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Palmdale Academy Charter

Palmdale · CA · Palmdale Elementary · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Palmdale Academy Charter compares for families

What families should know about Palmdale Academy Charter.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Palmdale Aerospace Academy, Antelope Valley Learning Academy, Palmdale High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

72.1%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 264 in 2021 to 989 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+274.6%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +55.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 989 students:

2025
1,536
2027
3,705
2029
8,937

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $22,237 per student in district revenue, the 7,948 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $176,739,676/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Palmdale Aerospace Academy
Palmdale
Public · charter 0.7 982 -2.7%
Antelope Valley Learning Academy
Palmdale
Public · charter 1.3 898 -3.9%
Palmdale High
Palmdale
Public 1.6 2,208 -11.9%
Antelope Valley ROP
Palmdale
Public 2.8
William J. (Pete) Knight High
Palmdale
Public 3.0 2,349 -19.7%
R. Rex Parris High
Palmdale
Public 3.6 469 -26.1%
Highland High
Palmdale
Public 6.7 2,706 -4.9%
Littlerock High
Littlerock
Public 7.0 1,507 -4.9%

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