Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586003889
Palm Vista Elementary
74350 Baseline, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 · (760) 367-7538 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
22.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
276 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
20.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 12.3% | 25.6% | 53.9% |
| Math | 1.5% | 12.3% | 19.0% | 67.2% |
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 | 20.5% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 20.2% | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% | 8.5% |
| 2018-19 | 19.6% | 14.3% |
| 2017-18 | 21.6% | 13.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.1% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vista Elementary
Palm Vista Elementary's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Vista Elementary this school | 362 | 76.2% | 18.2% |
| Gardner Street Elementary Los Angeles | 361 | 76.2% | 44.2% |
| Oasis Elementary Twentynine Palms | 461 | 74.8% | 19.7% |
| Cyril Spinelli Elementary Antelope | 347 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Coyle Avenue Elementary Carmichael | 331 | 81.9% | 14.3% |
| West Boron Elementary Boron | 276 | 75.4% | 14.6% |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #4,725 of 5,151 | #273 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #4,844 of 5,172 ▼ 180 | #287 of 321 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,808 of 5,172 ▼ 363 | #293 of 321 ▼ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,489 of 5,116 | #102 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #4,160 of 5,915 | #297 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,812 of 5,352 | #148 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #627 of 5,354 | #11 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #2,524 of 5,625 | #204 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #2,229 of 3,837 | #142 of 246 |
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
362
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 362 | 15.9 | 22.8:1 | 76% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 18.2 | 21.4:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 16.8 | 22.8:1 | 80% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 89% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 16.2 | 25.8:1 | 85% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 74% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | N/A | N/A | 66% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 64% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 31 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palm Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (418 to 362); teachers down 2% (16.2 to 15.9).
About Palm Vista Elementary
Among the schools in Twentynine Palms, California, is Palm Vista Elementary, a small elementary school. The school had 362 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Palm Vista Elementary is run by Morongo Unified, whose 16 schools enroll 7,225 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Palm Vista Elementary, with 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 37% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Palm Vista Elementary comes in at 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 15.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.8:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Around 76% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in San Bernardino County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Palm Vista Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Palm Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 18.2%; the prediction is 34.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in San Bernardino County, serving about 393,648 students.
Oasis Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Palm Vista Elementary ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 18.2% versus a 32.9% average.
Palm Vista Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 342 to 362. The ratio was 21.4:1 in 2020-21 and 22.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morongo Unified
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- La Contenta MiddleMiddle · 647 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other schools in Twentynine Palms
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Twentynine Palms Junior HighMiddle · 413 students
- Condor ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Oasis Elementary2.0 mi · 461
- Twentynine Palms Junior High2.2 mi · 413
- Twentynine Palms Elementary2.2 mi · 579
- Twentynine Palms High2.5 mi · 719
- Condor Elementary5.9 mi · 397
- Joshua Tree Elementary15.7 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Palm Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Palm Vista Elementary?
Palm Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Palm Vista Elementary serve?
Palm Vista Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Palm Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Palm Vista Elementary is approximately 22.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Palm Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Palm Vista Elementary are roughly 37% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Palm Vista Elementary?
Palm Vista Elementary is overseen by Morongo Unified in San Bernardino County.
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