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Palmdale Elementary School District

17,941 students · 29 schools · 23.2:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #67 of 1976 in California

Students
17,941
Schools
29
Teachers (FTE)
774
Student–Teacher
23.2:1
County
Los Angeles
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Palmdale Elementary School District

Palmdale Elementary School District is a public school system serving Los Angeles County, California, based in Palmdale. It serves 17,941 students across 29 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #67 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone6619477191
Address39139 10Th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93550
CountyLos Angeles County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Palmdale Elementary School District enrolls 17,941 students in 29 schools — an average of about 619 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #67 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
17,941
#67 of 1976 in California
Schools
29
~619 students each
Grade span
K–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Palmdale Elementary School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (17,941 students reported):

White
4%
Black
14%
Hispanic
78%
Asian
1%
Two or more
2%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Palmdale Elementary School District employs about 774 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 23.2:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,994.

Student–teacher ratio
23.2:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
774
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,994
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Palmdale Elementary School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Palmdale Elementary School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Palmdale Elementary School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Palmdale Elementary School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#67
of 1976 districts
Ratio
23.2:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Los Angeles County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Palmdale Elementary School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Palmdale Elementary School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0629580. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.