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Felix J. Appleby Elementary

Q: Is Felix J. Appleby Elementary a good school?

Felix J. Appleby Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Felix J. Appleby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Felix J. Appleby Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Felix J. Appleby Elementary?

Students at Felix J. Appleby Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Felix J. Appleby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Felix J. Appleby Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Palo Verde High

Public Grades K-8

5446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Felix J. Appleby Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 617 students in the Palo Verde Unified school district in Blythe, CA, where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages and a statewide ranking that has fallen sharply in recent years to the 7th percentile. This decline is more pronounced than at neighboring schools like Ruth Brown Elementary and Margaret White Elementary. Performance varies greatly by grade and subject; for example, 7th grade English scores are relatively stronger, while 4th grade math and overall science scores are critically low. The school also shows wide performance gaps between different groups of students.

Despite these academic struggles, Felix J. Appleby has made notable progress in improving student attendance, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism over the last four years. However, this improvement has not yet led to better academic results. The school's performance history is volatile, indicating it has the capacity for better outcomes but has struggled with consistency. Within a district where all schools perform below average, Appleby's recent trends and specific challenges in areas like science education highlight a need for targeted support and interventions.

617

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,726

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10321 Vernon Ave.
Blythe, CA 92225-3113

(760) 922-7174

District: Palo Verde Unified

Students who attend Felix J. Appleby Elementary usually attend:

High:

Palo Verde High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

White:

13.9%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,446^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,248^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Palo Verde Unified

1464^th of 1,543Palo Verde 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5446 of 5857	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4662 of 5869	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4840 of 5859	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4491 of 5883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3525 of 5789	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4459 of 5662	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	3312 of 5692	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.4	4395 of 5614	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	4888 of 5611	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	3323 of 5530	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	4074 of 5390	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3705 of 5377	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3974 of 5314	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	5009 of 5193	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	4086 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	4154 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	4263 of 4818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	4282 of 4822	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	4408 of 4809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	1756 of 2227	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1648 of 2585	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1238 of 2128	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	2818 of 3245	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2093 of 3311	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1874 of 3246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4584 of 5597	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3859 of 5612	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4169 of 5609	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4377 of 5635	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3680 of 5492	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4772 of 5413	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4566 of 5107	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4084 of 5107	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	3971 of 5087	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3707 of 5084	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2699 of 4963	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3612 of 4830	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5044 of 5460	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4458 of 5517	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4321 of 5363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3893 of 5264	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2840 of 5173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4227 of 5084	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	5534 of 5628	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5011 of 5643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5050 of 5638	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4131 of 5663	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3097 of 5510	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3725 of 5431	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2697 of 2847	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1697 of 2635	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1731 of 2420	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	2597 of 2598	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2370 of 2651	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2431 of 2661	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2120 of 2834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2368 of 2737	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	2248 of 2761	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1962 of 2783	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1695 of 2781	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	1363 of 2740	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1141 of 2715	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1441 of 2480	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	1321 of 2508	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1913 of 2497	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1642 of 2477	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	444 of 1531	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	353 of 1491	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	30.5	936 of 1369	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2010 of 2533	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2134 of 2551	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1764 of 2531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1309 of 2509	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1138 of 2380	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	1538 of 2262	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1982 of 2395	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1631 of 2388	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1185 of 2374	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	787 of 2359	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	550 of 2213	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	827 of 2072	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2105 of 2542	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1976 of 2579	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1283 of 2531	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	811 of 2458	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	747 of 2369	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1203 of 2230	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2102 of 2534	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1485 of 2552	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1420 of 2538	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1174 of 2527	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	984 of 2407	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1142 of 2273	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	711 of 1531	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	50.3	783 of 1602	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	1250 of 1496	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)13th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2023)54th percentile+15 vs school

White (2019)51st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Felix J. Appleby Elementary	Public	K-8	10321 Vernon Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7174	617	25	24.6	86.1%	86 (13.9%)	41 (6.6%)	468 (75.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	12.7	5446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		22.2	4662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	784	8.2	5.8	7.2	14.5	16.7	20.6	29.7	43.9	27.5	24.9	30.7	7.7	8.2	14.1	10.5	9.6	13.4	91.2	96.7		93.4	91.2	95.6	$17,726	$15,282	$2,444
Ruth Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	241 North Seventh Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7164	609	27	22.5	86.7%	81 (13.3%)	57 (9.4%)	430 (70.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.8%)	12.5	5466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.3	5534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	68	10.6	12.5	11.5	25.8	27.3	13.6	18.2	36.4	25.0	24.3	22.7	20.0	3.0	4.4	9.1	8.9	11.7	84.3	85.4	93.3	86.5	84.3	86.5	$18,666	$16,306	$2,360
Margaret White Elementary	Public	K-8	610 North Broadway	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-5159	559	25	22.3	77.8%	66 (11.8%)	57 (10.2%)	425 (76.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	13	5421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		12	5560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	139	13.6	15.3	14.4	21.7	13.0	15.5	27.9	30.4	25.4	22.7	26.7	11.1	11.9	8.3	14.8	12.1	14.3	86.2	86.2	94.3	87.4	87.4	87.4	$17,030	$14,594	$2,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Felix J. Appleby Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Felix J. Appleby Elementary?

Students at Felix J. Appleby Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Felix J. Appleby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Felix J. Appleby Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Palo Verde High

How many students attend Felix J. Appleby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Felix J. Appleby Elementary.

What district is Felix J. Appleby Elementary in?

Palo Verde Unified

Is Felix J. Appleby Elementary a good school?

Felix J. Appleby Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of California elementary schools.

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