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How has Palo Verde Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
511
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO VERDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062967004605
Palo Verde Elementary
9637 Avenue 196, Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 688-0648 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
22.2:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
448 students
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 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
41.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
34.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 28.6% | 27.0% | 31.7% |
| Math | 14.5% | 19.6% | 36.1% | 29.8% |
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 | 41.3% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 45.5% | 39.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 30.5% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 36.6% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 34.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Verde Elementary's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Elementary this school | 511 | 87.7% | 40.8% |
| La Joya Elementary Salinas | 498 | 88.8% | 25.3% |
| Harborside Elementary Chula Vista | 524 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
| Paramount Elementary Azusa | 513 | 88.3% | 33.5% |
| Hazel M. Bailey Primary Firebaugh | 519 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Sanger | 505 | 88.5% | 32.9% |
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 Palo Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,413 of 5,151 | #25 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,828 of 5,172 ▼ 651 | #35 of 102 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,793 of 5,172 ▼ 801 | #38 of 102 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #1,536 of 5,116 | #48 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #2,295 of 5,915 | #48 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,354 of 5,352 | #51 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #4,697 of 5,354 | #65 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,374 of 5,625 | #44 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #2,737 of 3,837 | #47 of 77 |
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
511
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 88% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 86% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 85% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 21 | 26.9:1 | 89% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 21 | 25.5:1 | 98% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | N/A | N/A | 91% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 79% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palo Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (566 to 511); teachers up 10% (21 to 23).
About Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Verde Elementary sits in Tulare, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school had 511 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Palo Verde Elementary is part of Palo Verde Union Elementary.
At Palo Verde Elementary, Hispanic students make up 92% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% White. Among all residents of Tulare County, the Hispanic share is about 67%. By the diversity index, Palo Verde Elementary comes in at 15%.
Palo Verde Elementary operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.2:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Palo Verde Elementary reports 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County is 11 points.
allk12 grades Palo Verde Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Palo Verde Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.8% actual against a predicted 28.2%.
Federal survey data for Tulare County show that median household income is about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Palo Verde Elementary is among the 196 public schools in Tulare County.
The shortest distance from Palo Verde Elementary to another public school is about 3.5 miles, to Cypress Elementary. The five-mile area around Palo Verde Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Palo Verde Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 523 in 2020-21, 511 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Palo Verde Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Other Palo Verde Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Palo Verde Elementary. Palo Verde Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Palo Verde ElementaryPalo Alto, CA · 334 students
- Palo Verde Elementary SchoolPalo Verde, AZ · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Cypress Elementary3.5 mi · 562
- Countryside Community Day3.5 mi · 24
- Tulare Technical Preparatory High3.5 mi · 35
- Mulcahy Middle3.8 mi · 745
- Roosevelt Elementary3.9 mi · 561
- Lincoln Elementary3.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Palo Verde ElementaryHow many students attend Palo Verde Elementary?
Palo Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Palo Verde Elementary serve?
Palo Verde Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Palo Verde Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Palo Verde Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Palo Verde Elementary?
Student demographics at Palo Verde Elementary are roughly 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Palo Verde Elementary public or private?
Palo Verde Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palo Verde Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.