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Ocotillo Elementary

Palmdale Elementary Palmdale Los Angeles County 93551
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,204 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
611 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
28:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
80%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 70.7%
White 6.7%
Asian 0.7%
Black 16.5%
Other 5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ocotillo Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard11.2%
Met Standard18.7%
Below Standard70.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Ocotillo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points above the Palmdale Elementary district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.8% 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 15.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
11.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
29.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-15.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,204
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 93 10.8% 25.8% 29.0% 34.4% 36.6%
4th 109 17.4% 16.5% 25.7% 40.4% 33.9%
5th 98 6.1% 20.4% 27.6% 45.9% 26.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 93 8.6% 23.7% 28.0% 39.8% 32.3%
4th 111 19.8% 18.0% 40.5% 21.6% 37.8%
5th 98 4.1% 8.2% 28.6% 59.2% 12.2%