.2			26.0	97.4				97.4		$19,611	$18,496	$1,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Summerwind Elementary

What district is Summerwind Elementary in?

Palmdale Elementary

Is Summerwind Elementary a good school?

Summerwind Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Summerwind Elementary?

Students at Summerwind Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Summerwind Elementary attend?

Students who attend Summerwind Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy
High : Highland High

How many students attend Summerwind Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Summerwind Elementary.

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