📍 1100 E. Ave. R-4, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93550
Tumbleweed Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 623 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Misti Larrick. It is part of the Palmdale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.0:1.
Tumbleweed Elementary enrolls 623 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 460 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.7% |
| White | 14 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 623 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tumbleweed Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tumbleweed Elementary is one of 29 schools in Palmdale Elementary, based in Palmdale, California. The district serves 17,941 students district-wide and employs 764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 623 students, Tumbleweed Elementary is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
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