Palisades Charter Elementary: More than half of kids exceed the standard. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Palisades Charter's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Palisades Charter Elementary scores 72 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 92nd percentile of 5,230 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “84% proficient” and call it done. Palisades Charter deserves a closer read. It sits at the 92nd percentile of 5,230 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
Palisades Charter's low-income kids hit 72.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
As a charter, Palisades Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.6%.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 18.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 15.8pp across grades; the floor rises 9.2pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 76
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 66
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 46 | 52% | 33% | 13% | 2% | 85% | +41 |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 54% | 26% | 15% | 5% | 80% | +36 |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 68% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 94% | +46 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 46 | 46% | 39% | 11% | 4% | 85% | +39 |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 34% | 46% | 15% | 5% | 80% | +39 |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 54% | 24% | 14% | 8% | 78% | +43 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 50 | 40% | 38% | 20% | 2% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 22 | 72.7% | +32 | +35 |
| White | 92 | 91.3% | +22 | +29 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades Charter Elementary ← | — | 72 | 51.4% | 83.7% | +1.2 | 0.1% |
| Canyon Charter Elementary | 1.3 mi | 82 | 61.1% | 85.6% | +6.1 | 0.2% |
| Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter | 2.8 mi | 76 | 54.8% | 80.7% | −1.3 | 0.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 1.9 mi | 72 | 47.4% | 72.5% | +4.9 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 44 | 21.6% | 42.9% | −3.0 | 1.7% |