Palm Crest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 69.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 11.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "89% proficient" for Palm Crest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
69.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points above the La Canada Unified district average of 63.1%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.7 points higher (vs 50.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 68.0% | 18.4% | 86.4% |
| 4th | 90 | 72.2% | 23.3% | 95.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 55.1% | 25.8% | 80.9% |
| 6th | 93 | 80.7% | 15.1% | 95.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 68.3% | 23.1% | 91.3% |
| 4th | 91 | 78.0% | 12.1% | 90.1% |
| 5th | 89 | 64.0% | 14.6% | 78.7% |
| 6th | 93 | 73.1% | 18.3% | 91.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.1