Yucca Elementary Primary School
38440 Second St East
Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-273-5052
Ranking:
(6,882 out of 6,930, bottom 1%)*

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: | 32 | 32 | 34 | NA | NA | 30 | 34 | 36 | ||||||
Total Students: | 910 | 886 | 931 | 950 | 692 | 748 | 725 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 163 | 17.9% | 126 | 14.2% | 137 | 14.7% | 162 | 17.1% | 92 | 13.3% | 99 | 13.2% | 111 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 118 | 13.0% | 138 | 15.6% | 151 | 16.2% | 131 | 13.8% | 99 | 14.3% | 128 | 17.1% | 100 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 144 | 15.8% | 132 | 14.9% | 138 | 14.8% | 153 | 16.1% | 117 | 16.9% | 106 | 14.2% | 96 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 121 | 13.3% | 121 | 13.7% | 135 | 14.5% | 124 | 13.1% | 104 | 15.0% | 111 | 14.8% | 120 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 119 | 13.1% | 125 | 14.1% | 127 | 13.6% | 136 | 14.3% | 108 | 15.6% | 108 | 14.4% | 93 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 115 | 12.6% | 127 | 14.3% | 129 | 13.9% | 127 | 13.4% | 89 | 12.9% | 90 | 12.0% | 98 | 13.5% |
Grade 6: | 130 | 14.3% | 117 | 13.2% | 114 | 12.2% | 117 | 12.3% | 83 | 12.0% | 106 | 14.2% | 107 | 14.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 458 | 50.3% | 440 | 49.7% | 472 | 50.7% | 501 | 52.7% | 364 | 52.6% | 393 | 52.5% | 402 | 55.4% |
Female: | 452 | 49.7% | 446 | 50.3% | 459 | 49.3% | 449 | 47.3% | 328 | 47.4% | 355 | 47.5% | 319 | 44.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 652 | 71.6% | 634 | 71.6% | 683 | 73.4% | 699 | 73.6% | 522 | 75.4% | 586 | 78.3% | 599 | 82.6% |
Black: | 195 | 21.4% | 183 | 20.7% | 176 | 18.9% | 176 | 18.5% | 100 | 14.5% | 80 | 10.7% | 79 | 10.9% |
White: | 27 | 3.0% | 33 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.6% | 27 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.6% | 23 | 3.3% | 34 | 4.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 852 | 93.6% | 814 | 91.9% | NA | NA | 829 | 87.3% | 601 | 86.8% | 605 | 80.9% | 397 | 54.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 2.9% | 34 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 51 | 5.4% | 63 | 9.1% | 91 | 12.2% | 85 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.34 | 27.64 | 27.35 | NA | NA | 23.07 | 20.20 | 20.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.5 | 310.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.1 | 315 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 322.8 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 323.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.1 | 327.3 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.4 | 334.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.7 | 329.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 340 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 346.2 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 337.8 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 331.6 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 333.6 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 341.2 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 338.1 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 341.3 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 352.1 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 354.5 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 368.1 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 373.4 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 353.2 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.6 | 305 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.2 | 304.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.1 | 311.5 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.3 | 312.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.6 | 316.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 322.1 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 318.7 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 317.8 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.8 | 323.5 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.9 | 321.5 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 328.5 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 334.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 337.7 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 338.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 347.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 356.8 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 367.1 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 372.7 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 376.9 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.0 | 366.6 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 326.7 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.7 | 329.7 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 331 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.2 | 336.3 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 342.7 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 346.3 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 344.6 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 349.6 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 346.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 348.7 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.9 | 325 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 328.6 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 332.9 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 341.4 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 354 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.7 | 354.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 365.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 371.7 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 371.4 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 367.5 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.8 | 322.4 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 322.3 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.9 | 325 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.5 | 324 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 334.8 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 344.3 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 343.3 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 341.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 348.2 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 339.6 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 309.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.3 | 312.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 320.8 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 318 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 333.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 351.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 357.4 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 368.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 377.4 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 351.4 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.6 | 304.8 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 307.5 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 309.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 312.8 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.1 | 326.8 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 339.4 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 341.7 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 344.1 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 344.9 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 340.5 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 320.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 319.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 321 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 328 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 343.2 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 348.1 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.1 | 345.1 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 351.1 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 353.8 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 312.5 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.8 | 315.4 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.2 | 315.6 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.1 | 321.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 338.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 352.4 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 351.3 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 354.6 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 353.8 | 366.5 |
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* Yucca 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.