Palm Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 67.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Palm Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points below the Hacienda la Puente Unified district average of 20.4%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.0% exceeded — 7.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 15.3% | 20.3% | 35.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 21.7% | 16.7% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 72 | 12.5% | 18.1% | 30.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 15.0% | 28.3% | 43.3% |
| 4th | 60 | 8.3% | 23.3% | 31.7% |
| 5th | 71 | 4.2% | 12.7% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.7