Palm Lane Global Academy

As a close-knit elementary school in Anaheim, California, Palm Lane Global Academy serves 288 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Palm Lane Global Academy District. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Palm Lane Global Academy answers to Palm Lane Global Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Palm Lane Global Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Other groups include 10% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Palm Lane Global Academy has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Palm Lane Global Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Palm Lane Global Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Palm Lane Global Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Ball Junior High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palm Lane Global Academy.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Palm Lane Global Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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