Palm Elementary

Palm Elementary, an average-sized elementary school in Orosi, California, operated by Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, works with 573 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, which oversees 8 schools and 3,815 students, Palm Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Palm Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% Asian. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Palm Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at Palm Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Palm Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 23.1%; Palm Elementary posts 45.0%, +21.9 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tulare County put median household earnings sit near $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palm Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Orosi High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palm Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palm Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Palm Elementary's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 626 (now 573). Class-load math has tightened: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.