Palmer Way School

2900 Palmer St, National City, CA 91950 | (619) 336-8900

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 615

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 615 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 3147th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2900 Palmer St., National City, CA 91950

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

National Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,302
Students Per Teacher: 23.6
Enrolled Students: 6,001

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 615
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 27.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 342 (55.6%)
Females: 273 (44.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 133 (21.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 305 (49.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 438 (71.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Palmer Way School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	3	0.5%
Asian	10	1.6%
Hispanic	409	66.5%
White	8	1.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	115	18.7%
1st Grade	90	14.6%
2nd Grade	88	14.3%
3rd Grade	68	11.1%
4th Grade	85	13.8%
5th Grade	73	11.9%
6th Grade	86	14.0%
Ungraded	10	1.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree: 13.2%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

5.3%

District:

16.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 93.5%

Number of Certificated Staff: 38.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 16.2

Average Age

School:

44.9

District:

52.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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Reviewed by Former Student on January 16, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I went to this school most of my life. I love this school. I cherish many friendly memories here. I woll always remember this school and hold close and dear to my heart.
I have to say the only bad thing about this school food. It proves to be gross.

Reviewed by Student on September 29, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
dis is cool

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Palmer Way School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	53.0%	40.0%	53.0%
2009	56.0%	39.0%	53.0%
2008	45.0%	31.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	48.0%	51.0%	62.0%
2009	53.0%	49.0%	63.0%
2008	53.0%	45.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	54.0%	35.0%	43.0%
2009	47.0%	30.0%	44.0%
2008	46.0%	30.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	83.0%	57.0%	65.0%
2009	87.0%	59.0%	64.0%
2008	79.0%	63.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	55.0%	56.0%	63.0%
2009	63.0%	60.0%	61.0%
2008	53.0%	52.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	61.0%	66.0%	68.0%
2009	67.0%	68.0%	66.0%
2008	63.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	46.0%	56.0%	58.0%
2009	52.0%	51.0%	54.0%
2008	51.0%	45.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	48.0%	61.0%	61.0%
2009	39.0%	58.0%	57.0%
2008	47.0%	51.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	36.0%	41.0%	56.0%
2009	45.0%	37.0%	49.0%
2008	43.0%	32.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	46.0%	58.0%	55.0%
2009	59.0%	54.0%	52.0%
2008	52.0%	44.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	35.0%	52.0%	52.0%
2009	49.0%	48.0%	49.0%
2008	45.0%	42.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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