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Tumbleweed Elementary Primary School
1100 East Ave R4
Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-273-4166
Ranking:
(6,522 out of 6,930, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Palmdale Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 40 | 42 | NA | NA | 44 | 40 | 44 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,218 | 1,172 | 1,142 | 1,205 | 1,069 | 1,004 | 982 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 212 | 17.4% | 193 | 16.5% | 146 | 12.8% | 181 | 15.0% | 153 | 14.3% | 133 | 13.2% | 151 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 176 | 14.4% | 164 | 14.0% | 176 | 15.4% | 184 | 15.3% | 142 | 13.3% | 153 | 15.2% | 125 | 12.7% |
Grade 2: | 179 | 14.7% | 173 | 14.8% | 158 | 13.8% | 161 | 13.4% | 154 | 14.4% | 146 | 14.5% | 160 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 176 | 14.4% | 157 | 13.4% | 148 | 13.0% | 166 | 13.8% | 148 | 13.8% | 175 | 17.4% | 113 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 145 | 11.9% | 149 | 12.7% | 167 | 14.6% | 166 | 13.8% | 165 | 15.4% | 125 | 12.5% | 149 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 164 | 13.5% | 169 | 14.4% | 168 | 14.7% | 184 | 15.3% | 158 | 14.8% | 151 | 15.0% | 167 | 17.0% |
Grade 6: | 166 | 13.6% | 167 | 14.2% | 179 | 15.7% | 162 | 13.4% | 149 | 13.9% | 121 | 12.1% | 117 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 613 | 50.3% | 585 | 49.9% | 562 | 49.2% | 606 | 50.3% | 524 | 49.0% | 497 | 49.5% | 515 | 52.4% |
Female: | 605 | 49.7% | 587 | 50.1% | 580 | 50.8% | 599 | 49.7% | 545 | 51.0% | 507 | 50.5% | 463 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 915 | 75.1% | 887 | 75.7% | 873 | 76.4% | 931 | 77.3% | 799 | 74.7% | 748 | 74.5% | 797 | 81.2% |
Black: | 221 | 18.1% | 183 | 15.6% | 180 | 15.8% | 174 | 14.4% | 160 | 15.0% | 130 | 12.9% | 115 | 11.7% |
White: | 51 | 4.2% | 63 | 5.4% | 51 | 4.5% | 54 | 4.5% | 48 | 4.5% | 55 | 5.5% | 54 | 5.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.5% | 23 | 1.9% | 37 | 3.5% | 52 | 5.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,040 | 85.4% | 994 | 84.8% | NA | NA | 939 | 77.9% | 860 | 80.4% | 497 | 49.5% | 489 | 49.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 8.7% | 98 | 8.4% | NA | NA | 82 | 6.8% | 118 | 11.0% | 119 | 11.9% | 139 | 14.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.44 | 29.29 | 27.16 | NA | NA | 24.30 | 22.80 | 22.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 310.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 315 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 322.8 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.2 | 323.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 327.3 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 334.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 329.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 340 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 346.2 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 337.8 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 331.6 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 333.6 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 341.2 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 338.1 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 341.3 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 352.1 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 354.5 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 368.1 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 373.4 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 353.2 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.7 | 305 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.2 | 304.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 311.5 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.9 | 312.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 316.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.2 | 322.1 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 318.7 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 317.8 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 323.5 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 321.5 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 328.5 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 334.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 337.7 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 338.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 347.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 356.8 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 367.1 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 372.7 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 376.9 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.9 | 366.6 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 326.7 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 329.7 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 331 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 336.3 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 342.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 346.3 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 344.6 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 349.6 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 346.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 348.7 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 325 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 328.6 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 332.9 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 341.4 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.3 | 354 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 354.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 365.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 371.7 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 371.4 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 367.5 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 322.4 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 322.3 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 325 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 324 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 334.8 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 344.3 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 343.3 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 341.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 348.2 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 339.6 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 309.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 312.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.2 | 320.8 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.1 | 318 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 333.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.6 | 351.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 357.4 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.1 | 368.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.5 | 377.4 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 351.4 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 304.8 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 307.5 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.4 | 309.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 312.8 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 326.8 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 339.4 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.1 | 341.7 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 344.1 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 344.9 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 340.5 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 320.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 319.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 321 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 328 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 343.2 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 348.1 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 345.1 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 351.1 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 353.8 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 312.5 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.1 | 315.4 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 315.6 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 321.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 338.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 352.4 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 351.3 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 354.6 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 353.8 | 366.5 |
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* Tumbleweed Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.