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Tumbleweed Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 E. Ave. R 4
Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone
(661) 273-4166
District
Palmdale Elementary
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
623
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.5% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Tumbleweed Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
46%
20%
46%
17%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
43%
31%
44%
20%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
40%
30%
47%
20%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
28
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 123 19.7%
Grade 1 99 15.9%
Grade 2 110 17.7%
Grade 3 94 15.1%
Grade 4 101 16.2%
Grade 5 96 15.4%
Total 623 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.3% 4.2% 23.2%
Black 20.0% 14.1% 5.1%
Hispanic 75.9% 79.5% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.1% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 95.8% 87.7% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 90.9% 78.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 9.3% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 142,657 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,994.8 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.1% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,387 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 15.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 73.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.5% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,277 $147,235,000 38.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,316 $23,409,000 6.2%
Staff $1,134 $20,178,000 5.3%
General Administration $182 $3,243,000 0.9%
School Administration $843 $14,993,000 3.9%
Operation $1,661 $29,541,000 7.8%
Transportation $285 $5,074,000 1.3%
Other $680 $12,102,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,102 $108,540,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,007 $124,634,000 32.8%
Total Expenditures $21,386 $380,409,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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