How does Palm Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Orosi?

Palm Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.7/100, placing it at the 68th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,018 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palm Elementary?

23.3% of students at Palm Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 49.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palm Elementary improving or declining?

Palm Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palm Elementary?

6.7% of students at Palm 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.

Palm Elementary

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified Orosi Tulare County 93647

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,018 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

547 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 95.8%

White 1.3%

Asian 0.6%

Other 2.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palm Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.3%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	50.7%

Exceeded

23.3%

Met

26.0%

Below

50.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Palm Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points above the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified district average of 20.2%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.7 points higher (vs 18.6% 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 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.