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Las Palmas

Public Grades K-6

4821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Las Palmas is a K-6 elementary school serving 458 students in the National Elementary district in National City, CA, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, and it has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years. While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains higher than at many neighboring schools. Interestingly, Las Palmas spends less per student than higher-performing schools in the same district with similar student populations, such as Palmer Way and Ira Harbison, which achieve significantly higher proficiency rates.

Performance varies greatly by grade, with sixth graders performing close to state averages in some subjects while fourth graders score dramatically lower, suggesting uneven support across grade levels. The school's trajectory indicates a need for targeted interventions, though its stronger historical performance with certain student groups and pockets of current grade-level strength could provide a foundation for improvement.

458

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,470

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 East 18th St.
National City, CA 91950-5013

(619) 336-8500

District: National Elementary

Students who attend Las Palmas usually attend:

High:

Sweetwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

Asian:

9.0%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,821^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the National Elementary

1079^th of 1,543National Elementary 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	20.1	4821 of 5857	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4125 of 5869	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3973 of 5859	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3780 of 5883	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	3393 of 5789	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	3064 of 5662	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	3401 of 5692	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	3344 of 5614	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	3626 of 5611	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	3634 of 5530	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	3187 of 5390	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	3361 of 5377	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	2915 of 5314	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	3247 of 5193	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	2637 of 5113	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	3189 of 5113	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	3461 of 4818	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	3829 of 4822	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.4	3457 of 4809	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	1477 of 2585	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	1602 of 3162	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1181 of 3245	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1443 of 3311	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1550 of 3275	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	639 of 3246	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4838 of 5597	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	4020 of 5612	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3899 of 5609	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3815 of 5635	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	3072 of 5492	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2933 of 5413	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4215 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3317 of 5107	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3266 of 5087	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3157 of 5084	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2692 of 4963	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2336 of 4830	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4536 of 5460	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3592 of 5517	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3327 of 5363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3220 of 5264	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2803 of 5173	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2447 of 5084	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4520 of 5628	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3862 of 5643	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3773 of 5638	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3462 of 5663	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3410 of 5510	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	3006 of 5431	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1601 of 2847	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1867 of 2635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	1005 of 2420	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2019)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science11%-22 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 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
Las Palmas	Public	K-6	1900 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8500	458	19	24.1	83.4%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	376 (82.1%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	20.1	4821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.8	4125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	696	10.8	10.8	20.0	13.8	17.5	46.0	24.6	15.0	8.6	20.0	33.3	19.5	97.4						$23,470	$3,090	$20,380
Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	423	17	24.8	86.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (85.6%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		20.3	4829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	13.0	13.0	16.7	12.7	28.9	41.6	26.3	24.5	18.8	20.4	25.0	22.2	94.4			94.4		96.3	$25,411	$3,073	$22,338
Palmer Way	Public	K-6	2900 Palmer St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8900	387	17	22.7	82.2%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	279 (72.1%)	79 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	45.1	2876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.1	3058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	182	18.9	18.9	46.3	68.5	15.4	44.3	43.8	52.4	48.2	13.2	32.3	35.7	94.8				96.6		$27,116	$3,331	$23,785
John A. Otis Elementary	Public	K-6	621 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8800	367	16	22.9	84.2%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (88.6%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.2	3559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		27.7	4145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	586	25.5	25.5	24.1	24.1	47.1	44.4	34.6	29.6	17.2	43.1	37.0	31.3							$23,955	$3,346	$20,609
Olivewood	Public	K-6	2505 F Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8700	424	18	23.5	86.6%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	374 (88.2%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	27.3	4195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		18.9	4948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	753	17.5	17.5	32.7	27.0	35.5	37.3	33.1	46.0	23.8	19.1	18.3	25.9	97.2	97.2			97.2		$24,465	$3,329	$21,136
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	477	20	23.8	91.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	398 (83.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.7	4078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		29.1	4005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	73	31.8	31.8	24.6	20.3	45.3	39.2	32.8	24.2	10.6	26.6	25.9	22.0							$24,344	$3,206	$21,138
Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	213	9	23.6	75.1%	10 (4.7%)	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.1%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27 (12.7%)	22.2	4657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.6	4797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	140	16.7	16.7	38.1	25.0	40.0		34.1	31.8	8.8	13.9		16.3	77.1	80.0	85.7	80.0	77.1	80.0	$25,704	$3,732	$21,972
Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	44.4	2922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.2	3353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	431	30.9	30.9	28.3	47.9	47.3	42.6	41.9	36.2	47.9	29.1	31.0	35.6	96.9				96.9		$24,570	$3,079	$21,491
El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	381	17	22.4	86.6%	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	303 (79.5%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	31.7	3826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.3	4428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	602	16.4	16.4	20.5	22.6	33.3	49.0	31.3	40.9	31.8	26.2	35.3	32.9							$26,070	$3,135	$22,935
Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	332	14	23.6	88.9%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	285 (85.8%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.6	3392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	139	27.5	27.5	53.7	29.4	52.6	30.0	40.0	52.3	32.1	27.5	18.0	32.1							$25,063	$3,158	$21,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Palmas

What schools do graduates of Las Palmas attend?

Students who attend Las Palmas usually go on to attend:

High : Sweetwater High

Is Las Palmas a good school?

Las Palmas ranks in the bottom 17.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Las Palmas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Las Palmas.

What district is Las Palmas in?

National Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Las Palmas?

Students at Las Palmas are 82% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

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