Keppel Union School District
school district serving eastern Palmdale, California and its suburbs
The Keppel Union School District is a school district that serves the far eastern parts of the city of Palmdale, California, USA, and its immediate suburbs including Littlerock, Pearblossom, Sun Village, Llano, and Lake Los Angeles.
The Keppel Union School District has approximately 3,100 students enrolled in 6 schools:
5 elementary schools
1 junior high school
1 Alternative school
The Keppel Union School District serves only kindergarten through the 8th grade level. All other high school level of education (9th - 12th grades) in the metropolitan area is provided by the Antelope Valley Union High School District.
List of schools
Elementary Schools
Alpine Elementary School (K through 8th grade)
Antelope Elementary School (K through 8th grade)
Gibson Elementary School (K through 8th grade)
[www.keppel.k12.ca.us/schools/lake-los-angeles/ Lake Los Angeles School] (K through 8th grade)
Pearblossom Elementary School (K through 8th grade)
As of the 2011-2012 school year (starting August 8, 2011), each of the above elementary schools mentioned expanded into the eighth grade so that each Keppel Elementary School campus will include kindergarten to the eighth grade (K through 8th grade).
Junior high school
Keppel Academy (5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade)
Keppel Academy operated under the name of Almondale Middle School when it was built in 1959 to July 1, 2010 when the Keppel Union School District board members renamed the campus to Keppel Academy. Keppel Academy added the 5th grade level of education to its campus in the 2013-2014 school year after three school years of only having three grade levels (6th through 8th).
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