Palms Elementary Primary School
3520 Motor Ave
Los Angeles CA, 90034, Los Angeles County
Phone: 310-838-7337
Ranking: 
(4,659 out of 6,973, bottom 33%)*
(4,659 out of 6,973, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 26 | 26 | |||
| Total Students: | 447 | 422 | 412 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 21.7% | 73 | 17.3% | 79 | 19.2% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 14.1% | 76 | 18.0% | 59 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 15.9% | 64 | 15.2% | 71 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 16.6% | 77 | 18.2% | 71 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 17.0% | 67 | 15.9% | 64 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 14.8% | 65 | 15.4% | 68 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 209 | 46.8% | 203 | 48.1% | 211 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 238 | 53.2% | 219 | 51.9% | 197 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 50 | 11.2% | 58 | 13.7% | 49 | 11.9% |
| Hispanic: | 265 | 59.3% | 250 | 59.2% | 265 | 64.3% |
| Black: | 80 | 17.9% | 75 | 17.8% | 67 | 16.3% |
| White: | 48 | 10.7% | 34 | 8.1% | 29 | 7.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 54.1% | 232 | 55.0% | 197 | 47.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 10.3% | 39 | 9.2% | 40 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.29 | 15.10 | 16.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CST | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 320.3 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 325 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 333 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 336.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 341.7 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 345.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 349.9 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 353.4 | 359.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 348.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 351.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 362.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 360.4 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.9 | 364.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 365.9 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 364.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 371.2 | 382.2 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 307.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 308.8 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 316.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 317.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 319.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 325.8 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 329.4 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 335.7 | 345.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 344 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 352.4 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 358.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 363.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 371.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 376.4 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 382 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 398.9 | 400.6 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 325.2 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 330.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 335.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 339.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 344.4 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 353 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 356.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 360.5 | 371.6 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 335.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 343.1 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 350 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 356 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 367.4 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 371.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 380.7 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 387.2 | 392.2 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 327.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 329.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 334.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 341 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 346.2 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 337.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 340.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 345.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 357 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 365.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.6 | 370.7 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 384.8 | 392.6 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.8 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 316.5 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 323.5 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 334.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 340.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 355.5 | 367.2 |
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* Palms Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.