Is Palm View Elementary a good school?

Palm View Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Palm View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 515 students attended Palm View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Palm View Elementary?

Students at Palm View Elementary are 97% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Palm View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palm View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bobby Duke Middle High : Coachella Valley High

Palm View Elementary

Summary:

Palm View Elementary is a public elementary school in Coachella, CA, serving 515 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1332 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palm View Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its predominantly low-income, Hispanic student population. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 10.4% in 2017-2018 to 41.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Palm View consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.78% of Palm View students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.88% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support its diverse student subgroups, with Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities performing significantly worse than their peers statewide.

Interestingly, some nearby schools within the Coachella Valley Unified District, such as Peter Pendleton Elementary and Valle del Sol Elementary, perform significantly better on state assessments, with proficiency rates 10-15 percentage points higher than Palm View in both ELA and Math, despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that factors beyond just poverty may be contributing to the academic challenges at Palm View Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

1390 Seventh St.
Coachella, CA 92236-1722

(760) 398-2861

District: Coachella Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4472^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,110

Students who attend Palm View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bobby Duke Middle
High:	Coachella Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

African American:

1.0%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Palm View Elementary ranks worse than 76.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.9. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.5%), African American (1%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palm View Elementary is 21.9. 8 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Palm View Elementary employs 23.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palm View Elementary is $13,110. 8 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palm View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palm View Elementary 4472^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Palm View Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Coachella Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Coachella Valley Unified 1332^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Palm View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.99	4670^th	4809	2.9%
2005	8.50	4717^th	4822	2.2%
2006	12.84	4487^th	4818	6.9%
2007	14.45	4682^nd	5113	8.4%
2008	16.32	4573^rd	5113	10.6%
2009	17.75	4586^th	5193	11.7%
2010	17.58	4740^th	5314	10.8%
2011	11.67	5142^nd	5377	4.4%
2012	11.50	5141^st	5390	4.6%
2013	5.03	5477^th	5530	1.0%
2015	8.36	5551^st	5611	1.1%
2016	11.09	5370^th	5614	4.3%
2017	12.55	5320^th	5692	6.5%
2018	8.89	5489^th	5662	3.1%
2019	12.80	5399^th	5789	6.7%
2021	10.40	1380^th	1417	2.6%
2022	18.55	5006^th	5883	14.9%
2023	18.02	5051^st	5874	14.0%
2024	23.90	4472^nd	5862	23.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.19	2834^th	3246	12.7%
2019	20.99	3124^th	3275	4.6%
2021	27.10	532^nd	602	11.6%
2022	36.76	2063^rd	3311	37.7%
2023	45.94	1420^th	3250	56.3%
2024	54.68	949^th	3160	70.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.00	1695^th	2420	30.0%
2024	29.90	1840^th	2634	30.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.68	4887^th	5084	3.9%
2019	17.93	4696^th	5173	9.2%
2021	15.30	1056^th	1110	4.9%
2022	25.54	4209^th	5264	20.0%
2023	23.56	4417^th	5374	17.8%
2024	31.12	3839^th	5511	30.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.98	5320^th	5413	1.7%
2019	15.05	5024^th	5492	8.5%
2021	9.74	1249^th	1267	1.4%
2022	18.18	4877^th	5635	13.5%
2023	16.59	4996^th	5617	11.1%
2024	21.61	4549^th	5605	18.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.51	2093^rd	2128	1.6%
2019	18.24	2436^th	2585	5.8%
2022	43.79	962^nd	2227	56.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.59	5182^nd	5431	4.6%
2019	11.40	5294^th	5510	3.9%
2021	13.10	1196^th	1272	6.0%
2022	20.40	4672^nd	5663	17.5%
2023	21.45	4581^st	5650	18.9%
2024	27.31	4063^rd	5636	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Palm View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.49	4672^nd	4830	3.3%
2019	17.85	4515^th	4963	9.0%
2022	25.02	4119^th	5084	19.0%
2023	24.94	4120^th	5098	19.2%
2024	35.27	3332^nd	5102	34.7%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Palm View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	38	0	13	772	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
1989	26	1	7	887	0	n/a	n/a	0	921
1990	24	4	8	880	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
1991	14	0	6	657	3	n/a	n/a	0	680
1992	17	2	9	623	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1993	13	0	5	687	4	n/a	n/a	0	709
1994	11	0	3	665	3	n/a	n/a	0	682
1995	9	1	3	563	2	n/a	n/a	0	578
1996	9	1	3	563	2	n/a	n/a	0	578
1997	9	1	1	537	4	n/a	n/a	0	552
1998	9	2	1	493	4	n/a	n/a	0	509
1999	11	1	0	499	4	n/a	n/a	0	515
2000	10	6	1	522	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
2001	9	4	2	535	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
2002	6	1	0	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	573
2003	6	1	0	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	573
2004	4	1	0	549	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
2005	3	1	0	588	1	n/a	n/a	2	595
2006	4	0	0	636	1	n/a	n/a	5	646
2007	4	0	1	612	0	n/a	n/a	4	621
2008	3	n/a	1	600	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	604
2009	6	0	1	643	0	0	5	0	655
2010	3	2	1	636	1	0	0	0	643
2011	2	1	1	663	1	0	0	0	668
2012	3	1	1	633	0	0	0	0	638
2013	3	1	0	637	1	0	0	0	642
2014	5	1	0	572	3	0	1	0	582
2015	5	1	0	564	2	0	0	0	572
2016	1	1	0	551	3	0	0	0	556
2017	1	1	0	527	2	0	2	0	533
2018	2	1	0	493	3	0	2	0	501
2019	1	1	0	474	2	0	1	0	479
2020	4	1	0	417	1	0	0	0	423
2021	3	0	0	421	1	0	1	0	426
2022	3	0	0	452	0	0	1	0	456
2023	3	5	0	502	0	0	5	0	515

