📍 39174 Palm Tree Way, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93551
Palmdale Discovery Center is a Special Education serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Colleen Sawyer. It is part of the Palmdale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
Palmdale Discovery Center enrolls 187 students across grades K–8. The student body is 79% male and 21% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 5.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 17% |
| White | 11 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 187 students (74%) 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.
Palmdale Discovery Center 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.
Palmdale Discovery Center 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 187 students, Palmdale Discovery Center is smaller than the district average of about 619 students per school.
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