City: Palmdale, CA
Address: 37730 27th St. East
District: Palmdale Elementary
School Enrollment: 1157
White students: 22.7%
Black students: 22.0%
Hispanic students: 49.5%
Asian students: 1.0%
Native American students: 1.0%
Filipino students: 1.4%
Pacific Islander students: 0.4%
Multi-racial/other students: 2.1%
White students: 263
Black students: 254
Native American students: 11
Filipino students: 16
Hispanic students: 573
Pacific Islander students: 5
Multi-racial/other students: 24
Average class size KG: 19.50
Average class size 1st grade: 19.14
Average class size 2nd grade: 19.78
Average class size 3rd grade: 18.38
Average class size 4th grade: 27.40
Average class size 5th grade: 5
Average class size 6th grade: 6
Grade 5 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 20.6%
AP percentage of students tested: 100%
AP base score: 656
AP statewide rank: 5
AP similar schools rank: 8
Total number of teachers: 54
Teachers with full credentials: 45
Teachers with emergency credentials: 10
Psychologists: 1
Speech/language/hearing specialists: 1
Kindergarten enrollment : 124
1st grade enrollment : 149
2nd grade enrollment : 182
3rd grade enrollment : 153
4th grade enrollment : 174
5th grade enrollment : 181
6th grade enrollment : 194
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 0
10th grade enrollment : 0
11th grade enrollment : 0
12th grade enrollment : 0
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about Desert Rose Elementary in Palmdale, CA
Beginning teacher salary: $31980
Mid-range teacher salary: $58206
Highest teacher salary: $72197
Average principal salary (elementary): $91602
Average principal salary (middle): $92234
Superintendent salary: $133399
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 46.08%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.98%
Dollars spent per student: $5973