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Palmyra GATE Magnet

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Palmyra GATE Magnet ranks 2097 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palmyra GATE Magnet is a K-6 elementary school serving 429 students in the Orange Unified School District, offering a specialized Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program that has shown significant improvement over the past decade.

The school stands out for its effectiveness, ranking in the 64th percentile statewide and consistently outperforming both district and state averages in English Language Arts. This is particularly notable because Palmyra achieves these results while serving a student population with significant economic need, and it dramatically outperforms other nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Cambridge Elementary and Fairhaven Elementary. The school has also made impressive strides in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022 to a level well below the state average.

While Palmyra's GATE magnet program is a clear strength, the data shows room for growth in mathematics and in supporting English Language Learner and Special Education students. Comparisons reveal that not all magnet programs are equal; McPherson Magnet ranks higher, while California iInspire Academy ranks lower. The wide range of performance among all the local schools—from the 12th to the 87th percentile—proves that a school's practices and programs have a major impact on student success, regardless of background.

429

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,417

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1325 East Palmyra Ave.
Orange, CA 92866-2428

(714) 997-6207

District: Orange Unified

Students who attend Palmyra GATE Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Yorba Middle
High:	Orange High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

White:

11.4%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2022) to 64th (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,097^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Orange Unified

483^rd of 1,543Orange 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	59.3	2097 of 5857	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1792 of 5869	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1727 of 5859	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1554 of 5883	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1851 of 5789	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	2417 of 5662	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	2583 of 5692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.4	3057 of 5614	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	2838 of 5611	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	4403 of 5530	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	3233 of 5390	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.8	3402 of 5377	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	3819 of 5314	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	3005 of 5193	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	2632 of 5113	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	1837 of 5113	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	2247 of 4818	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.4	2077 of 4822	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	2024 of 4809	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	2479 of 3162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1304 of 3311	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	2447 of 3275	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2885 of 3246	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	1965 of 5597	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	1384 of 5612	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	1833 of 5609	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	1601 of 5635	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	1843 of 5492	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	2235 of 5413	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	1225 of 5107	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	745 of 5107	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	858 of 5087	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	716 of 5084	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	966 of 4963	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	1772 of 4830	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1706 of 5460	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	1290 of 5517	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	925 of 5363	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	655 of 5264	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	1168 of 5173	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	1979 of 5084	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	2270 of 5628	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	2107 of 5643	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1743 of 5638	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	1476 of 5663	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	1775 of 5510	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2522 of 5431	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2415 of 2847	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

Science37%+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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmyra GATE Magnet	Public	K-6	1325 East Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6207	429	19	22.1	77.4%	49 (11.4%)	9 (2.1%)	324 (75.5%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	59.3	2097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		65.5	1792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	305	36.8		36.8	46.0	60.7	47.4	62.5			54.0	44.2	52.6	28.1	38.0			40.7	92.2	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$15,417	$14,080	$1,337
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1130 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 284-5228	192	9	21.3	70.8%	21 (10.9%)	5 (2.6%)	155 (80.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	17.2	5079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		28.8	4043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	1036	15.8		15.8	26.1	30.8	26.3				27.0	21.7	25.0	5.6				14.5	89.1	93.8		90.6	93.8	$36,918	$36,438	$480
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	425 North Cambridge	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6103	415	18	22.5	85.5%	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	365 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	16	5183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		24.7	4399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	784	12.5		12.5	29.2	13.2	21.8	34.9			24.5	26.2	9.4	8.9	18.6			16.1	95.5					$15,105	$13,558	$1,547
Fairhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 East Fairhaven Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6178	421	18	22.9	88.4%	21 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	371 (88.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	22.2	4656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		29.3	3987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	669	13.2		13.2	15.7	29.4	32.1	38.3			29.3	11.8	25.0	24.5	23.3			21.3	93.3			95.6		$14,367	$13,008	$1,359
La Veta Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 East La Veta Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6155	408	16	25.9	68.6%	51 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	300 (73.5%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	68.7	1659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.3	1622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	37	54.0		54.0	32.6	53.5	69.8	52.0			53.3	41.3	53.5	57.1	45.3			49.8	97.4			97.4		$15,783	$14,656	$1,127
Handy Elementary	Public	K-6	860 North Handy St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6183	377	16	23.8	90.5%	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	339 (89.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	39.3	3268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		38.5	3270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	2	24.1		24.1	33.3	37.5	47.4	41.9			40.5	36.5	21.4	31.0	37.1			32.2						$17,122	$15,650	$1,472
McPherson Magnet	Public	K-8	333 South Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6384	863	34	25.7	42.1%	218 (25.3%)	7 (0.8%)	460 (53.3%)	103 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (8.1%)	88	780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.7	828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	48	60.0	42.5	51.7	72.7	78.4	86.3	75.9	64.2	66.7	74.2	67.1	72.2	48.4	46.3	51.6	51.7	56.0						$14,709	$13,582	$1,127
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 North Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6271	332	14	23.0	79.8%	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (79.5%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	40.4	3189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.9	2927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	262	24.4		24.4	41.7	42.1	55.0	35.4			43.1	37.5	36.8	26.8	25.0			31.4	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	$16,855	$15,328	$1,527
California iInspire Academy	Public	K-6	1080 North California St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6104	699	25	27.9	83.1%	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	649 (92.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	44.7	2907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	3001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	94	23.1		23.1	25.0	50.5	44.4	53.0			44.0	27.5	43.8	30.8	37.0			35.3						$13,636	$12,118	$1,518
West Orange Elementary	Public	K-6	243 South Bush	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6283	410	15	27.6	82.2%	32 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	335 (81.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	49	2644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		60.8	2035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	609	23.3		23.3	40.0	46.0	65.0	56.9			51.7	37.7	38.1	21.7	38.5			33.9	93.9					$16,593	$15,196	$1,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmyra GATE Magnet

What district is Palmyra GATE Magnet in?

Orange Unified

What schools do graduates of Palmyra GATE Magnet attend?

Students who attend Palmyra GATE Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yorba Middle
High : Orange High

Is Palmyra GATE Magnet a good school?

Palmyra GATE Magnet ranks 2097^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palmyra GATE Magnet?

Students at Palmyra GATE Magnet are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Palmyra GATE Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Palmyra GATE Magnet.

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