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 View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	823	34.0	24.2	n/a
1989	921	34.9	26.3	n/a
1990	916	37.0	24.7	n/a
1991	680	27.0	25.1	n/a
1992	651	27.4	23.7	86.8
1993	709	25.0	28.4	92.5
1994	682	26.0	26.2	91.5
1995	578	24.0	24.1	95
1996	578	24.0	24.1	95
1997	552	25.0	22.1	91.7
1998	509	23.0	22.1	94.9
1999	515	23.0	22.4	89.3
2000	540	24.0	22.5	88.7
2001	552	27.0	20.4	90.2
2002	573	27.0	21.2	88.3
2003	573	27.0	21.2	88.3
2004	555	29.0	19.1	91
2005	595	30.0	19.8	85.2
2006	646	34.0	19.0	92.2
2007	621	31.0	20.0	93.5
2008	604	35.0	17.3	94.5
2009	655	34.0	18.2	87.9
2010	643	34.0	18.9	95.3
2011	668	n/a	n/a	93.7
2012	638	27.0	23.5	90.8
2013	642	24.0	26.7	49.8
2014	582	24.1	24.1	88.5
2015	572	23.0	24.8	96.9
2016	556	24.0	23.1	96.2
2017	533	24.1	22.0	97.7
2018	501	23.1	21.6	96.4
2019	479	21.1	22.7	96.7
2020	423	n/a	n/a	94.1
2021	426	20.1	21.1	93.2
2022	456	21.3	21.4	82
2023	515	23.4	21.9	95.3

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 View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	823	34.0	24.2	n/a
1989	921	34.9	26.3	n/a
1990	916	37.0	24.7	n/a
1991	680	27.0	25.1	n/a
1992	651	27.4	23.7	86.8
1993	709	25.0	28.4	92.5
1994	682	26.0	26.2	91.5
1995	578	24.0	24.1	95
1996	578	24.0	24.1	95
1997	552	25.0	22.1	91.7
1998	509	23.0	22.1	94.9
1999	515	23.0	22.4	89.3
2000	540	24.0	22.5	88.7
2001	552	27.0	20.4	90.2
2002	573	27.0	21.2	88.3
2003	573	27.0	21.2	88.3
2004	555	29.0	19.1	91
2005	595	30.0	19.8	85.2
2006	646	34.0	19.0	92.2
2007	621	31.0	20.0	93.5
2008	604	35.0	17.3	94.5
2009	655	34.0	18.2	87.9
2010	643	34.0	18.9	95.3
2011	668	n/a	n/a	93.7
2012	638	27.0	23.5	90.8
2013	642	24.0	26.7	49.8
2014	582	24.1	24.1	88.5
2015	572	23.0	24.8	96.9
2016	556	24.0	23.1	96.2
2017	533	24.1	22.0	97.7
2018	501	23.1	21.6	96.4
2019	479	21.1	22.7	96.7
2020	423	n/a	n/a	94.1
2021	426	20.1	21.1	93.2
2022	456	21.3	21.4	82
2023	515	23.4	21.9	95.3

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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