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Esperanza Elementary

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Esperanza Elementary ranks 3720 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 962 students in Palmdale, California, within the Westside Union Elementary school district, which has seen its statewide academic ranking decline significantly over the past decade from a 4-star to a 2-star school.

The school faces notable challenges, particularly with chronic student absenteeism at 25.7% and lower academic proficiency rates compared to other schools in its own district, such as the high-performing Gregg Anderson Academy. Interestingly, despite a 51% increase in per-student spending in recent years, the school's overall ranking has continued to fall. However, the analysis reveals important strengths: Esperanza Elementary is highly effective for its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide for that group, and also provides strong support for homeless students.

When looking at nearby schools, performance varies widely even within the same district and with similar student demographics. For instance, Cottonwood Elementary achieves much higher English proficiency. The school's closest neighbor, Rancho Vista Elementary, shows similar performance patterns. Key areas for potential improvement include addressing the high absenteeism rate and the sharp decline in mathematics scores in the upper elementary grades.

962

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,825

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40521 35th St. West
Palmdale, CA 93551-5647

(661) 575-0420

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

16.6%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,720^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Westside Union Elementary

782^nd of 1,543Westside Union 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	33.1	3720 of 5857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3311 of 5869	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	3081 of 5859	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	2694 of 5883	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	3221 of 5789	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2586 of 5662	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.2	3155 of 5692	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	2466 of 5614	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	2078 of 5611	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	1595 of 5530	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	1206 of 5390	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	1289 of 5377	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	1379 of 5314	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	1647 of 5193	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	1708 of 5113	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	1731 of 5113	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	1602 of 4818	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	1527 of 4822	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	1358 of 4809	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	352 of 569	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	336 of 593	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	447 of 663	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	208 of 747	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	202 of 700	71.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	734 of 1149	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	1049 of 2227	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	1348 of 2585	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	901 of 2128	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	611 of 3162	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	654 of 3245	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	1338 of 3311	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3621 of 5597	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3317 of 5612	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2985 of 5609	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2637 of 5635	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	2745 of 5492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	2498 of 5413	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2919 of 5107	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	2249 of 5107	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	2058 of 5087	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	1703 of 5084	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2681 of 4963	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1876 of 4830	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	99 of 429	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	126 of 356	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	3843 of 5460	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3568 of 5517	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2692 of 5363	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	2509 of 5264	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	2777 of 5173	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2484 of 5084	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3584 of 5628	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	3088 of 5643	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2996 of 5638	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	2572 of 5663	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3494 of 5510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2551 of 5431	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1998 of 2847	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1582 of 2635	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1766 of 2420	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2079 of 2598	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2159 of 2651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2207 of 2661	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2138 of 2726	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2354 of 2834	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1897 of 2737	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)36th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science26%-7 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 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
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		$14,825	$1,282	$13,543
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	886	33	26.8	55.0%	183 (20.7%)	114 (12.9%)	501 (56.5%)	33 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.9%)	39.6	3250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		47.2	2720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	530																													30.7		30.7	38.2	42.9	45.3	33.9			40.1	37.2	33.7	33.3	22.5			31.8	97.8						$14,357	$1,154	$13,203
Gregg Anderson Academy	Public	K-6	5151 West Avenue N-8	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 206-3750	893	34	26.2	31.6%	280 (31.4%)	62 (6.9%)	414 (46.4%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	87.8	788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.3	619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	169																													47.6		47.6	78.2	62.2	75.4	73.1			72.0	81.5	63.8	56.4	61.7			65.9	94.1			97.1	97.8	97.1	$16,299	$1,080	$15,219
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							$13,546	$1,152	$12,394
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	41820 North 50th St. West	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3236	845	33	25.6	63.3%	182 (21.5%)	75 (8.9%)	508 (60.1%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	52.4	2471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		51	2506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.3%	35																													28.2		28.2	39.5	48.2	54.6	61.5			50.7	29.8	41.1	30.9	49.0			37.5	95.0	96.6	96.6		97.5		$14,750	$1,308	$13,442
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3310 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-2451	659	26	25.3	65.6%	131 (19.9%)	70 (10.6%)	393 (59.6%)	17 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	31.3	3853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		31	3857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	4																													26.0		26.0	41.5	29.6	41.0	39.0			37.7	36.6	27.3	19.0	15.5			24.4	86.7	92.5	94.2	93.3	91.7	95.0	$14,960	$1,136	$13,824
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	$19,611	$2,900	$16,711
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)																																																				$23,516	$2,374	$21,142
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							$17,236	$2,520	$14,716
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	$19,156	$2,794	$16,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Middle
High : Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary?

Students at Esperanza Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks 3720^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Esperanza Elementary in?

Westside Union Elementary

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 962 students attended Esperanza Elementary.

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