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Desert Rose Elementary

Palmdale Elementary Palmdale Los Angeles County 93550
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,272 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
648 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
92%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 81.9%
White 2.6%
Asian 0.3%
Black 11.3%
Other 3.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Desert Rose Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard7.1%
Met Standard15.8%
Below Standard77.1%

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

% Exceeded Standard
7.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
22.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-6.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
42.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,272
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 105 12.4% 12.4% 20.9% 54.3% 24.8%
4th 120 11.7% 10.0% 25.8% 52.5% 21.7%
5th 94 6.4% 22.3% 24.5% 46.8% 28.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 104 6.7% 25.0% 20.2% 48.1% 31.7%
4th 119 3.4% 12.6% 37.8% 46.2% 16.0%
5th 94 2.1% 12.8% 28.7% 56.4% 14.9%