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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003260
Palisades Charter Elementary
800 Via de La Paz, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 · (310) 454-3700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
69 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 99 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 80% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
86.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
80.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.0% | 28.0% | 10.2% | 3.8% |
| Math | 44.0% | 36.9% | 13.4% | 5.7% |
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 | 86.0% | 80.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 77.2% | 72.8% |
| 2021-22 | 82.7% | 71.7% |
| 2018-19 | 88.1% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 92.2% | 85.9% |
| 2016-17 | 87.8% | 81.4% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Palisades Charter Elementary
Palisades Charter Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades Charter Elementary this school | 408 | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| Ivanhoe Elementary Los Angeles | 426 | 17.8% | 76.7% |
| Canyon Charter Elementary Santa Monica | 391 | 15.6% | 83.6% |
| Grattan Elementary San Francisco | 392 | 13.8% | 71.6% |
| Beryl Heights Elementary Redondo Beach | 422 | 13.0% | 73.3% |
| Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter Los Angeles | 453 | 13.2% | 81.8% |
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 Palisades Charter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #146 of 5,151 | #35 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #196 of 5,172 ▲ 40 | #43 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #80 of 5,172 ▲ 69 | #17 of 1,129 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #1,293 of 5,116 | #399 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,591 of 5,915 | #765 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,808 of 5,352 | #525 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #1,032 of 5,354 | #162 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #5,253 of 5,625 | #1,228 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,621 of 3,837 | #545 of 947 |
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
408
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 22 | 20.7:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 23 | 22.8:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 5% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 19% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 20 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palisades Charter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (499 to 408); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Palisades Charter Elementary
Palisades Charter Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Pacific Palisades, California. It reported 408 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
The biggest share of students at Palisades Charter Elementary, 48%, is White. The next largest groups are 26% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 31% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Palisades Charter Elementary has a ratio of 21.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Palisades Charter Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 98% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Palisades Charter Elementary is 12.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 82.2% actual, 69.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Palisades Charter Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Palisades Charter High is the nearest public school to Palisades Charter Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Palisades Charter Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Palisades Charter Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Charter status: Palisades Charter Elementary is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 455 to 408, a 10% decline.
Palisades Charter Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
- Grover Cleveland Charter HighHigh · 2,719 students
- North Hollywood Senior HighHigh · 2,444 students
- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Pacific Palisades
- Palisades Charter HighHigh · 2,920 students
- Marquez CharterElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Palisades Charter High0.3 mi · 2,920
- Marquez Charter1.2 mi · 314
- Canyon Charter Elementary1.3 mi · 391
- Roosevelt Elementary1.9 mi · 552
- Paul Revere Charter Middle2.0 mi · 1,715
- Lincoln Middle2.4 mi · 914
Frequently asked questions
About Palisades Charter ElementaryHow large is Palisades Charter Elementary?
Palisades Charter Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
Is Palisades Charter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palisades Charter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Palisades Charter Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Palisades Charter Elementary.
How diverse is Palisades Charter Elementary?
Palisades Charter Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 26% Two or more.
Who oversees Palisades Charter Elementary?
Palisades Charter Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.