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Palo Verde Elementary

Q: Is Palo Verde Elementary a good school?

Palo Verde Elementary ranks 3298 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palo Verde Elementary is a K-8 school serving 511 students in Tulare, California, as part of the Palo Verde Union Elementary district, and it stands out for its strong support of specific student groups despite recent academic fluctuations.

While the school's overall test scores in English, Math, and Science are currently below state averages and have declined from stronger performances in prior years, it excels in key areas when compared to many nearby schools in the Tulare City district. For instance, Palo Verde outperforms most comparable schools like Wilson Elementary and Maple Elementary in academic proficiency, and it maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.4%, which is far better than the state average. The school has shown remarkable success with English Language Learners and students from low-income families, often earning high rankings for these groups.

The school's performance varies by grade, with upper grades (6th-8th) showing relative strength in English while foundational skills in lower grades, particularly 3rd grade, appear to be a challenge area. With moderate per-student spending, Palo Verde achieves solid outcomes, ranking third highest in English and Math proficiency among the 11 nearby schools analyzed, behind only Alpine Vista and Pleasant Elementary. The school's effective management of attendance and support for vulnerable populations are significant strengths within its community context.

511

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,618

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9637 Avenue 196
Tulare, CA 93274-9529

(559) 688-0648

District: Palo Verde Union Elementary

Students who attend Palo Verde Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tulare Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

5.7%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,298^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,057^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

698^th of 1,543Palo Verde Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3298 of 5857	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	2238 of 5869	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2479 of 5859	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	3467 of 5883	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4127 of 5789	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3240 of 5662	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	2898 of 5692	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	2702 of 5614	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.0	3325 of 5611	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	2949 of 5530	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.4	2775 of 5390	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.4	3147 of 5377	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	3322 of 5314	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	3588 of 5193	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	3412 of 5113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.6	2997 of 5113	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	2104 of 4818	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.0	2246 of 4822	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.0	2304 of 4809	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	764 of 3162	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	432 of 3245	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	722 of 3311	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	570 of 3275	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	32.2	2237 of 3246	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3241 of 5597	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	2337 of 5612	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2377 of 5609	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	3376 of 5635	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3891 of 5492	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2869 of 5413	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2438 of 5107	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	1214 of 5107	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	1313 of 5087	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	2314 of 5084	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	3349 of 4963	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	2172 of 4830	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2612 of 5460	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	1321 of 5517	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	1291 of 5363	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	2432 of 5264	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	3243 of 5173	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	2259 of 5084	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3166 of 5628	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	2019 of 5643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2399 of 5638	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	3295 of 5663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4023 of 5510	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3398 of 5431	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1057 of 2761	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	881 of 2783	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	771 of 2781	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	37.4	1546 of 2740	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1340 of 2715	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	1296 of 2480	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1989 of 2508	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.6	1403 of 2497	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	1355 of 2477	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	1211 of 2379	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	996 of 2259	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.0	1250 of 2236	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1822 of 2179	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1436 of 2063	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.5	1199 of 2005	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	1042 of 1999	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1193 of 1804	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.5	1220 of 1777	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	1073 of 1769	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	162 of 1478	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	125 of 1521	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	313 of 1540	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1104 of 2533	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	980 of 2551	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	640 of 2531	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	29.9	1664 of 2509	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1132 of 2380	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	1225 of 2262	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	545 of 2395	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	360 of 2388	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	250 of 2374	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	1000 of 2359	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	786 of 2213	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	816 of 2072	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	521 of 2542	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	411 of 2579	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	305 of 2531	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	1038 of 2458	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	713 of 2369	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	759 of 2230	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	931 of 2534	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	728 of 2552	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	825 of 2538	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1153 of 2527	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	1371 of 2407	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1250 of 2273	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science20%-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)	% DTP (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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	9637 Avenue 196	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Palo Verde Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-0648	511	23	22.2	87.7%	29 (5.7%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38.8	3298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		56.1	2238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	1060	21.3	19.7	20.4	15.8	35.9	32.6	58.1	49.2	50.9	41.3	21.1	46.3	31.9	39.7	34.9	32.8	34.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	$18,618	$546	$18,072
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7290	562	23	24.3	87.5%	62 (11.0%)	17 (3.0%)	472 (84.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	21.6	4707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		22	4681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	26	14.1		14.1	38.5	24.3	25.6	19.8			26.4	41.2	28.4	16.7	11.5			23.5				$18,337	$3,352	$14,985
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-4	1046 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7280	561	27	20.7	97.1%	21 (3.7%)	7 (1.2%)	520 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	15.1	5253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		8.7	5742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	489				23.9	22.8					23.3	27.6	13.0					19.8				$18,877	$3,425	$15,452
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	909 East Cedar Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7350	309	15	20.6	92.2%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	277 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	17.5	5056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.2	4658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	398	18.4		18.4	26.7	27.5	29.0	24.5			26.7	20.0	22.5	15.8	10.2			16.9				$22,188	$4,649	$17,539
Frank Kohn Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7340	617	27	22.7	88.7%	68 (11.0%)	21 (3.4%)	509 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	20.5	4783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		20.6	4799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	16	16.4		16.4	22.7	35.8	21.9	29.6			27.8	22.7	28.1	6.9	22.5			20.4	98.3		98.3	$18,227	$3,354	$14,873
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7260	487	22	22.6	93.6%	40 (8.2%)	13 (2.7%)	415 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	25.2	4371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		14.7	5337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	966	16.4		16.4	33.9	30.9	23.9	33.3			30.4	46.2	21.8	11.9	20.3			25.1				$17,620	$3,359	$14,261
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	640 West Cross Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7270	574	26	22.0	93.4%	37 (6.4%)	7 (1.2%)	519 (90.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	16.7	5132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.8	5694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	562	12.6		12.6	22.7	28.0	24.2				25.2	27.9	22.3	9.5				19.5				$19,092	$3,458	$15,634
Tulare Support	Public	K-8	505 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7376	19	3	6.2	84.2%	6 (31.6%)	4 (21.1%)	8 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)										0.0							0.0				$29,176	$2,538	$26,638
Alpine Vista	Public	K-4	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3135	659	30	21.9	51.1%	148 (22.5%)	23 (3.5%)	447 (67.8%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	54.2	2355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.5	2957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	602				45.8	46.5					46.2	46.2	44.2					45.1	96.2			$18,735	$3,083	$15,652
Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 West Pleasant Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7300	668	28	23.8	84.4%	38 (5.7%)	15 (2.2%)	585 (87.6%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	46.5	2795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		37.5	3336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	541	18.0		18.0	51.3	43.5	48.5				48.0	51.8	27.2	31.0				37.6	98.3			$18,240	$3,458	$14,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Palo Verde Elementary

Is Palo Verde Elementary a good school?

Palo Verde Elementary ranks 3298^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palo Verde Elementary?

Students at Palo Verde Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of Palo Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palo Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Tulare Union High

What district is Palo Verde Elementary in?

Palo Verde Union Elementary

How many students attend Palo Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Palo Verde Elementary.

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