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Mesquite Elementary

(661) 285-8376

Physical Address:
37622 43rd ST East
Palmdale, CA  93550
Mailing Address:
37622 43rd St. East
Palmdale, CA  93550

School Information

District:
Palmdale Elementary
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 6
Number of Students:
927

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Mesquite Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 73.25% 62.96% 48.34%
Black 17.37% 10.80% 8.03%
White 6.47% 16.67% 31.61%
Others 1.62% 2.98% 5.47%
Asian/Pacific 1.29% 10.27% 10.31%
American Indian 0% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Mesquite Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 55.12% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 44.88% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Mesquite Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 702 662 679
Black 186 138 161
White 79 62 60
Others 0 27 15
Asian/Pacific 14 13 12
American Indian 5 1 0
Total 986 903 927

Enrollment by Gender for Mesquite Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 534 496 511
Female 452 407 416
Total 986 903 927

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Mesquite Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 986 903 927
# Eligible for free lunch 484 (49%) 527 (58%) 600 (65%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 237 (24%) 192 (21%) 157 (17%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 721 (73%) 719 (80%) 757 (82%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Mesquite Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 986 903 927
Fulltime teachers 41.0 36.0 38.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 24.00 23.20 24.08
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75