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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Las Palmitas Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907011176
Las Palmitas Elementary
86150 Avenue 66, Thermal, CA 92274 · (760) 397-2200 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
550 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
14.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 51.8% |
| Math | 5.0% | 8.9% | 29.9% | 56.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 7.3% |
| 2021-22 | 15.7% | 12.7% |
| 2020-21 | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| 2018-19 | 21.9% | 15.2% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 17.8% | 14.4% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Las Palmitas Elementary
Las Palmitas Elementary's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Palmitas Elementary this school | 570 | 96.5% | 17.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy Salinas | 577 | 96.2% | 21.6% |
| Ramona Elementary Oxnard | 568 | 97.4% | 13.9% |
| Walnut Park Elementary Huntington Park | 555 | 95.3% | 32.7% |
| Eastman Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 545 | 96.3% | 23.5% |
| Santa Rita Elementary Salinas | 545 | 97.2% | 10.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Las Palmitas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #4,759 of 5,151 | #265 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #4,833 of 5,172 ▲ 2 | #263 of 283 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #4,565 of 5,172 ▲ 159 | #254 of 283 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,688 of 5,116 | #99 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,645 of 5,915 | #194 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,305 of 5,352 | #246 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #5,238 of 5,354 | #286 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #257 of 5,625 | #7 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #2,983 of 3,837 | #166 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
570
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 570 | 23 | 24.8:1 | 96% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 27.3 | 21.4:1 | 96% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 97% (557) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 26 | 22.0:1 | 97% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 26.6 | 23.2:1 | 92% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 29 | 23.4:1 | 96% (654) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | N/A | N/A | 99% (673) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Palmitas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (617 to 570); teachers down 14% (26.6 to 23).
About Las Palmitas Elementary
Las Palmitas Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Thermal, California. It enrolls 570 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. The school is 23% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Coachella Valley Unified has 15,817 students spread across 21 schools.
Of every 100 students at Las Palmitas Elementary, about 98 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.8:1. The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 96% of students (550) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 22 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Las Palmitas Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.0% at Las Palmitas Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.8%.
In Riverside County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Las Palmitas Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Toro Canyon Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Las Palmitas Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 572 in 2020-21 and 570 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.0:1 to 24.8:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Las Palmitas Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other schools in Thermal
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- John Kelley ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Toro Canyon Middle0.0 mi · 989
- Desert Mirage High0.0 mi · 1,875
- La Familia Continuation High4.6 mi · 254
- Oasis Elementary4.7 mi · 488
- John Kelley Elementary4.8 mi · 505
- Mecca Elementary5.0 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Las Palmitas ElementaryHow large is Las Palmitas Elementary?
Las Palmitas Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-06.
Is Las Palmitas Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Las Palmitas Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Las Palmitas Elementary have?
Las Palmitas Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Las Palmitas Elementary?
Student demographics at Las Palmitas Elementary are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Las Palmitas Elementary public or private?
Las Palmitas Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.