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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907000926
Palm View Elementary
1390 Seventh St., Coachella, CA 92236 · (760) 398-2861 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
532 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 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 66% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
5%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
25.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.4pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 14.9% | 24.4% | 50.2% |
| Math | 11.5% | 18.1% | 19.7% | 50.7% |
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 | 25.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 11.8% |
| 2020-21 | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| 2018-19 | 22.8% | 16.1% |
| 2017-18 | 17.2% | 12.7% |
| 2016-17 | 17.2% | 14.6% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Palm View Elementary
Palm View Elementary's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm View Elementary this school | 561 | 94.8% | 26.3% |
| Karl F. Clemens Elementary Wasco | 551 | 95.5% | 17.3% |
| Walnut Park Elementary Huntington Park | 555 | 95.3% | 32.7% |
| Dool Elementary Calexico | 568 | 93.7% | 14.9% |
| Montara Avenue Elementary South Gate | 554 | 93.3% | 43.4% |
| Corona Avenue Elementary Bell | 542 | 95.9% | 29.2% |
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 Palm View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #3,932 of 5,151 | #208 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,263 of 5,172 ▲ 359 | #137 of 283 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,446 of 5,172 ▼ 222 | #246 of 283 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #765 of 5,116 | #35 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #1,747 of 5,915 | #202 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,713 of 5,352 | #43 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #5,204 of 5,354 | #283 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #471 of 5,625 | #18 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #446 of 1,139 | #28 of 66 |
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
561
+135 (+32%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 561 | 26.3 | 21.3:1 | 95% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 25.9 | 20.6:1 | 94% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 23.4 | 22.0:1 | 95% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 93% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 23.1 | 21.7:1 | 96% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 96% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | N/A | N/A | 94% (626) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 90% (498) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 27 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palm View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (501 to 561); teachers up 14% (23.1 to 26.3).
About Palm View Elementary
Palm View Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Coachella, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 561 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 21% above that.
Palm View Elementary is one of 21 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, which enrolls 15,817 students in total.
At Palm View Elementary, Hispanic students make up 98% of the student body. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. By the diversity index, Palm View Elementary comes in at 5%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1 at Palm View Elementary, with 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 95%. Across public schools in Riverside County, the average is 74%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 24.0%. Palm View Elementary scores 26.3%.
In the county around the school, Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Palm View Elementary is among the 543 public schools in Riverside County.
The closest public school, Bobby Duke Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Palm View Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Palm View Elementary places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Palm View Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Palm View Elementary had 426 students in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25, a 32% rise.
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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
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- Bobby Duke MiddleMiddle · 648 students
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Nearby schools
- Bobby Duke Middle0.2 mi · 648
- Valley View Elementary0.7 mi · 603
- Peter Pendleton Elementary0.9 mi · 499
- Cesar Chavez Elementary1.0 mi · 622
- Valle del Sol Elementary1.0 mi · 649
- NOVA Academy - Coachella1.1 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Palm View ElementaryHow large is Palm View Elementary?
Palm View Elementary enrolls approximately 561 students in grades KG-06.
Is Palm View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palm View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Palm View Elementary have?
Palm View Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
How diverse is Palm View Elementary?
Palm View Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Palm View Elementary in?
Palm View Elementary is part of Coachella Valley Unified.
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