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Twentynine Palms Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

74350 Playa Vista, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 · (760) 367-3545 · Part of Morongo Unified School District

Twentynine Palms’ School Grade C better than 29% of California school districts

Students
579
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Twentynine Palms Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Twentynine Palms kids: Twentynine Palms Junior High

On the path

Where Twentynine Palms kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Twentynine Palms ElementaryYou are here
7–8Twentynine Palms Junior High413 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

74350 Playa Vista, Twentynine Palms

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten121
Grade 182
Grade 266
Grade 387
Grade 478
Grade 572
Grade 673
Enrollment over time
523’20
550’21
548’22
546’23
579’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 36%Black 11%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Twentynine Palms Elementary from Twentynine Palms families.

Other schools in Morongo Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Twentynine Palms’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.