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Palms Elementary Primary School
12445 East 207th St
Lakewood CA, 90715, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-924-5549
Ranking:
(3,044 out of 6,930, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: ABC Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 25 | 24 | NA | NA | 28 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
Total Students: | 615 | 570 | 559 | 593 | 594 | 609 | 593 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 100 | 16.3% | 78 | 13.7% | 75 | 13.4% | 82 | 13.8% | 65 | 10.9% | 80 | 13.1% | 66 | 11.1% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 13.7% | 86 | 15.1% | 80 | 14.3% | 76 | 12.8% | 85 | 14.3% | 80 | 13.1% | 73 | 12.3% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 14.5% | 81 | 14.2% | 68 | 12.2% | 85 | 14.3% | 84 | 14.1% | 77 | 12.6% | 77 | 13.0% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 13.2% | 74 | 13.0% | 76 | 13.6% | 79 | 13.3% | 75 | 12.6% | 77 | 12.6% | 82 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 11.7% | 74 | 13.0% | 90 | 16.1% | 82 | 13.8% | 79 | 13.3% | 98 | 16.1% | 95 | 16.0% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 14.3% | 91 | 16.0% | 80 | 14.3% | 83 | 14.0% | 99 | 16.7% | 100 | 16.4% | 95 | 16.0% |
Grade 6: | 101 | 16.4% | 86 | 15.1% | 90 | 16.1% | 106 | 17.9% | 107 | 18.0% | 97 | 15.9% | 105 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 300 | 48.8% | 277 | 48.6% | 290 | 51.9% | 295 | 49.7% | 314 | 52.9% | 326 | 53.5% | 320 | 54.0% |
Female: | 315 | 51.2% | 293 | 51.4% | 269 | 48.1% | 298 | 50.3% | 280 | 47.1% | 283 | 46.5% | 269 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 98 | 15.9% | 87 | 15.3% | 95 | 17.0% | 109 | 18.4% | 118 | 19.9% | 118 | 19.4% | 137 | 23.1% |
Hispanic: | 352 | 57.2% | 316 | 55.4% | 304 | 54.4% | 294 | 49.6% | 255 | 42.9% | 262 | 43.0% | 251 | 42.3% |
Black: | 86 | 14.0% | 98 | 17.2% | 90 | 16.1% | 102 | 17.2% | 119 | 20.0% | 122 | 20.0% | 127 | 21.4% |
White: | 61 | 9.9% | 49 | 8.6% | 53 | 9.5% | 65 | 11.0% | 77 | 13.0% | 82 | 13.5% | 77 | 13.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 18 | 3.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 352 | 57.2% | 318 | 55.8% | NA | NA | 299 | 50.4% | 285 | 48.0% | 261 | 42.9% | 231 | 39.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 15.4% | 87 | 15.3% | NA | NA | 107 | 18.0% | 99 | 16.7% | 81 | 13.3% | 84 | 14.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.74 | 22.80 | 23.69 | NA | NA | 21.52 | 21.30 | 20.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 346.7 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 351.3 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 355.7 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 360.2 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 365.4 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 366.1 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 369.1 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 377.3 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 381 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 380.7 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.6 | 380.9 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.7 | 387.8 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.4 | 390.5 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.5 | 392.4 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 398.6 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 397.2 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 398.3 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.3 | 403.1 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.9 | 411.1 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 408.0 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 338 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 341.5 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 350.2 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 340.2 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 343.9 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 350.9 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 358.1 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 359.1 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 362.6 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 365.4 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 374.3 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 389.4 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.3 | 394.7 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 391.3 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.2 | 399.8 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 418.6 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.2 | 425.9 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.6 | 424.3 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.2 | 429.1 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.0 | 431.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 354.2 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 361.5 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 370.5 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 371.8 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 371.1 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 383.9 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.1 | 383.3 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 392.8 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.7 | 390.1 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.0 | 393.8 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 365.9 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.2 | 369.1 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 384.4 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.8 | 395.3 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 396.9 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.5 | 403.9 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.3 | 409.2 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.5 | 421.1 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.4 | 416.2 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430.4 | 421.6 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 349 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 351 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 352.8 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 353.7 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 359.9 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 365.9 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 370 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 376.7 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.8 | 387 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.9 | 382.1 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 352.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 370.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 368.3 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 376.2 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 388.3 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 398 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 404.2 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.6 | 419.2 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.6 | 427.5 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.9 | 419.7 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 329.7 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 333.9 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 335 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 348.4 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 364.6 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 370.4 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 381.5 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 390.3 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 391 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 391.0 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 349.8 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 352.2 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.7 | 354.3 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 356.4 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 361.3 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 369.6 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 372.4 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 378 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 385.7 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 389.0 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 359.1 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 365.5 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 363.4 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 371.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 373.8 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 384.5 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 384.4 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 390.7 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 394.3 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.0 | 403.7 | 366.5 |
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* Palms Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.