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.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74 | 51% | 84% | +1.2 | 29.9% | 0.1% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Palisades Charter Elementary scores 74 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 94th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “84% proficient” and call it done. Palisades Charter deserves a closer read. It sits at the 94th percentile of 5,744 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 rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 94th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 84% of students meet the standard today, above the 81% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 85% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 85% |
| Grade 4 | 93% | 76% | 74% | 83% | 80% |
| Grade 5 | 86% | 92% | 76% | 75% | 94% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 78% | 80% | 80% | 88% | 85% |
| Grade 4 | 74% | 71% | 68% | 80% | 80% |
| Grade 5 | 67% | 62% | 72% | 69% | 78% |
The story this school is actually telling
of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% 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.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Palisades Charter Elementary in Pacific Palisades, 72.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Palisades Charter Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 31.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (68.2% Math proficient); White students (91.3% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 22 students tested.
6 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
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.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$428 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 78% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 76
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 64
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
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 ← | — | 74 | 51.4% | 83.7% | +1.2 | 0.1% |
| Canyon Charter Elementary | 1.3 mi | 80 | 61.1% | 85.6% | +6.1 | 0.2% |
| Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter | 2.8 mi | 77 | 54.8% | 80.7% | −1.3 | 0.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 1.9 mi | 72 | 47.4% | 72.5% | +4.9 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74 | 93 | #376 | 52.5% | 80.5% | 15.5% | 0.0% | -4.7pp |
| 2022 | 70 | 94 | #325 | 48.9% | 77.4% | 23.5% | 0.0% | -4.6pp |
| 2023 | 65 | 89 | #634 | 49.9% | 75.3% | 19.4% | 0.0% | -7.6pp |
| 2024 | 74 | 94 | #320 | 54.8% | 80.6% | 17.4% | 0.1% | -16.3pp |
| 2025 | 74 | 94 | #338 | 51.4% | 83.7% | 29.9% | 0.1% | +1.2pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 15.0% | 36.2% | +21.2pp |
| Male | 16.2% | 25.6% | +9.4pp |
| Asian | 15.8% | 14.3% | -1.5pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.5% | 45.6% | +28.1pp |
| Two or More Races | 18.9% | 30.8% | +11.9pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 25.8% | 31.4% | +5.6pp |
| English Learners | 33.3% | 41.7% | +8.4pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 24.5% | 40.5% | +16.0pp |
| All Students | 15.6% | 31.0% | +15.4pp |
| Black/African American | — | 28.6% | — |
| Filipino | — | 28.4% | — |
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