How does Palm Vista Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Twentynine Palms?

Palm Vista Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.8/100, placing it at the 6th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 780 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palm Vista Elementary?

4.7% of students at Palm Vista Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palm Vista Elementary improving or declining?

Palm Vista Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.8 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 Vista Elementary?

34.1% of students at Palm Vista 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 Vista Elementary

Morongo Unified Twentynine Palms San Bernardino County 92277

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

780 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

390 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 36.1%

White 35.6%

Asian 1.0%

Black 14.9%

Other 12.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palm Vista Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.7%
Met Standard	12.2%
Below Standard	83.1%

Exceeded

4.7%

Met

12.2%

Below

83.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Palm Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Morongo Unified district average of 12.6%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 5.8 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 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.