Palm Lane

Summary:

Palm Lane is an elementary school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 638. The school is part of the Cartwright Elementary District, which is ranked 264 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palm Lane consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 850-1114 out of 904-1226 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 20-27% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14-14% proficient or better in Mathematics across various grade levels. Palm Lane's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Palm Lane to other schools in the Cartwright Elementary District, such as Peralta School and Cartwright School, the academic performance is consistently lower across various grade levels and subject areas. Palm Lane's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from a ranking of 762 out of 1,109 Arizona elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a ranking of 850 out of 904 schools in 2023-2024, indicating a need for more effective interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2043 N 64th Dr
       Phoenix, AZ  85035-3424


(623) 691-5500

District: Cartwright Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
850th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,895 Help


Students who attend Palm Lane usually attend:

High:    Trevor Browne High School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.0 Help
Number of students:  638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.1%
African American:
5.2%
White:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Palm Lane ranks worse than 94% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 9th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.95. (See more...)
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Compare Details Palm Lane is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.1%), African American (5.2%), White (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palm Lane is 22, which is the 6th best among 14 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palm Lane is $13,895, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Cartwright Elementary District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palm Lane:

SchoolDigger ranks Palm Lane 850th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Palm Lane in the ranking list.)

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Cartwright Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cartwright Elementary District 264th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Palm Lane

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 34.17 733rd 1062 31.0%
2010 32.72 773rd 1090 29.1%
2011 30.96 776th 1075 27.8%
2012 28.88 909th 1141 20.3%
2013 20.44 1033rd 1158 10.8%
2014 24.85 854th 1079 20.9%
2015 15.36 843rd 955 11.7%
2016 20.06 883rd 1079 18.2%
2017 27.14 786th 1106 28.9%
2018 29.36 762nd 1109 31.3%
2019 13.93 925th 1039 11.0%
2021 15.18 1114th 1226 9.1%
2022 10.17 943rd 1000 5.7%
2023 20.89 984th 1245 21.0%
2024 10.95 850th 904 6.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.52 843rd 1027 17.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.07 69th 155 55.5%
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 21.81 373rd 451 17.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.97 282nd 417 32.4%
2021 24.80 1032nd 1201 14.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.85 443rd 820 46.0%
2022 15.36 574th 618 7.1%
2023 28.53 836th 1116 25.1%
2024 14.50 512th 546 6.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.86 324th 423 23.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.55 683rd 1023 33.2%
2019 8.07 827th 862 4.1%
2021 14.12 1144th 1219 6.2%
2023 16.11 1083rd 1219 11.2%
2024 5.90 581st 593 2.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.65 675th 1032 34.6%
2019 9.52 798th 850 6.1%
2021 18.69 1048th 1220 14.1%
2023 26.08 891st 1216 26.7%
2024 6.85 596th 609 2.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 84.45 26th 620 95.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.16 779th 895 13.0%
2023 58.53 226th 607 62.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.52 514th 911 43.6%
2019 17.23 634th 709 10.6%
2021 19.93 1071st 1198 10.6%
2023 24.71 920th 1170 21.4%
2024 12.93 441st 472 6.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.18 987th 1161 15.0%
2022 42.95 473rd 800 40.9%
2023 25.77 810th 1024 20.9%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Palm Lane

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Rank History for all middle school students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 70.50 180th 663 72.9%
2012 6.37 745th 772 3.5%
2013 2.50 773rd 787 1.8%
2021 12.41 808th 832 2.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.10 644th 789 18.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.99 784th 818 4.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Palm Lane

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.52 762nd 802 5.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Palm Lane

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 488 87 10 238 5 n/a n/a -53 775
1989 483 114 10 233 3 n/a n/a -44 799
1990 446 125 9 264 6 n/a n/a -14 836
1991 430 153 11 302 4 n/a n/a -31 869
1992 380 148 8 301 9 n/a n/a 0 846
1993 320 204 5 364 6 n/a n/a 0 899
1994 290 196 5 396 9 n/a n/a 0 896
1995 308 171 7 652 11 n/a n/a 0 1149
1996 308 171 7 652 11 n/a n/a 0 1149
1997 259 184 7 742 10 n/a n/a 0 1202
1998 198 158 3 706 9 n/a n/a 0 1074
1999 170 143 2 888 11 n/a n/a 0 1214
2000 142 128 1 925 10 n/a n/a 0 1206
2001 128 111 3 980 13 n/a n/a 0 1235
2002 72 41 3 838 9 n/a n/a 0 963
2003 72 41 3 838 9 n/a n/a 0 963
2004 68 44 1 835 8 n/a n/a 0 956
2005 49 38 4 738 3 n/a n/a 0 832
2006 45 36 1 828 8 n/a n/a 0 918
2007 34 30 0 914 3 n/a n/a 0 981
2008 38 24 0 918 5 n/a n/a 0 985
2009 34 30 0 927 8 n/a n/a 0 999
2010 39 22 3 860 15 n/a n/a 0 939
2011 37 25 2 818 19 0 4 0 905
2012 23 26 2 814 16 0 1 0 882
2013 36 23 2 854 13 0 3 0 931
2014 39 28 2 858 15 1 3 0 946
2015 33 32 0 873 11 0 2 0 951
2016 28 33 1 849 10 1 4 0 926
2017 33 38 2 824 3 0 2 0 902
2018 27 35 4 762 10 0 5 0 843
2019 25 26 5 678 9 0 6 0 749
2020 22 24 3 763 10 0 13 0 835
2021 21 30 2 683 9 0 7 0 752
2022 19 32 2 548 8 0 2 0 611
2023 19 33 2 575 4 2 3 0 638

