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Keppel Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Palmdale’s School Grade C better than 25% of California school districts

Students
2,559
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,820
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
The gist

What stands out about Keppel Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Palmdale. Grade by grade →

K–521 elementary schoolsWestside Union Elementary School District
6–88 middle schoolsWestside Union Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsAntelope Valley Union Joint High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 1,739 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 46.7% · 1,741 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 78% at Antelope Valley Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,820 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 71%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,379’20
2,327’21
2,316’22
2,306’23
2,559’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 89%White 7%Black 2%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Daisy Gibson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palmdale
714 students26:1
Alpine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Littlerock
591 students26:1
Lake Los Angeles Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palmdale
533 students23:1
Pearblossom Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Pearblossom
435 students24:1
Antelope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Littlerock
286 students26:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Antelope Valley Union Joint High School DistrictLancaster
$17,509per student
Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster
$21,234per student
Westside Union Elementary School DistrictLancaster
$14,593per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.