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Palms Middle

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Palms Middle ranks 732 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 73% of California middle schools

Summary

Palms Middle is a large, well-regarded public middle school serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district, known for its consistent academic performance and diverse, high-need student population.

The school stands out for achieving strong academic results that exceed both district and state averages, even while serving a significant number of economically disadvantaged students. It effectively manages student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the district and state, and shows particular strength in supporting specific student groups, such as those in special education. Compared to other Los Angeles Unified schools with similar demographics, like Daniel Webster Middle and Marina del Rey Middle, Palms Middle delivers higher proficiency rates in math and English at a lower per-student cost.

While Palms Middle performs very well within its context, nearby schools in wealthier districts, such as Beverly Vista Middle in Beverly Hills Unified, have higher test scores, which are often associated with greater resources and lower student poverty. An interesting comparison is the nearby charter school ICEF Vista Middle Academy, which serves an even higher-poverty population but achieves notable academic results. Areas for potential growth at Palms Middle include addressing a performance gap in upper-grade math and a gender achievement gap where boys currently outperform girls.

1,081

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,314

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10860 Woodbine St.
Los Angeles, CA 90034-5416

(310) 253-7600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Palms Middle usually attend:

High:

Alexander Hamilton Senior High

Feeder schools for Palms Middle:

Elementary:	Canfield Avenue Elementary
	Castle Heights Elementary
	Charnock Road Elementary
	Overland Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Palms Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

25.0%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

California avg41%

732^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	67.4	732 of 2761	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	643 of 2783	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	677 of 2781	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	530 of 2740	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	593 of 2715	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	615 of 2480	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	502 of 2508	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	467 of 2497	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	620 of 2477	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	439 of 2379	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	435 of 2259	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	389 of 2236	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.9	428 of 2179	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	425 of 2063	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.3	464 of 2005	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	61.3	652 of 1999	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	517 of 1804	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	530 of 1777	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.0	430 of 1769	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	101 of 609	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	72 of 627	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	51 of 613	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	39 of 637	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	38 of 643	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	44 of 600	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	191 of 739	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	201 of 743	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	270 of 715	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	252 of 733	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	191 of 745	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	233 of 700	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	353 of 1531	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	319 of 1491	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	566 of 1369	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	648 of 1478	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.2	1509 of 1521	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	604 of 1540	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	700 of 1442	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	624 of 1364	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	894 of 2533	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	643 of 2551	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	625 of 2531	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	482 of 2509	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	573 of 2380	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	666 of 2262	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	668 of 2395	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	423 of 2388	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	491 of 2374	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	305 of 2359	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	462 of 2213	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	589 of 2072	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	576 of 2542	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	491 of 2579	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	529 of 2531	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	338 of 2458	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	371 of 2369	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	486 of 2230	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	567 of 2534	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	578 of 2552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	642 of 2538	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	502 of 2527	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	522 of 2407	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	527 of 2273	76.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	276 of 726	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	395 of 701	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	302 of 677	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	241 of 665	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	133 of 554	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	129 of 462	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	358 of 1566	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	336 of 1552	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	344 of 1531	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	104 of 1520	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	132 of 1537	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	241 of 1543	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	119 of 1555	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	112 of 1602	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	73 of 1496	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science36%+4 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,081	55	19.6	71.5%	147 (13.6%)	270 (25.0%)	496 (45.9%)	85 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.7%)	67.4	732^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.5%		72.4	643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	76.9%	89	36.2	36.2	54.9	51.0	61.8	55.9	46.5	43.4	39.1	42.9	$19,314	$3,265	$16,049
Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	36.9	1589^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		23.1	2123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	534	26.8	26.8	39.2	38.9	42.2	40.2	28.8	21.1	23.2	24.1	$27,411	$5,171	$22,240
Culver City Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	1,523	73	20.7	39.5%	389 (25.5%)	148 (9.7%)	546 (35.9%)	173 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	262 (17.2%)	77.9	524^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%		77.7	534^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	10	50.6	50.6	61.2	62.7	60.4	61.4	51.1	46.9	43.5	47.2	$17,919	$580	$17,339
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		69.7	692^nd of 2783 public middle schools	75.1%	130	23.2	23.2	59.7	67.2	59.7	62.2	43.8	65.6	69.6	58.6	$26,339	$6,226	$20,113
Emerson Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1650 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90024	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 234-3100	454	23	19.9	57.9%	138 (30.4%)	54 (11.9%)	183 (40.3%)	30 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	71.3	644^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.7%		61.3	855^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	211	35.6	35.6	65.4	59.5	55.6	60.1	50.0	39.9	44.0	44.3	$21,778	$3,247	$18,531
Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19.0	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	71	653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	76.3%		66.1	762^nd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	109	35.8	35.8	65.3	58.4	51.9	58.5	57.4	43.8	38.0	46.3	$18,563	$2,753	$15,810
Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	300	22	13.4	87.3%	4 (1.3%)	115 (38.3%)	168 (56.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	24.8	2016^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.0%		17.1	2393^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	377	11.3	11.3	36.1	31.5	35.6	34.2	29.0	14.0	18.3	19.3	$38,780	$9,472	$29,308
Beverly Vista Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Elm Dr.	Beverly Hills	90212	Los Angeles County	Beverly Hills Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 229-3665	687	52	13.2	30.4%	441 (64.2%)	16 (2.3%)	55 (8.0%)	95 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	76 (11.1%)	88.4	304^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%		87	342^nd of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	38	52.3	52.3	64.6	73.0	70.5	69.7	57.4	61.4	56.1	58.4	$51,410	$1,969	$49,441
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	806	44	18.1	44.4%	289 (35.9%)	90 (11.2%)	362 (44.9%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	78.8	497^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.0%		76.6	556^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.0%	59	44.4	44.4	64.2	63.6	62.6	63.4	51.9	45.6	47.9	48.6
New Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1919 South Burnside Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-6400	317	13	23.5	73.8%	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33.6	1690^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.8%		41.4	1415^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.2%	275	17.4	17.4	33.0	42.6	49.0	41.4	20.6	25.0	20.4	22.0	$19,406	$2,400	$17,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Palms Middle

Is Palms Middle a good school?

Palms Middle ranks 732^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palms Middle?

Students at Palms Middle are 46% Hispanic, 25% African American, 14% White, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Palms Middle attend?

Students who attend Palms Middle usually go on to attend Alexander Hamilton Senior High

What district is Palms Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Palms Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,081 students attended Palms Middle.

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