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Palm View Elementary

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Palm View Elementary ranks 4391 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palm View Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 561 students in the Coachella Valley Unified district, a system that faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with particular struggles in science and English Language Arts. However, it shows some relative strengths, including mathematics scores that are higher than several nearby schools like John Kelley Elementary and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary. The school has also made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which is now better than the district average. A significant bright spot is its effective support for English Language Learner students, where it ranks much higher statewide than it does overall.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools. For instance, Peter Pendleton Elementary, a school with nearly identical demographics and resources, achieves dramatically higher academic results, suggesting factors like teaching methods or school leadership can make a big difference. Additionally, performance varies widely between grade levels at Palm View, with some grades performing adequately while others struggle significantly. The school spends more per student than most peers in its district, yet a nearby charter school, Imagine Schools Riverside County, achieves similar reading scores with lower spending and much better attendance, raising questions about how resources are used.

561

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,550

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1390 Seventh St.
Coachella, CA 92236-1722

(760) 398-2861

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Palm View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bobby Duke Middle
High:	Coachella Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.2%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,391^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley 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	25.0	4391 of 5857	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4478 of 5869	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	5038 of 5859	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	5006 of 5883	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1380 of 1417	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5399 of 5789	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	5489 of 5662	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	5320 of 5692	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5370 of 5614	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	5551 of 5611	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	5477 of 5530	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	5141 of 5390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	5142 of 5377	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	4740 of 5314	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	4586 of 5193	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4573 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	4682 of 5113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	4487 of 4818	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	4717 of 4822	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	4670 of 4809	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	962 of 2227	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	2436 of 2585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2093 of 2128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	950 of 3162	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	1418 of 3245	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	2063 of 3311	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	532 of 602	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3124 of 3275	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	2834 of 3246	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4201 of 5597	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4556 of 5612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4988 of 5609	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4877 of 5635	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1249 of 1267	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5024 of 5492	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	5320 of 5413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3347 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3336 of 5107	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4111 of 5087	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4119 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4515 of 4963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4672 of 4830	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3728 of 5460	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3843 of 5517	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4409 of 5363	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4209 of 5264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1056 of 1110	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4696 of 5173	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4887 of 5084	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4279 of 5628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4069 of 5643	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4572 of 5638	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4672 of 5663	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1196 of 1272	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	5294 of 5510	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5182 of 5431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1710 of 2847	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1841 of 2635	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1695 of 2420	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)70th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	561	26	21.3	94.8%	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25	4391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.9	4478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	87	9.1		9.1	22.7	24.0	15.2	40.9			25.4	42.7	28.6	11.6	31.9			29.6			$30,550	$1,402	$29,148
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	603	25	23.9	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		25	4369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	275	11.7		11.7	28.2	39.2	37.9	33.7			34.8	32.1	39.2	18.3	23.6			27.5			$30,427	$1,418	$29,009
Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	499	21	23.5	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64.3	1873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		48.8	2629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	756	30.5		30.5	52.9	40.5	57.6	51.4			50.0	62.3	40.0	55.2	58.1			53.4			$31,575	$1,529	$30,046
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.9	4833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.7	4892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	59	9.8		9.8	19.8	17.7	29.3	42.7			27.4	31.1	14.6	15.9	20.8			20.6			$30,568	$1,321	$29,247
Valle del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	51-433 Education Way	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-1025	649	32	20.2	90.8%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	641 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	35.9	3509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.4	3274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	235	22.4		22.4	38.1	37.7	44.2	39.6			39.8	37.1	29.4	30.2	22.1			29.9	98.3		$29,390	$1,355	$28,035
Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	815	34	23.8	83.3%	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	795 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	3732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.6	3887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	155	13.6		13.6	26.2	32.1	38.2	44.8			35.8	33.6	33.9	26.0	32.6			31.5	97.2	97.2	$30,243	$1,212	$29,031
Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23.0	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	26.1	4304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		20	4869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	565	21.5	26.7	23.1	31.1	33.9	34.9	31.2	45.1	54.7	35.9	34.2	31.6	12.8	15.6	22.0	18.7	23.4	97.8		$20,206	$1,283	$18,923
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	533	22	24.2	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	40.4	3190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.4	3482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	292	22.5		22.5	34.4	42.0	49.0				42.0	34.8	32.5	36.7				34.8			$19,476	$3,300	$16,176
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.7	5135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.1	5475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	340	17.1		17.1	30.0	11.1	27.9				22.5	23.2	9.6	22.2				17.9	96.7		$21,093	$3,347	$17,746
John Kelley Elementary	Public	K-6	87-163 Center St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5101	505	32	15.7	93.3%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	492 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	21.9	4682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.1	4768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	86	15.4		15.4	14.9	10.7	42.2	30.4			25.6	14.9	7.3	26.2	32.1			20.6	96.8	96.8	$29,600	$1,396	$28,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm View Elementary

What district is Palm View Elementary in?

Coachella Valley Unified

How many students attend Palm View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Palm View Elementary.

Is Palm View Elementary a good school?

Palm View Elementary ranks 4391^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palm View Elementary?

Students at Palm View Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Palm View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palm View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bobby Duke Middle
High : Coachella Valley High

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