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Palms Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palms Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 671 students in Perris, California, operating within the Perris Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 15% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.9%, which is nearly double the state average and the highest among nearby schools. Academically, proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are well below state averages, and the school's overall statewide rank is in the bottom 15%. Performance varies widely by grade and student subgroup, with support for special education students being a particular concern, ranking at the 8th percentile. While per-student spending is lower than some district peers, a key finding is that nearby schools with very similar student demographics achieve much stronger results, suggesting school-level practices are crucial.

For example, Skyview Elementary, less than a mile away, has dramatically higher test scores and half the chronic absenteeism. Similarly, schools in the neighboring Val Verde Unified district, like Triple Crown Elementary, far outperform those in the Perris district. This context shows that improvement is possible, and the strong correlation between lower absenteeism and higher achievement at these comparison schools suggests focusing on attendance and studying effective practices from higher-performing neighbors could be pathways to better outcomes for Palms Elementary.

671

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,107

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 East Jarvis
Perris, CA 92571-2825

(951) 940-5112

District: Perris Elementary

Students who attend Palms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinacate Middle
High:	Perris High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

African American:

10.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,972^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Perris Elementary

1306^th of 1,543Perris 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	18.4	4972 of 5857	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5265 of 5869	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4683 of 5859	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5055 of 5883	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4502 of 5789	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4369 of 5662	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	4418 of 5692	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	4253 of 5614	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	4064 of 5611	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	4615 of 5530	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	4544 of 5390	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	3945 of 5377	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	3206 of 5314	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.2	4341 of 5193	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	4605 of 5113	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4521 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	4174 of 4818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	3574 of 4822	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	3392 of 4809	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	425 of 569	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	380 of 593	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	297 of 661	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	419 of 663	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	564 of 747	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	651 of 700	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	2145 of 2227	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1724 of 2585	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1670 of 2128	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	1989 of 3162	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	727 of 3245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	1218 of 3311	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1213 of 3275	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	1310 of 3246	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4888 of 5597	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5256 of 5612	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5121 of 5609	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4994 of 5635	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4371 of 5492	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4130 of 5413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3859 of 5107	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4291 of 5107	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3584 of 5087	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4027 of 5084	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3267 of 4963	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3114 of 4830	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4325 of 5460	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4807 of 5517	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	4033 of 5363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4196 of 5264	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3835 of 5173	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3524 of 5084	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4645 of 5628	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4855 of 5643	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3847 of 5638	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4699 of 5663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4265 of 5510	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4257 of 5431	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2615 of 2847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1823 of 2420	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	255 East Jarvis	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5112	671	28	23.9	84.2%	21 (3.1%)	73 (10.9%)	542 (80.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	18.4	4972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.1%		15.4	5265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	293																	10.9		10.9	37.7	28.0	17.8	24.0			27.3	25.2	22.0	7.6	17.4			18.4							$26,107	$23,546	$2,561
Skyview Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Mildred St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-4214	725	31	23.3	80.1%	16 (2.2%)	44 (6.1%)	647 (89.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	38.3	3331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		28.1	4100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	769																	27.2		27.2	29.8	42.0	51.8	47.8			43.5	30.6	24.0	31.6	21.7			26.9							$26,160	$23,862	$2,298
Perris Elementary	Public	K-7	500 A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2124	617	26	23.7	86.5%	14 (2.3%)	34 (5.5%)	546 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	12.6	5455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		14	5392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	63																	4.2		4.2	24.4	26.0	14.5	17.8			20.5	31.7	22.2	6.7	4.3			15.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$28,342	$25,850	$2,492
Innovative Horizons Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1461 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-0728	894	40	22.4	85.6%	20 (2.2%)	35 (3.9%)	814 (91.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	29.1	4036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		24.3	4431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	395																	20.4	30.2	25.8	39.1	32.2	34.4	43.5	45.8	44.8	40.4	32.6	24.4	22.6	13.0	18.6	19.8	21.6							$32,076	$29,846	$2,230
Clearwater Elementary	Public	K-6	1640 Murrieta Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 423-2016	651	26	25.0	79.7%	26 (4.0%)	50 (7.7%)	545 (83.7%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.2%)	32.6	3758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		34.3	3580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	178																	15.9		15.9	44.3	41.9	37.5	38.3			40.5	42.9	24.2	18.2	16.0			25.3	96.7				96.7		$26,145	$23,826	$2,319
Young Explorers Academy	Public	K	445 South Park Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 322-4865	150	9	16.6	74.0%	5 (3.3%)	6 (4.0%)	137 (91.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																																								$40,469	$37,212	$3,257
Triple Crown Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0440	971	35	27.3	85.1%	17 (1.8%)	54 (5.6%)	868 (89.4%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	58.7	2132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		53.3	2384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	252	18.6	13.0	13.5	15.2	47.5	13.0	30.8	30.9	18.6	37.0	21.2	25.5	13.6	13.0	9.6	12.1	33.9		33.9	52.7	52.3	56.0				53.7	53.9	39.6	33.3				42.0							$11,993	$11,656	$337
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1357 Mt. Baldy St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-4790	447	19	23.5	85.7%	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	425 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	17.9	5019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	5053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	34																	8.2		8.2	31.9	24.6	18.3	31.8			26.8	27.1	27.5	8.2	11.1			19.0							$31,426	$28,982	$2,444
Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	693	35	19.8	90.3%	21 (3.0%)	42 (6.1%)	608 (87.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	27	4216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		25.1	4357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	141																	20.9		20.9	35.9	35.7	41.8	39.0			38.2	26.0	17.9	24.2	12.1			17.7	95.8	96.9		95.8	96.9	96.9	$21,973	$20,048	$1,925
Railway Elementary	Public	K-6	555 Alpine Dr.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-3259	715	30	23.8	82.8%	15 (2.1%)	11 (1.5%)	666 (93.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	15.6	5213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		18.9	4946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	267																	14.9		14.9	17.0	23.1	32.4	26.7			24.6	19.3	12.0	20.4	11.1			15.8							$25,150	$22,698	$2,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Palms Elementary

What district is Palms Elementary in?

Perris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Palms Elementary?

Students at Palms Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Palms Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palms Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinacate Middle
High : Perris High

How many students attend Palms Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Palms Elementary.

Is Palms Elementary a good school?

Palms Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California elementary schools.

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