Desert Rose Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.1% |
| Met Standard | 15.8% |
| Below Standard | 77.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Desert Rose Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 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 7.8% 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 42.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 24.8% |
| 4th | 120 | 11.7% | 10.0% | 21.7% |
| 5th | 94 | 6.4% | 22.3% | 28.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 6.7% | 25.0% | 31.7% |
| 4th | 119 | 3.4% | 12.6% | 16.0% |
| 5th | 94 | 2.1% | 12.8% | 14.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.3