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Palm Crest Elementary

Public Grades K-6

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palm Crest Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 642 students in the high-performing La Canada Unified school district, which is itself ranked 7th out of over 1,500 districts in California.

The school consistently ranks in the top 1% of elementary schools statewide, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English (89.6% proficient) and Math (88.1% proficient). It stands out even within its own exceptional district, often outperforming peers like Paradise Canyon Elementary and La Canada Elementary in these core subjects, though Paradise Canyon has a stronger science score. Palm Crest is also distinguished by its exceptional support for all students, ranking #1 in the state for multi-racial student performance and in the top 1% for students in special education and Hispanic students.

Compared to schools in the neighboring Glendale Unified district, Palm Crest's academic advantage is clear, though Monte Vista Elementary is a notable high performer. The school benefits from strong attendance, with very low chronic absenteeism, and has more resources per student and smaller class sizes than its district peers. This long-term excellence suggests a stable and effective learning environment for all students.

642

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,821

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5025 Palm Dr.
La Canada, CA 91011-1518

(818) 952-8360

District: La Canada Unified

Students who attend Palm Crest Elementary usually attend:

High:

La Canada High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Asian:

34.7%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (87% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

California avg41%

40^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the La Canada Unified

7^th of 1,543La Canada 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	98.3	40 of 5857	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	21 of 5869	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	18 of 5859	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	21 of 5883	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	57 of 5789	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	24 of 5662	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	43 of 5692	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	47 of 5614	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	81 of 5611	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	62 of 5530	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	95.2	76 of 5390	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.5	39 of 5377	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.7	43 of 5314	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.8	68 of 5193	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	96.6	98 of 5113	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	97.2	91 of 5113	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	95.7	172 of 4818	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	97.9	60 of 4822	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	98.0	79 of 4809	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	30 of 1203	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	69 of 1205	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	17 of 1190	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	17 of 1154	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	109 of 1149	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	43 of 1071	96.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.6	34 of 2227	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	3 of 2128	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	28 of 5597	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	12 of 5612	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	26 of 5609	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	30 of 5635	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	94 of 5492	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	44 of 5413	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	56 of 5107	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	20 of 4963	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	9 of 4830	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	77 of 5628	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	33 of 5643	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	8 of 5638	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	25 of 5663	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	39 of 5510	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	16 of 5431	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	1 of 718	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	3 of 670	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	7 of 669	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	20 of 610	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	60 of 445	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	1 of 339	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	15 of 2847	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	32 of 2635	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	152 of 2598	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	14 of 2651	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	13 of 2661	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	135 of 2726	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	80 of 2834	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	52 of 2737	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Mathematics88%+51 vs state

Science73%+40 vs state

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Great community school -- Ms. Hurley is an excellent principal. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	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 Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0	73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7	89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4	88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$18,821	$344	$18,477
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5	64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2	75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8	69.6							$15,535	$566	$14,969
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$15,383	$567	$14,816
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	97.9	78^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	37	67.0	67.0	85.6	87.0	88.3	90.4	88.0	82.2	85.9	81.9	86.8	84.4	98.2						$16,547	$97	$16,450
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$15,735	$563	$15,172
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$16,233	$696	$15,537
Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	715	29	24.7	4.8%	293 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	242 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	97.9	83^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	84^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	79.3	79.3	80.4	85.9	87.5	87.7	85.6	80.4	82.6	85.1	84.4	83.3							$17,151	$191	$16,960
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$15,461	$637	$14,824
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$15,871	$563	$15,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Crest Elementary

How many students attend Palm Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Palm Crest Elementary.

What district is Palm Crest Elementary in?

La Canada Unified

Is Palm Crest Elementary a good school?

Yes! Palm Crest Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 40^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Palm Crest Elementary attend?

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

High : La Canada High

What is the racial makeup of Palm Crest Elementary?

Students at Palm Crest Elementary are 38% White, 35% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

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