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Palm Elementary

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Palm Elementary ranks 3885 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palm Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 375 students in the Hacienda la Puente Unified district, notable for its significant academic improvement after facing steep challenges during the pandemic.

The school has shown a strong and positive trajectory, moving from a ranking in the 13th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 34th percentile in 2024-2025, which is the most dramatic recovery among nearby schools. It has also made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by over 35 percentage points in three years. The school demonstrates a particular strength in supporting English Language Learner students but shows a significant performance gap between female and male students, and outcomes for students in special education are notably lower.

Compared to other schools in the same district, such as high-performing Mesa Robles and Los Molinos Elementary, Palm Elementary spends more per student but achieves more moderate academic results, suggesting resources are being heavily invested in its recovery. The school's performance also drops sharply in upper grades, indicating a key area for focus as it builds on its recent improvements.

375

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,510

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14740 East Palm Ave.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-1938

(626) 933-7400

District: Hacienda la Puente Unified

Students who attend Palm Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orange Grove Middle
High:	Los Altos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

Asian:

6.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

California avg41%

3,885^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Hacienda la Puente Unified

777^th of 1,543Hacienda la Puente 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	30.9	3885 of 5857	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4707 of 5869	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4640 of 5859	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5144 of 5883	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4080 of 5789	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3129 of 5662	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	4075 of 5692	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	3995 of 5614	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3380 of 5611	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	3333 of 5530	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	2912 of 5390	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	2489 of 5377	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.4	3031 of 5314	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3401 of 5193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	2353 of 5113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.1	2740 of 5113	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	2554 of 4818	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.7	2356 of 4822	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.2	2929 of 4809	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	1992 of 2227	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2118 of 2585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.6	1263 of 3245	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1362 of 3311	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	490 of 3275	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	644 of 3246	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2977 of 5597	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4185 of 5612	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4800 of 5609	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4822 of 5635	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4079 of 5492	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2582 of 5413	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2706 of 5107	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3752 of 5107	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3684 of 5087	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4481 of 5084	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3082 of 4963	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2043 of 4830	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3060 of 5460	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4228 of 5517	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3935 of 5363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4277 of 5264	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3043 of 5173	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2308 of 5084	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4506 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4741 of 5643	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4158 of 5638	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4918 of 5663	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3663 of 5510	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3519 of 5431	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2586 of 2847	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science21%-12 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
Palm Elementary	Public	K-5	14740 East Palm Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-7400	375	16	23.4	76.3%	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	314 (83.7%)	24 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	30.9	3885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		21.7	4707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	822	20.8		20.8	35.6	38.3	30.6				34.6	43.3	31.7	16.9				29.8	88.6		93.2	88.6	93.2	$24,510	$22,650	$1,860
Kwis Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 South Kwis Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2100	305	14	21.7	80.3%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (84.3%)	36 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	43.4	2983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		39.7	3195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	212	22.9		22.9	51.2	36.1	45.7				43.2	54.6	30.7	25.7				36.9						$26,792	$24,934	$1,858
Don Julian Elementary	Public	K-8	13855 Don Julian Rd.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2900	544	23	23.5	92.5%	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	492 (90.4%)	34 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.5	3382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		38.2	3294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	88	22.2	26.0	24.0	30.8	46.6	53.9	45.2	45.1	38.0	42.9	23.9	34.9	27.8	23.4	29.4	34.0	28.7	72.5	85.0	82.5	77.5	76.3	$18,426	$14,448	$3,978
Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8400	291	16	18.1	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (91.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	18.4	4973^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.1%		26.5	4253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	720	17.8		17.8	28.6	18.9	31.1				26.6	29.6	16.2	11.1				19.1	89.7	92.3	89.7	92.3	89.7	$28,275	$26,364	$1,911
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-5	15565 Los Altos Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2300	391	18	21.7	67.0%	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (86.7%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	57.6	2193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.2	2444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	251	23.1		23.1	46.2	59.0	52.3				52.4	47.8	54.8	36.9				46.4	96.2					$25,549	$23,696	$1,853
Wallen L. Andrews	Public	K-8	1010 South Caraway Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3140	542	26	20.8	61.3%	21 (3.9%)	5 (0.9%)	475 (87.6%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	74	1421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		70.2	1586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	165	60.0	42.3	51.8	58.0	52.3	75.0	59.3	64.6	59.6	61.5	63.3	46.2	53.3	33.9	36.9	28.9	43.4						$16,099	$12,390	$3,709
Sparks Elementary	Public	K-5	15151 East Temple Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5100	361	15	24.0	81.4%	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (91.4%)	18 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29.3	4015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.5	4256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.5%	241	24.6		24.6	18.0	25.0	41.0				28.6	28.0	25.0	39.3				30.9	97.3		97.3	97.3	97.3	$25,459	$23,476	$1,983
Mesa Robles	Public	K-8	16060 Mesa Robles Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-6000	1,246	46	27.0	57.7%	41 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	424 (34.0%)	744 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.8%)	82.4	1055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		88.3	800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	255	44.3	61.6	56.5	56.7	56.9	59.0	68.6	75.3	77.3	69.0	68.1	64.1	56.7	59.8	67.5	66.2	64.0	92.8		94.0	94.0	94.0	$23,123	$21,326	$1,797
Lassalette	Public	K-5	14333 Lassalette St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3000	279	12	23.2	77.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	252 (90.3%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	27	4218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		31.4	3817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	401	34.0		34.0	22.2	21.3	41.5				28.6	16.7	12.8	34.0				21.4	88.9					$28,844	$26,836	$2,008
Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-5	3112 Las Marias Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2200	505	21	24.0	57.4%	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	307 (60.8%)	135 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	83.1	1015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.1	813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	202	39.4		39.4	72.4	60.0	71.8				68.8	73.9	62.9	52.2				63.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$22,988	$21,286	$1,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Elementary

What schools do graduates of Palm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palm Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orange Grove Middle
High : Los Altos High

What is the racial makeup of Palm Elementary?

Students at Palm Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Palm Elementary a good school?

Palm Elementary ranks 3885^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Palm Elementary in?

Hacienda la Puente Unified

How many students attend Palm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Palm Elementary.

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