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Palmdale Discovery Center

Public Grades K-8

246

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$68,218

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

92%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

39174 Palm Tree Way
Palmdale, CA 93551-3994

(661) 947-0181

District: Palmdale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

African American:

15.9%

Asian:

4.1%

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Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

Not ranked this year

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1212^th of 1,530Palmdale Elementary among California districts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)																																														92%	0%	$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%)	28.9	4090^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.7%		23.8	4523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	433	9.4	5.0	1.1	1.2	4.9	7.6	5.0	30.2	7.0	15.8	4.6	17.3	17.0	15.4	24.0	7.0	5.3	3.5	11.1	8.5	9.9	5.2	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	11.3	4.8	20.0	19.2	19.5	36.5	29.0	47.4	30.7	29.3	34.2	34.4	39.6	22.0	30.9	9.9	19.2	18.3	23.0	≥ 99%		$22,171	$21,244	$927
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%)	11	5543^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.7%		13.8	5361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%	182																													13.1		13.1	13.0	16.3	26.0				19.1	9.9	12.1	16.3				13.0	98%	0%	$27,829	$26,548	$1,281
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%)	29.8	3998^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		26.9	4234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	236																													18.9		18.9	39.1	21.7	35.9				32.1	42.5	29.9	27.4				32.8	96%	1%	$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%)	77.4	1248^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.5	1219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%	29																													54.2		54.2	68.6	63.0	71.9	52.6			64.5	68.6	58.2	43.8	37.2			52.1	≥ 99%		$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%)	8.9	5661^st of 5817 public elementary schools	2.7%		9.6	5654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	7																													7.6		7.6	20.4	14.5	17.5				17.4	13.2	19.4	5.0				11.8	96%	0%	$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%)	50.4	2591^st of 5817 public elementary schools	55.5%		44.9	2895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	304																													36.1	34.1	35.1	43.3	37.8	57.7	55.2	66.7	68.2	54.8	30.0	38.9	41.2	31.3	28.9	35.2	34.3	96%	0%	$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%)	30.9	3917^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.7%		21.9	4679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%	762																													21.5		21.5	40.9	36.6	33.0				36.6	36.4	32.3	21.3				29.4	≥ 99%		$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%)	39	3290^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	3310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%	20																													34.3		34.3	37.8	31.9	48.6	60.4			43.5	23.0	19.4	31.4	34.0			26.4	93%	0%	$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%)	39.7	3247^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.2%		33.1	3720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	473																													30.1		30.1	42.2	32.9	54.0	42.7			42.4	40.6	30.7	25.7	26.5			30.9	97%	1%	$19,611	$18,496	$1,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmdale Discovery Center

What is the racial makeup of Palmdale Discovery Center?

Students at Palmdale Discovery Center are 74% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Palmdale Discovery Center in?

Palmdale Elementary

How many students attend Palmdale Discovery Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Palmdale Discovery Center.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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