Palms Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.8% |
| Below Standard | 57.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Palms Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.6% exceeded — 16.5 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 21.0% | 19.4% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 73 | 20.6% | 24.7% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 59 | 20.3% | 23.7% | 44.1% |
| 6th | 81 | 14.8% | 28.4% | 43.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 14.5% | 35.5% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 41.7% |
| 5th | 59 | 23.7% | 11.9% | 35.6% |
| 6th | 79 | 21.5% | 21.5% | 43.0% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.0