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If you had an hour of school board time for Palm Crest Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CANADA UNIFIED·NCES 062013009386
Palm Crest Elementary
5025 Palm Dr., La Canada, CA 91011 · (818) 952-8360 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
31 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 15% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Palm Crest Elementary→La Canada High
Based on grade levels within La Canada Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
89.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
88.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 6 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 | 69.1% | 20.5% | 7.2% | 3.2% |
| Math | 70.8% | 17.2% | 8.2% | 3.7% |
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 | 89.6% | 88.1% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 90.4% |
| 2022-23 | 91.6% | 90.8% |
| 2021-22 | 90.6% | 90.0% |
| 2018-19 | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2017-18 | 92.0% | 88.3% |
| 2016-17 | 88.8% | 86.3% |
| 2015-16 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 →
Where Palm Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #22 of 5,151 | #3 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #47 of 5,172 | #9 of 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.6% | #21 of 5,172 | #6 of 1,129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,355 of 5,116 | #215 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #1,084 of 5,915 | #203 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,643 of 5,352 | #685 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #640 of 5,354 | #103 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,660 of 3,837 | #919 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
642
-12 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.2:1
% White
38%
was 43%
% Hispanic
14%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
35%
was 32%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 642 | 28.5 | 22.6:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 26.9 | 22.5:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 26.8 | 22.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 28.2 | 23.2:1 | 5% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palm Crest Elementary.
About Palm Crest Elementary
Palm Crest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in La Canada. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 642 students. It has 38% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
La Canada Unified runs 4 schools with a combined 3,979 students. Palm Crest Elementary is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Palm Crest Elementary, about 38 are White, the largest group. Other students are 35% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
For every teacher at Palm Crest Elementary, there are about 22.6 students; the school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 5%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Palm Crest Elementary would be expected to post about 76.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 89.8%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Palm Crest Elementary.
About 0.6 miles separate Palm Crest Elementary from the closest public school, Mountain Avenue Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Palm Crest Elementary ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 654 in 2017-18 and 642 in 2024-25. Over that span, the White share moved 5 points, to 38%.
The allk12 page for Palm Crest Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 La Canada Unified
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Paradise Canyon ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Other schools in La Canada
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Paradise Canyon ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 551
- Rosemont Middle1.1 mi · 1,221
- La Canada Elementary1.2 mi · 633
- Monte Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 721
- La Crescenta Elementary1.3 mi · 400
- Crescenta Valley High1.4 mi · 2,624
Frequently asked questions
About Palm Crest ElementaryHow many students attend Palm Crest Elementary?
Palm Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 642 students in grades KG-06.
Is Palm Crest Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palm Crest Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Palm Crest Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Palm Crest Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palm Crest Elementary?
At Palm Crest Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 35% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Palm Crest Elementary?
Palm Crest Elementary is overseen by La Canada Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.