📍 38440 Second St. E., Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93550
Yucca Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terrie Dowling. It is part of the Palmdale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Yucca Elementary enrolls 484 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.3% |
| White | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 484 students (92%) 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.
Yucca 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.
Yucca 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 484 students, Yucca Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 619 students per school.