Palms Elementary School

12445 East 207th St, Lakewood, CA 90715 | (562) 924-5549

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 594

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4.5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 594 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 2377th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 12445 East 207th St., Lakewood, CA 90715

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Abc Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,749
Graduation Rate: 87.7%
Dropout Rate: 1.9%
Students Per Teacher: 23.1
Enrolled Students: 20,731

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 594
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 27.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 314 (52.9%)
Females: 280 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 99 (16.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 285 (48.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 384 (64.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Palms Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	119	20.0%
Asian	118	19.9%
Hispanic	255	42.9%
White	77	13.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	65	10.9%
1st Grade	85	14.3%
2nd Grade	84	14.1%
3rd Grade	75	12.6%
4th Grade	79	13.3%
5th Grade	99	16.7%
6th Grade	107	18.0%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

10.0%

District:

34.6%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 3.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 30.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 17.8

Average Age

School:

45.3

District:

47.6

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Palms Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on August 23, 2011
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The staff and teachers at this school are amazing and they really care about their students

Reviewed by Former Student on August 29, 2010
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Hello! I am about to be in the sixth grade at Palms Elementary. I have been here since about the middle of fourth grade. Palms is great. The new principal of the 2009-2010 and now the 2010-2011 school year is great and is working harder than ever to make Palms a better school day by day. All Palms' teachers try their hardest to have all students achieve farther than the students themselves even believe. Palms' teachers don't give up on students and make sure students don't give up on themselves. Some of Palms' extracurricular activities and sports are track, band, and student council. Palms is very big on safety, but to the extent where us students can still have fun. Homework is just well homework. As kids, it may seem more fun to go outside and play or hop on the video games, but homework is very important to Palms it is not too much yet not too little unless you repeatedly not turn in your homework then you get detention during recess or it piles up. It depends on your grade level. Anyways, Palms Elementary is a great school. The principal, staff, and students are friendly and openhearted to anyone who wants to be a Puma! At Palms, you can have fun, but still learn the meaning of responsibility.

Reviewed by Student on November 20, 2009
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I am a fifth grader. I have been at Palms since second grade. It is a great school!!!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 14, 2008
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is a wonderful school. I've been here for 11 years as part of PTA. It is amazing to me that parent participation is really low. GO Pumas!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Palms Elementary School performed on average about the same as 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: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	49.0%	61.0%	53.0%
2009	67.0%	62.0%	53.0%
2008	54.0%	60.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	65.0%	68.0%	62.0%
2009	78.0%	70.0%	63.0%
2008	79.0%	71.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	40.0%	54.0%	43.0%
2009	45.0%	51.0%	44.0%
2008	35.0%	45.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	69.0%	74.0%	65.0%
2009	67.0%	74.0%	64.0%
2008	55.0%	66.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	61.0%	69.0%	63.0%
2009	57.0%	69.0%	61.0%
2008	53.0%	62.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	79.0%	75.0%	68.0%
2009	66.0%	73.0%	66.0%
2008	62.0%	70.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	58.0%	64.0%	58.0%
2009	33.0%	59.0%	54.0%
2008	47.0%	59.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	68.0%	66.0%	61.0%
2009	41.0%	63.0%	57.0%
2008	41.0%	59.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	47.0%	63.0%	56.0%
2009	35.0%	57.0%	49.0%
2008	29.0%	58.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	38.0%	64.0%	55.0%
2009	48.0%	62.0%	52.0%
2008	31.0%	56.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	44.0%	60.0%	52.0%
2009	42.0%	60.0%	49.0%
2008	30.0%	54.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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