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Palo Verde Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
9637 Ave. 196
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone
(559) 688-0648
District
PALO VERDE UNION ELEMENTARY
County
TULARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
488
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.4% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Palo Verde Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
43%
40%
42%
49%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
30%
44%
35%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
40%
28%
47%
15%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
31%
45%
25%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
46%
49%
33%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
38%
26%
46%
21%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 67 13.7%
Grade 1 43 8.8%
Grade 2 42 8.6%
Grade 3 61 12.5%
Grade 4 60 12.3%
Grade 5 58 11.9%
Grade 6 64 13.1%
Grade 7 47 9.6%
Grade 8 46 9.4%
Total 488 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.6% 6.6% 22.7%
Black 0.4% 0.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 92.1% 92.1% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.5% 77.5% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 72.5% 72.5% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 4.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,852 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 57.9 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 14.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 3.5% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 700 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 59.0% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.5% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 21.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.3% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.1% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.6% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,308 $4,180,176 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $357 $204,204 3.0%
Staff $343 $196,196 2.9%
General Administration $330 $188,760 2.8%
School Administration $533 $304,876 4.4%
Operation $1,264 $723,008 10.5%
Transportation $414 $236,808 3.5%
Other $253 $144,716 2.1%
Total Support $3,495 $1,999,140 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,194 $682,968 10.0%
Total Expenditures $11,997 $6,862,284 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%