How does Palisades Charter Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Pacific Palisades?

Palisades Charter Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.3/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 628 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palisades Charter Elementary?

51.3% of students at Palisades Charter Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 83.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palisades Charter Elementary improving or declining?

Palisades Charter Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palisades Charter Elementary?

31.0% of students at Palisades Charter Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Palisades Charter Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Pacific Palisades Los Angeles County 90272 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

628 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

406 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

14%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.3%

White 56.9%

Asian 3.7%

Black 3.9%

Other 22.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palisades Charter Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	51.3%
Met Standard	32.4%
Below Standard	16.4%

Exceeded

51.3%

Met

32.4%

Below

16.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "84% proficient" for Palisades Charter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

51.3% of students exceeded standard while 32.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 30.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 51.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.