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Palm Lane

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1989 799 38.5 20.7 n/a
1990 836 40.0 20.9 n/a
1991 869 40.0 21.7 n/a
1992 846 39.9 21.2 n/a
1993 899 41.4 21.7 n/a
1994 896 43.4 20.6 n/a
1995 1149 50.5 22.8 n/a
1996 1149 50.5 22.8 n/a
1997 1202 55.0 21.9 n/a
1998 1074 55.3 19.4 n/a
1999 1214 54.0 22.5 n/a
2000 1206 56.0 21.5 n/a
2001 1235 56.0 22.1 n/a
2002 963 49.9 19.3 n/a
2003 963 49.9 19.3 n/a
2004 956 46.6 20.5 87.9
2005 832 59.4 14.0 95.4
2006 918 54.2 16.9 86.3
2007 981 62.6 15.7 80.2
2008 985 57.8 17.0 78.4
2009 999 53.8 18.6 74.8
2010 939 50.8 18.4 77.7
2011 905 55.9 16.1 82.2
2012 882 58.9 14.9 88.9
2013 931 49.8 18.6 99.7
2014 946 50.3 18.7 99.7
2015 951 50.0 19.0 0
2016 926 51.0 18.1 99.7
2017 902 47.4 19.0 99.7
2018 843 49.8 16.9 91.8
2019 749 47.5 15.7 91.9
2020 835 45.0 18.5 92
2021 752 43.3 17.3 n/a
2022 611 31.1 19.6 40.3
2023 638 29.0 22.0 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Palm Lane

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1989 799 38.5 20.7 n/a
1990 836 40.0 20.9 n/a
1991 869 40.0 21.7 n/a
1992 846 39.9 21.2 n/a
1993 899 41.4 21.7 n/a
1994 896 43.4 20.6 n/a
1995 1149 50.5 22.8 n/a
1996 1149 50.5 22.8 n/a
1997 1202 55.0 21.9 n/a
1998 1074 55.3 19.4 n/a
1999 1214 54.0 22.5 n/a
2000 1206 56.0 21.5 n/a
2001 1235 56.0 22.1 n/a
2002 963 49.9 19.3 n/a
2003 963 49.9 19.3 n/a
2004 956 46.6 20.5 87.9
2005 832 59.4 14.0 95.4
2006 918 54.2 16.9 86.3
2007 981 62.6 15.7 80.2
2008 985 57.8 17.0 78.4
2009 999 53.8 18.6 74.8
2010 939 50.8 18.4 77.7
2011 905 55.9 16.1 82.2
2012 882 58.9 14.9 88.9
2013 931 49.8 18.6 99.7
2014 946 50.3 18.7 99.7
2015 951 50.0 19.0 0
2016 926 51.0 18.1 99.7
2017 902 47.4 19.0 99.7
2018 843 49.8 16.9 91.8
2019 749 47.5 15.7 91.9
2020 835 45.0 18.5 92
2021 752 43.3 17.3 n/a
2022 611 31.1 19.6 40.3
2023 638 29.0 22.0 77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Palm Lane

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $878 (8.7%) $318 (3.1%) $2,073 (20.5%) $7,464 (73.7%) $1,461 (14.4%) $8,926 (88.2%) $10,121
2020 $956 (9.5%) $1,178 (11.7%) $3,089 (30.6%) $7,613 (75.5%) $336 (3.3%) $7,949 (78.8%) $10,083
2021 $2,283 (17.2%) $1,335 (10.1%) $5,901 (44.5%) $8,206 (61.9%) $1,423 (10.7%) $9,628 (72.7%) $13,247
2022 $4,401 (31.7%) $578 (4.2%) $9,380 (67.5%) $7,377 (53.1%) $1,539 (11.1%) $8,916 (64.2%) $13,895

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Palm Lane

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 925th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 984th of 1245 Elementary schools
 10%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students749638
 14.8%
African American2633
 26.9%
American Indian94
 55.6%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic678575
 15.2%
Pacific Islander02
White2519
 24%
Two or More Races63
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.9%77.9%
 14%


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Students who attend Palm Lane usually go on to attend:

High : Trevor Browne High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 638 students attended Palm Lane.

Palm Lane ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Palm Lane are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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