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Cimarron Elementary

Palmdale Elementary Palmdale Los Angeles County 93552
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
934 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
464 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
84%
Teachers
18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 80.6%
White 3.7%
Asian 0.7%
Black 10.6%
Other 4.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cimarron Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard7.9%
Met Standard19.7%
Below Standard72.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Cimarron Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palmdale Elementary district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 14.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
7.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-14.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
32.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
934
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 82 18.3% 18.3% 31.7% 31.7% 36.6%
4th 64 3.1% 21.9% 15.6% 59.4% 25.0%
5th 87 8.1% 23.0% 27.6% 41.4% 31.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 82 8.5% 29.3% 26.8% 35.4% 37.8%
4th 65 3.1% 16.9% 27.7% 52.3% 20.0%
5th 87 5.8% 9.2% 20.7% 64.4% 14.9%