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Tamarisk Elementary

(661) 273-5770

Physical Address:
1843 East Ave Q5
Palmdale, CA  93550
Mailing Address:
1843 East Avenue Q-5
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:
811

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Tamarisk Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 69.30% 62.96% 48.34%
Black 23.18% 10.80% 8.03%
White 3.45% 16.67% 31.61%
Others 2.59% 2.98% 5.47%
Asian/Pacific 1.11% 10.27% 10.31%
American Indian 0.37% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Tamarisk Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.43% 48.19% 46.97%
Male 49.57% 51.81% 53.03%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Tamarisk Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 614 554 562
Black 169 182 188
White 42 43 28
Others 0 35 21
Asian/Pacific 14 18 9
American Indian 5 4 3
Total 844 836 811

Enrollment by Gender for Tamarisk Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 409 428 409
Male 435 408 402
Total 844 836 811

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Tamarisk Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 844 836 811
# Eligible for free lunch 456 (54%) 677 (81%) 707 (87%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 77 (9%) 92 (11%) 55 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 533 (63%) 769 (92%) 762 (94%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Tamarisk Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 844 836 811
Fulltime teachers 39.0 33.0 31.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 21.60 23.90 26.16
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75