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Palms Elementary

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Palms Elementary ranks 2559 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palms Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 463 students in the ABC Unified School District in Lakewood, CA, performing near the state average academically while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Palms performs close to California averages in core subjects but noticeably below the high standards of its own district. For example, its proficiency in English Language Arts is over 20 points lower than nearby schools like Nixon (Patricia) Elementary and Carver (Charles J.) Elementary, despite being less than a mile apart. A key challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which at 21.3% is higher than both district and state averages, though it has improved significantly from previous years. The school spends a mid-range amount per student compared to neighbors, yet some schools with lower spending, like Los Coyotes Elementary in a different district, achieve higher results.

Despite its overall middling ranking, Palms shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with its African American and Special Education students scoring in the top quartiles statewide. Its performance in mathematics is also a relative strength, nearly matching its English scores. The data suggests that addressing attendance could be a major lever for improvement, as higher-performing nearby schools all have much lower absenteeism rates. For parents, Palms represents a school working to overcome economic challenges, with clear successes in targeted areas but clear room for growth compared to its immediate peers.

463

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,084

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12445 East 207th St.
Lakewood, CA 90715-1619

(562) 229-7900

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Palms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
High:	Artesia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

16.8%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg57%

California avg41%

2,559^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19Elementary Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2559 of 5857	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2484 of 5869	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	2765 of 5859	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	2253 of 5883	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	2955 of 5789	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	2537 of 5662	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	2475 of 5692	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	2462 of 5614	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	2273 of 5611	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.5	1973 of 5530	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	1812 of 5390	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	1969 of 5377	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.1	2743 of 5314	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3265 of 5193	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	3315 of 5113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	2895 of 5113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.8	2840 of 4818	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	2374 of 4822	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.5	2484 of 4809	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	121 of 569	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	109 of 593	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	179 of 661	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	90 of 663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	165 of 747	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	73 of 700	89.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	1062 of 2227	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	1386 of 2585	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	882 of 2128	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.7	218 of 3311	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	52.7	1112 of 3275	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	901 of 3246	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	2198 of 5597	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	1949 of 5612	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	2814 of 5609	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	2045 of 5635	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	2460 of 5492	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	2154 of 5413	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1612 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	1884 of 5107	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1754 of 5087	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1377 of 5084	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	3027 of 4963	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2593 of 4830	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1612 of 5460	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	1968 of 5517	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2255 of 5363	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	1249 of 5264	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	2499 of 5173	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	1934 of 5084	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2747 of 5628	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2860 of 5643	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	2553 of 5638	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	2279 of 5663	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	3262 of 5510	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2879 of 5431	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	688 of 2847	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	748 of 2635	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	955 of 2420	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	2157 of 2834	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)93rd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75																					28.8	28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2	43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0	42.7						$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4	36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9	37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0	27.0	96.6			96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary	Public	K-6	19600 Jacob Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7895	681	26	26.1	52.6%	58 (8.5%)	53 (7.8%)	260 (38.2%)	217 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81 (11.9%)	87.2	813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.7	767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	46																					54.0	54.0	69.5	61.5	77.0	70.1	69.2	68.3	62.4	62.0	60.8	63.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$18,200	$1,988	$16,212
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	346	17	20.3	80.3%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	250 (72.3%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	28.5	4095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.8	4126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	31																					18.0	18.0	14.6	14.3	34.7	58.0	31.9	19.5	9.3	14.0	45.1	22.7						$19,858	$2,658	$17,200
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	19200 East Ely St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7840	444	19	23.3	55.4%	20 (4.5%)	37 (8.3%)	192 (43.2%)	154 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	85.8	889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		89.7	717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	172																					59.1	59.1	50.8	65.6	72.3	82.1	68.4	59.1	60.7	63.6	69.2	63.5						$17,806	$2,135	$15,671
Steve Luther Elementary	Public	K-6	4631 La Palma Ave.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6918	403	18	22.3	58.1%	50 (12.4%)	16 (4.0%)	161 (40.0%)	126 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.7%)	74.4	1402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.3	1354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	48																					47.6	47.6	59.1	47.7	59.5	63.3	57.9	56.8	47.7	59.5	51.7	53.7						$24,827	$951	$23,876
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	302	15	20.1	88.1%	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.9%)	184 (60.9%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.3%)	41.5	3117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.7	2819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	298																					30.0	30.0	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.7	42.2	51.4	30.8	32.5	19.0	31.6						$20,564	$2,577	$17,987
Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27.0	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	97.9	82^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.1	75^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	7																					71.8	71.8	87.3	82.8	83.3	90.0	85.8	91.1	86.2	75.3	88.8	85.2						$14,278	$1,950	$12,328
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9	18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1	31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5	24.8						$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4	38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4	56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2	57.7	97.2					$18,687	$850	$17,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Palms Elementary

What district is Palms Elementary in?

ABC Unified

Is Palms Elementary a good school?

Palms Elementary ranks 2559^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palms Elementary?

Students at Palms Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 17% African American, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Palms Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Palms Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Palms Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palms Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
High : Artesia High

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