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Joshua Hills Elementary Primary School
3030 Fairfield
Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-265-9992
Ranking:
(4,792 out of 6,930, bottom 31%)*

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: | 33 | 35 | 36 | NA | NA | 32 | 33 | 35 | ||||||
Total Students: | 923 | 963 | 1,043 | 1,063 | 779 | 813 | 855 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 126 | 13.7% | 134 | 13.9% | 138 | 13.2% | 138 | 13.0% | 100 | 12.8% | 105 | 12.9% | 105 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 130 | 14.1% | 129 | 13.4% | 135 | 12.9% | 118 | 11.1% | 107 | 13.7% | 102 | 12.5% | 96 | 11.2% |
Grade 2: | 132 | 14.3% | 134 | 13.9% | 112 | 10.7% | 143 | 13.5% | 104 | 13.4% | 107 | 13.2% | 137 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 122 | 13.2% | 122 | 12.7% | 159 | 15.2% | 141 | 13.3% | 99 | 12.7% | 118 | 14.5% | 101 | 11.8% |
Grade 4: | 125 | 13.5% | 145 | 15.1% | 142 | 13.6% | 159 | 15.0% | 124 | 15.9% | 115 | 14.1% | 144 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 150 | 16.3% | 150 | 15.6% | 165 | 15.8% | 181 | 17.0% | 105 | 13.5% | 133 | 16.4% | 140 | 16.4% |
Grade 6: | 138 | 15.0% | 149 | 15.5% | 191 | 18.3% | 183 | 17.2% | 140 | 18.0% | 133 | 16.4% | 132 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 476 | 51.6% | 507 | 52.6% | 530 | 50.8% | 556 | 52.3% | 435 | 55.8% | 429 | 52.8% | 447 | 52.3% |
Female: | 447 | 48.4% | 456 | 47.4% | 513 | 49.2% | 507 | 47.7% | 344 | 44.2% | 384 | 47.2% | 404 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.3% | 17 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 680 | 73.7% | 719 | 74.7% | 765 | 73.3% | 787 | 74.0% | 551 | 70.7% | 535 | 65.8% | 576 | 67.4% |
Black: | 148 | 16.0% | 146 | 15.2% | 157 | 15.1% | 154 | 14.5% | 134 | 17.2% | 131 | 16.1% | 158 | 18.5% |
White: | 53 | 5.7% | 56 | 5.8% | 69 | 6.6% | 72 | 6.8% | 69 | 8.9% | 90 | 11.1% | 92 | 10.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.9% | 23 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.2% | 31 | 3.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 698 | 75.6% | 727 | 75.5% | NA | NA | 708 | 66.6% | 505 | 64.8% | 470 | 57.8% | 435 | 50.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 14.4% | 126 | 13.1% | NA | NA | 105 | 9.9% | 133 | 17.1% | 147 | 18.1% | 175 | 20.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.93 | 27.51 | 28.96 | NA | NA | 24.34 | 22.00 | 24.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 310.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 315 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 322.8 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 323.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 327.3 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 334.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 329.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 340 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 346.2 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.0 | 337.8 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 331.6 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 333.6 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.2 | 341.2 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 338.1 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.9 | 341.3 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.6 | 352.1 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.8 | 354.5 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 368.1 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 373.4 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 353.2 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 305 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 304.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 311.5 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 312.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 316.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 322.1 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 318.7 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 317.8 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 323.5 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 321.5 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 328.5 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 334.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 337.7 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 338.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 347.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 356.8 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.5 | 367.1 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.4 | 372.7 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.2 | 376.9 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 366.6 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 326.7 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.8 | 329.7 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 331 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 336.3 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 342.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 346.3 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 344.6 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 349.6 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 346.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 348.7 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 325 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 328.6 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 332.9 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 341.4 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 354 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 354.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.3 | 365.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.8 | 371.7 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 371.4 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.6 | 367.5 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 322.4 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 322.3 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 325 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 324 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 334.8 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 344.3 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 343.3 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 341.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 348.2 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 339.6 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.2 | 309.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 312.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 320.8 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 318 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 333.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.4 | 351.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 357.4 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 368.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 377.4 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 351.4 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 304.8 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.8 | 307.5 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 309.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 312.8 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.4 | 326.8 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 339.4 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 341.7 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 344.1 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 344.9 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 340.5 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 320.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 319.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 321 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 328 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 343.2 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 348.1 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 345.1 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 351.1 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 353.8 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 312.5 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 315.4 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 315.6 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.4 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 321.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 338.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 352.4 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 351.3 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 354.6 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.0 | 353.8 | 366.5 |
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* Joshua Hills Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.