Palmdale Aerospace Academy

Palmdale Aerospace Academy is a high school in Palmdale, CA that enrolls 2,278 students, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Palmdale Aerospace Academy District. That headcount is above the 2,278-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 55% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 55% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 10 points higher.

The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 74% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 25.6 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a majority-low-income enrollment. It is a charter school and receives Title I federal funding, a poverty-based designation rather than a quality marker.