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Palm Lane Global Academy

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Palm Lane Global Academy ranks 4317 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

4317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palm Lane Global Academy is a small, independent public elementary school serving 288 students in grades K-6 in Anaheim, operating as its own Palm Lane Global Academy District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (29%), math (28%), and especially science (13%) below state averages, and it serves a high-needs population where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 35% of students missing too much school, which is nearly double the state average and higher than nearby schools like Loara Elementary (22.8%) and Barton (Clara) Elementary (24.7%). Despite lower per-student spending than most schools in the larger Anaheim Elementary district, its academic results are comparable to some better-funded peers.

However, the school shows specific strengths, including a historical record of effective support for English Language Learners and math scores that exceed those of some neighboring schools like Westmont Elementary and Orange Grove Elementary. The smaller school size may allow for more individual attention, but performance varies notably between grade levels, indicating a need for more consistent instruction. For context, the higher-performing Walt Disney school in the Magnolia Elementary district shows that improvement is possible with similar demographics, particularly by addressing attendance.

288

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,492

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1646 West Palm Ln.
Anaheim, CA 92802-2007

(657) 213-8980

District: Palm Lane Global Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

Two or more races:

10.1%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

4,317^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 30% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1258^th of 1,543Palm Lane Global Academy District 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	25.9	4317 of 5857	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4110 of 5869	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4967 of 5859	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	5119 of 5883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	4045 of 5789	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	1014 of 3162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	2491 of 3245	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	1024 of 3311	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	473 of 3275	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4391 of 5597	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4288 of 5612	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4585 of 5609	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4908 of 5635	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3955 of 5492	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3511 of 5107	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3147 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4118 of 5087	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4290 of 5084	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3480 of 4963	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3677 of 5460	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3286 of 5517	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4092 of 5363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4162 of 5264	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	3019 of 5173	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3861 of 5628	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3559 of 5643	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4863 of 5638	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4881 of 5663	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3593 of 5510	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science13%-20 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palm Lane Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1646 West Palm Ln.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Palm Lane Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 213-8980	288	13	23.0	76.0%	10 (3.5%)	7 (2.4%)	233 (80.9%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	25.9	4317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		28.1	4110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	207																					12.8	12.8	26.3	27.8	20.5	38.5	29.1	30.0	29.7	24.3	28.3	28.1	80.6					83.3	$17,492	$3,711	$13,781
Madison (James) Elementary	Public	K-6	1510 South Nutwood St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8935	553	23	24.0	62.7%	34 (6.1%)	7 (1.3%)	412 (74.5%)	77 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	38.5	3316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		39.5	3203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	113	6.7	10.0	0.0		6.3	33.3	10.0	15.4		18.8	20.0	35.0	7.7		22.9	6.7	10.0	0.0		6.3	26.2	26.2	36.8	29.4	46.7	37.5	37.4	45.8	28.6	35.0	29.2	34.3	95.2	98.4		97.6	97.6	98.4	$22,213	$1,441	$20,772
Barton (Clara) Elementary	Public	K-6	1926 Clearbrook Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8900	588	25	24.0	78.4%	33 (5.6%)	10 (1.7%)	422 (71.8%)	83 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29 (4.9%)	29.9	3966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		26.9	4210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	244	11.8	6.7	0.0		6.0	58.8	6.7	38.9		36.0	17.7	13.3	5.6		12.0	5.9	6.7	0.0		4.0	19.8	19.8	39.7	37.9	31.0	30.6	34.6	38.4	37.9	14.8	22.2	27.4	95.7			97.4	98.3		$23,278	$1,285	$21,993
Ross (Betsy) Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Walnut St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8956	731	32	22.8	66.3%	44 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	588 (80.4%)	52 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.8%)	22.6	4624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		22.6	4621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	3	7.4	9.5	0.0	11.1	7.5	29.6	4.8	16.7	18.5	18.3	11.1	14.3	0.0	14.8	10.8	3.7	4.8	0.0	11.1	5.4	20.9	20.9	17.8	23.5	26.1	44.8	28.3	22.8	22.2	15.2	25.2	21.6	96.6			98.3	97.7	98.3	$21,050	$1,480	$19,570
Loara Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 West Broadway	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8932	511	23	22.2	64.0%	13 (2.5%)	18 (3.5%)	410 (80.2%)	52 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	30.6	3913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		40	3176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	737	15.0	12.5	6.3		11.7	55.0	8.3	37.5		31.7	35.0	20.8	12.5		23.3	0.0	12.5	0.0		5.0	23.7	23.7	27.4	34.3	30.4	42.0	33.6	29.0	31.0	24.1	30.0	28.7	94.9	97.5	97.5		96.2		$24,115	$1,405	$22,710
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1841 South Ninth St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8959	644	28	23.3	59.8%	53 (8.2%)	20 (3.1%)	445 (69.1%)	94 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	36	3494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		42.8	3009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	485	20.8	11.1	0.0	12.5	12.7	45.8	11.1	15.4	25.0	26.8	25.0	22.2	0.0	12.5	16.9	4.2	11.1	0.0	12.5	7.0	29.1	29.1	26.7	38.0	49.4	19.8	33.5	40.2	40.5	35.6	14.6	32.8	97.0	97.0	98.0		98.0		$22,475	$1,326	$21,149
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Harbor Blvd.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8968	548	24	22.7	77.7%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	509 (92.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	15.5	5228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		20.4	4815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	413	14.8	17.9	5.0		13.3	44.4	25.0	40.0		36.0	14.8	32.1	10.0		20.0	11.1	7.1	0.0		6.7	19.1	19.1	20.3	27.3	34.9	17.1	24.4	18.4	17.5	13.2	8.5	14.4	97.3			98.2			$23,233	$1,262	$21,971
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary	Public	K-6	521 West Water St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8905	604	25	24.1	75.2%	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	522 (86.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.0%)	35.8	3518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.9%		40.7	3139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	379	0.0	25.0	5.6		11.5	31.6	16.7	27.8		24.6	5.3	37.5	0.0		16.4	0.0	20.8	0.0		8.2	22.7	22.7	37.7	36.5	43.7	46.7	41.4	29.9	29.4	24.1	27.2	27.6	97.3			97.3			$19,453	$1,350	$18,103
Linton T. Simmons Elementary	Public	K-6	11602 Steele Dr.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6096	247	10	24.7	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	219 (88.7%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.6	3101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		53.4	2372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	729																					17.1	17.1	18.8	47.1	48.6	48.7	41.4	25.0	47.1	17.1	46.2	34.3							$21,285	$2,119	$19,166
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Westmont Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8965	622	27	23.2	69.5%	32 (5.1%)	18 (2.9%)	506 (81.4%)	40 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	24.1	4488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		22.6	4625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	137	22.7	4.0	4.6		10.1	40.9	0.0	45.5		27.5	36.4	20.0	0.0		18.8	9.1	4.0	0.0		4.4	23.8	23.8	23.1	27.8	38.1	29.1	29.9	35.4	21.1	19.1	18.8	22.8	97.3	98.2		98.2	98.2		$19,404	$1,317	$18,087

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Palm Lane Global Academy ranks 4317^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Palm Lane Global Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Palm Lane Global Academy?

Students at Palm Lane Global Academy are 81% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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