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Summerwind Elementary

Palmdale Elementary Palmdale Los Angeles County 93551
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,240 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
569 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
84%
Teachers
21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 68.2%
White 5.5%
Asian 0.9%
Black 20.9%
Other 4.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Summerwind Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard6.8%
Met Standard11.4%
Below Standard81.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Summerwind Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palmdale Elementary district average of 7.9%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.6% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 40.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
6.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
18.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
40.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
7.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,240
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 97 2.1% 11.3% 24.7% 61.9% 13.4%
4th 118 11.0% 9.3% 18.6% 61.0% 20.3%
5th 96 12.5% 15.6% 17.7% 54.2% 28.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 96 3.1% 8.3% 15.6% 72.9% 11.5%
4th 117 2.6% 14.5% 19.7% 63.3% 17.1%
5th 96 9.4% 9.4% 21.9% 59.4% 18.8%