📍 37622 43rd St. E., Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93552
Mesquite Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 640 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Moshier. It is part of the Palmdale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
Mesquite Elementary enrolls 640 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 5.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 511 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 10% |
| White | 38 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
571 of the school's 640 students (89%) 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.
Mesquite 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.
Mesquite 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 640 students, Mesquite Elementary is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
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