Is Quail Valley Elementary a good school?

Quail Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Quail Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 525 students attended Quail Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Quail Valley Elementary?

Students at Quail Valley Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Quail Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Quail Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy High : William J. (Pete) Knight High

Quail Valley Elementary

Summary:

Quail Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Palmdale, California, serving 503 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Palmdale Elementary School District, which is ranked 1346 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Quail Valley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.6% in 2017-2018 to 25.4% in 2022-2023, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.07% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In comparison, nearby Barrel Springs Elementary and Los Amigos - Dual Immersion schools significantly outperform Quail Valley in academic proficiency, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in many cases.

Quail Valley Elementary's struggles are particularly evident in its subgroup performance, with African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students ranking in the bottom 10% or 5% of California elementary schools in ELA and Math. The high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism at the school suggest that Quail Valley faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students, and a focused effort to address these issues and improve instructional quality could be crucial for improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

37236 58th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93552-5461

(661) 533-7100

District: Palmdale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5291^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $311

Students who attend Quail Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy
High:	William J. (Pete) Knight High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.5

Number of students: 525

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

African American:

20.6%

White:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Quail Valley Elementary ranks worse than 90.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.08. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.2%), African American (20.6%), White (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Quail Valley Elementary is 26.5. 17 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Quail Valley Elementary employs 19.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Quail Valley Elementary is $311. 12 elementary schools in the Palmdale Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Quail Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Quail Valley Elementary 5291^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Quail Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Palmdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palmdale Elementary 1346^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Quail Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.86	2887^th	4809	40.0%
2005	22.55	3795^th	4822	21.3%
2006	15.19	4344^th	4818	9.8%
2007	17.42	4482^nd	5113	12.3%
2008	17.86	4471^st	5113	12.6%
2009	18.79	4517^th	5193	13.0%
2010	26.40	4123^rd	5314	22.4%
2011	28.70	4077^th	5377	24.2%
2012	32.73	3755^th	5390	30.3%
2013	20.83	4679^th	5530	15.4%
2015	22.03	4426^th	5611	21.1%
2016	19.80	4640^th	5614	17.3%
2017	17.62	4896^th	5692	14.0%
2018	22.38	4478^th	5662	20.9%
2019	14.11	5302^nd	5789	8.4%
2022	22.81	4561^st	5883	22.5%
2023	15.02	5322^nd	5874	9.4%
2024	15.08	5291^st	5862	9.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.71	1628^th	3246	49.8%
2019	35.50	2091^st	3275	36.2%
2022	57.84	848^th	3311	74.4%
2023	23.12	2992^nd	3250	7.9%
2024	18.51	3116^th	3160	1.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.88	2112^th	2420	12.7%
2024	17.90	2545^th	2634	3.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.68	3801^st	5084	25.2%
2019	20.50	4541^st	5173	12.2%
2022	34.98	3434^th	5264	34.8%
2023	20.13	4697^th	5374	12.6%
2024	20.57	4737^th	5511	14.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.65	4192^nd	5413	22.6%
2019	15.68	4974^th	5492	9.4%
2022	22.41	4463^rd	5635	20.8%
2023	12.37	5364^th	5617	4.5%
2024	15.07	5111^th	5605	8.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.12	1860^th	2128	12.6%
2019	27.93	1901^st	2585	26.5%
2022	21.54	1940^th	2227	12.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.55	4426^th	5431	18.5%
2019	14.21	5107^th	5510	7.3%
2022	24.28	4299^th	5663	24.1%
2023	19.09	4805^th	5650	15.0%
2024	17.07	4973^rd	5636	11.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.99	400^th	700	42.9%
2019	32.16	518^th	747	30.7%
2022	50.26	260^th	663	60.8%
2023	20.85	581^st	662	12.2%
2024	15.18	572^nd	593	3.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Quail Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.07	3137^th	4830	35.1%
2019	21.46	4277^th	4963	13.8%
2022	31.84	3542^nd	5084	30.3%
2023	23.50	4220^th	5098	17.2%
2024	28.02	3873^rd	5102	24.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, June 26, 2009

