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Palisades Charter Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palisades Charter Elementary is a high-performing K-5 charter school serving 408 students in the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school is a top-tier academic institution, consistently ranking in the 98th percentile of California elementary schools with proficiency rates far exceeding state and district averages in English, math, and science. It effectively supports all student groups, including those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and achieves these outstanding results with per-student spending that is notably lower than some nearby schools like Brockton Avenue Elementary and Brentwood Science. Its performance is competitive with other high-performing area schools such as Canyon Charter Elementary and Franklin Elementary in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district.

While academic results are exceptional, a key area for attention is a recent spike in chronic absenteeism, which is significantly higher than at comparable schools. The school has also seen a gradual increase in the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over recent years. Overall, Palisades Charter Elementary demonstrates a strong model of academic excellence and resource efficiency within the public charter system.

408

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,948

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Via de La Paz
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-3617

(310) 454-3700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Palisades Charter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Paul Revere Charter Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Two or more races:

26.5%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg39%

California avg41%

116^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 487Elementary 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	97.5	116 of 5857	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	308 of 5869	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	489 of 5859	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	363 of 5883	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	317 of 5789	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	52 of 5662	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	104 of 5692	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	142 of 5614	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	201 of 5611	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	299 of 5530	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	313 of 5390	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	91.1	373 of 5377	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	243 of 5314	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	432 of 5193	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	435 of 5113	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	95.2	215 of 5113	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	93.6	298 of 4818	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.3	308 of 4822	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	316 of 4809	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	145 of 5597	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	391 of 5612	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	811 of 5609	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	757 of 5635	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	388 of 5492	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	51 of 5413	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.4	761 of 5087	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	131 of 5460	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	409 of 5517	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	660 of 5363	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	120 of 5628	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	222 of 5643	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	220 of 5638	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	73 of 5663	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	290 of 5510	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	55 of 5431	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	604 of 2635	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	36 of 2598	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	174 of 2651	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	353 of 2661	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	254 of 2726	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	215 of 2834	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	29 of 2737	98.9%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Mathematics81%+44 vs state

Science78%+45 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)	% 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Palisades Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Via de La Paz	Pacific Palisades	90272	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-3700	408	19	21.4	16.9%	197 (48.3%)	14 (3.4%)	63 (15.4%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (26.5%)	97.5	116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.5	308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	192	78.0	78.0	84.8	80.3	94.0	86.0	84.8	80.3	78.0	80.9	92.9	97.1		94.3	95.7	97.1	$18,948	$2,244	$16,704
Marquez Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	16821 Marquez Ave.	Pacific Palisades	90272	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-4019	314	16	19.6	16.6%	139 (44.3%)	5 (1.6%)	42 (13.4%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (36.0%)	94.4	373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.3	323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	50	64.9	64.9	73.5	86.1	77.8	79.3	73.5	91.7	63.9	76.4	83.3	96.3	90.7	94.4	92.6	96.3	$21,839	$2,298	$19,541
Canyon Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	421 Entrada Dr.	Santa Monica	90402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-7510	391	17	23.0	15.6%	175 (44.8%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.5%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (40.7%)	97.3	126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.1	257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	131	70.8	70.8	75.0	92.5	85.4	83.3	85.7	87.5	87.5	86.8	91.3	93.5			93.5		$16,815	$2,035	$14,780
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-0941	552	30	18.2	20.1%	305 (55.3%)	31 (5.6%)	103 (18.7%)	68 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	92.6	505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.8	444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	61	69.0	69.0	67.9	66.7	82.6	72.6	75.0	73.1	70.1	72.7	97.0				98.0
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-2814	597	30	19.6	13.1%	367 (61.5%)	17 (2.8%)	70 (11.7%)	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	97.4	121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.6	116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	5	75.8	75.8	84.2	80.4	90.9	85.3	80.0	84.8	80.6	81.8	97.5
Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	645 North Kenter Ave.	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 472-5918	453	21	21.5	13.2%	225 (49.7%)	5 (1.1%)	41 (9.1%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (32.7%)	96.1	235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		97.3	136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	99	63.8	63.8	79.0	81.4	79.3	80.0	82.3	82.9	79.3	81.6	89.1	94.6	94.6	89.1	95.7	94.6	$17,282	$2,149	$15,133
Brentwood Science	Public	K-5	740 Gretna Green Way	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 826-5631	224	12	18.6	80.4%	14 (6.3%)	71 (31.7%)	121 (54.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	57.8	2177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		43.4	2969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	792	38.0	38.0	36.8	52.3	62.0	51.5	42.1	40.9	42.0	41.7	85.0				85.0		$35,735	$7,521	$28,214
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 Santa Monica Blvd.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-5011	362	22	16.7	42.3%	119 (32.9%)	38 (10.5%)	120 (33.1%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	82.3	1058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.9	1004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	54	52.0	52.0	60.7	54.9	65.3	61.0	71.0	65.4	56.0	63.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0
Brockton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1309 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 479-6090	189	10	18.9	88.4%	19 (10.1%)	10 (5.3%)	143 (75.7%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	54.2	2357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		58.9	2113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	244	32.1	32.1	48.4	53.6	42.9	48.3	48.4	42.9	35.7	42.5	95.3			95.3	96.9	96.9	$30,981	$5,162	$25,819
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2402 Virginia Ave.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-0335	404	21	19.3	39.9%	110 (27.2%)	3 (0.7%)	279 (69.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	95	331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	294	57.4	57.4	90.6	87.5	76.5	84.2	81.1	78.6	73.5	77.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Palisades Charter Elementary

How many students attend Palisades Charter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Palisades Charter Elementary.

What district is Palisades Charter Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Palisades Charter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palisades Charter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paul Revere Charter Middle

Is Palisades Charter Elementary a good school?

Yes! Palisades Charter Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 116^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Palisades Charter Elementary?

Students at Palisades Charter Elementary are 48% White, 26% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

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