Missing school, 2025–26
552023–24422024–25382025–26
38in 100
students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (107 of 284 students).
Suspensions: 0 students were suspended at least once.
Special education center · Palmdale Elementary
Palmdale Discovery Center
39174 Palm Tree Way, Palmdale · 246 students · Grades TK–8
Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap
The California School Campus Database records Dos Caminos Dual Immersion on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.
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In its own words
What does Palmdale Discovery Center say about itself?
We haven’t read Palmdale Discovery Center’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.
Who goes here
Who goes here?
Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 71% of students. 107 of 284 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Students, 2024–25
246
students in grades TK–8.
Hispanic or Latino 71%Black or African American 20%
Family income
78%
of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 191 of 246.
Teachers, 2024–25
22
teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.
5% were in their first year.
84% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.
English learners
26%
of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (7 of 27 students).
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.
Missing school, by grade
- Grades 4–6
- 24 of 66 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
- Grades 7–8
- 9 of 34 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.
Full student mix, 2025–26
| Students | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 71% |
| Black or African American | 20% |
| White | — |
| Asian | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Where these figures come from
Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.
Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 15.1 of 17.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.
Family and staff answers
What would staff tell you?
Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Palmdale Discovery Center. These are not star ratings or reviews.
- The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
- Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
Staff
Staff can’t answer for this school yet
We don’t check staff emails for Palmdale Elementary yet. Tell us your district’s email domain and we’ll work on adding it.
The school day
What is the school day like?
Palmdale Discovery Center has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.
Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26
36
TK students in 2025–26.
TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.
TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you
The neighborhood
What is the area around Palmdale Discovery Center like?
These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93551. They are not figures for the families at Palmdale Discovery Center.
Typical household income in a year
$119,801
Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93551.
- Typical home value
- $585,100
- People who live in this ZIP code
- 54,360
- Typical age
- 37.3 years
- Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
- 31%
What you can do
Who can act on Palmdale Discovery Center’s results?
Palmdale Elementary’s board decides Palmdale Discovery Center’s plan.
When the plan is set
Palmdale Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
- Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
- Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
- Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
- Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Placement
Students at Palmdale Discovery Center are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery.
State support
The state hasn’t placed Palmdale Discovery Center in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
Extra state help for the district
The state is giving Palmdale Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.
Extra help for Palmdale Elementary: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source
Questions to ask
What should I ask, and when?
Bring these 5 questions to Palmdale Discovery Center. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.
On a tour
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
- Which students finish with a regular diploma and which with a certificate of completion, and what does each lead to?
At the office
- What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
- Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?
Getting in
How are students placed here?
Confirm placement with Palmdale Elementary.
Where it is
Where is Palmdale Discovery Center?
- Address
- 39174 Palm Tree Way, Palmdale 93551Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Office
- (661) 947-0181
- Website
- palmdalesd.org
- Administrator
- Colleen SawyerAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.
A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map
Short answers to 3 common questions
How are students placed here?
Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with Palmdale Elementary. See the details ↓
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
38 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (107 of 284), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 296 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓
How do I visit Palmdale Discovery Center?
Call the office at (661) 947-0181 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Questions to ask. See the details ↓
The full record
Source records
This page is built from 9 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.
Data updated
October 15, 2026
- Record sets on this page
- 9
- Sources
- California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- State test years
- 2017–2026
Results
Students
After high school
Money and staff
Place, downloads and method
CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Proficient or Advanced | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 · ELA · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| All Grades · ELA · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| Grade 3 · Math · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| All Grades · Math · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 0 records with a positive known tested count.
0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 2 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students
English · 2025–26 results by grade
| English | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
| Math | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 · English | — | — | — |
| 2022 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2019 · English | — | — | — |
| 2019 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2017 · English | — | — | — |
| 2017 · Math | — | — | — |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · English | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | — | — |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | — | — |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · English | — | — |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | — | — |
Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 42 in 100 → 2025–26 · 38 in 100 · −4 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 263 → 2025–26 · 0 of 296 · 0.0 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 10 of 20 | 27 of 69 |
| Male | 46 in 100 | 37 in 100 |
| Black or African American | 13 of 27 | 18 of 57 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 of 96 | 41 in 100 |
| White | 5 of 12 | — |
| Students with disabilities | 46 in 100 | 38 in 100 |
| English learners | 5 of 12 | 17 of 42 |
| Foster youth | 3 of 7 | 6 of 13 |
| Low-income | 46 in 100 | 39 in 100 |
| All students | 47 in 100 | 38 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not reported |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment (male/female) | not reported |
| IB participation | not reported |
| Dual enrollment | not reported |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | not reported |
| Physics sections | not reported |
| Chemistry sections | not reported |
| Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC) | 215 |
Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.
Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure
Per-pupil spending
District · current expense$15,361 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,525 pupils
California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
School-level federal expenditures$2,476 per pupil
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 246
Central federal expenditures attributed here$438 per pupil
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 246
District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,456 per ADA
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
How the California mean was selected
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $208,574,236 | 59.47% | 60% |
| Instruction support | $39,726,951 | 11.33% | 11% |
| Student services | $42,683,155 | 12.17% | 12% |
| Administration | $23,730,392 | 6.77% | 7% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $34,464,708 | 9.83% | 10% |
| Total | $350,715,879 | 100.00% | 100% |
These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $350,715,879 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,361 per pupil
2020$14,286 per pupil
2019$13,697 per pupil
2018$12,106 per pupil
2017$11,281 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year
Additional workforce records
Properly assigned intern credential holders11.1%
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93551 · not the school’s students
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,801 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 31% |
| ZIP-area population | 54,360 |
| Median age | 37.3 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 93551 →
Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections
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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.
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