well i just moved to palmdale i bought a house close to this school because i wanted my kids to walk to and from school. we had to drive in our former schools, wich is why i chosed this area it seem perfect, but when i when to enroll my son to the Palmdale district, i learn that he did not belong to Quail Valley elemenary. I was very upset, becuase our home is just across the street from the school. the school that my son was sent to is almost 2 miles away, Im a single mom and i have to work and i wont be able to take him or pick him up because the school hrs are from 9-1. I will be force to sell my home and move back to the Valley. this is not fair at all.
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Enrollment information for Quail Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	208	148	28	253	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
2000	285	174	39	365	5	n/a	n/a	0	868
2001	240	181	38	404	3	n/a	n/a	10	876
2002	178	176	29	405	2	n/a	n/a	3	793
2003	178	176	29	405	2	n/a	n/a	3	793
2004	151	168	31	464	6	n/a	n/a	21	841
2005	147	146	34	502	5	n/a	n/a	19	853
2006	123	151	34	543	2	n/a	n/a	16	869
2007	102	131	23	557	1	n/a	n/a	15	829
2008	74	162	29	557	5	n/a	n/a	0	827
2009	62	158	27	554	1	2	39	0	843
2010	38	148	27	541	4	1	17	0	776
2011	36	151	27	570	2	1	21	0	808
2012	44	161	25	544	2	0	12	0	788
2013	32	164	19	554	1	1	8	0	779
2014	23	161	15	536	1	1	5	0	742
2015	27	172	14	551	1	1	2	0	768
2016	18	170	13	553	2	0	9	0	765
2017	25	151	12	567	3	0	8	0	766
2018	16	116	13	471	3	0	9	0	628
2019	21	94	13	451	4	0	15	0	598
2020	19	105	14	420	4	0	15	0	577
2021	14	105	9	379	5	0	15	0	527
2022	21	90	7	363	3	0	6	0	490
2023	19	88	7	376	6	1	6	0	503
2024	24	108	1	379	7	0	6	0	525

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Quail Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	638	30.0	21.3	40.8
2000	868	40.0	21.7	52.8
2001	876	44.0	19.9	56.4
2002	793	35.0	22.7	64.6
2003	793	35.0	22.7	64.6
2004	841	31.0	27.1	66.8
2005	853	31.0	27.5	66.3
2006	869	33.0	26.3	67.1
2007	829	33.0	25.1	75.4
2008	827	35.5	23.3	63.1
2009	843	30.0	24.1	70.5
2010	776	31.0	25.0	76.7
2011	808	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	788	28.0	28.0	n/a
2013	779	28.0	27.8	84
2014	742	27.0	27.4	85.3
2015	768	28.0	27.4	85.5
2016	765	27.0	28.3	86.5
2017	766	28.5	26.8	82.4
2018	628	23.5	26.7	87.4
2019	598	24.7	24.1	86.5
2020	577	n/a	n/a	91
2021	527	21.0	25.0	96.4
2022	490	20.0	24.5	95.9
2023	503	20.1	25.0	89.1
2024	525	19.7	26.5	85.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Quail Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	638	30.0	21.3	40.8
2000	868	40.0	21.7	52.8
2001	876	44.0	19.9	56.4
2002	793	35.0	22.7	64.6
2003	793	35.0	22.7	64.6
2004	841	31.0	27.1	66.8
2005	853	31.0	27.5	66.3
2006	869	33.0	26.3	67.1
2007	829	33.0	25.1	75.4
2008	827	35.5	23.3	63.1
2009	843	30.0	24.1	70.5
2010	776	31.0	25.0	76.7
2011	808	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	788	28.0	28.0	n/a
2013	779	28.0	27.8	84
2014	742	27.0	27.4	85.3
2015	768	28.0	27.4	85.5
2016	765	27.0	28.3	86.5
2017	766	28.5	26.8	82.4
2018	628	23.5	26.7	87.4
2019	598	24.7	24.1	86.5
2020	577	n/a	n/a	91
2021	527	21.0	25.0	96.4
2022	490	20.0	24.5	95.9
2023	503	20.1	25.0	89.1
2024	525	19.7	26.5	85.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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