Palm Avenue Elementary Primary School
1017 Palm Ave Wasco CA, 93280, Kern County Phone: 661-758-7130 Ranking: (6,726 out of 6,930, bottom 3%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Wasco Union Elementary School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 26 | NA | NA | 33 | 38 | 41 | ||||||
Total Students: | 619 | 654 | 699 | 698 | 720 | 741 | 730 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 14.1% | 90 | 13.8% | 102 | 14.6% | 114 | 16.3% | 98 | 13.6% | 100 | 13.5% | 97 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 12.6% | 108 | 16.5% | 104 | 14.9% | 89 | 12.8% | 111 | 15.4% | 116 | 15.7% | 119 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 16.6% | 95 | 14.5% | 95 | 13.6% | 98 | 14.0% | 100 | 13.9% | 117 | 15.8% | 116 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 16.0% | 87 | 13.3% | 93 | 13.3% | 98 | 14.0% | 113 | 15.7% | 109 | 14.7% | 104 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 14.1% | 85 | 13.0% | 100 | 14.3% | 116 | 16.6% | 102 | 14.2% | 102 | 13.8% | 91 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 12.9% | 87 | 13.3% | 106 | 15.2% | 90 | 12.9% | 98 | 13.6% | 92 | 12.4% | 99 | 13.6% |
Grade 6: | 85 | 13.7% | 102 | 15.6% | 99 | 14.2% | 93 | 13.3% | 96 | 13.3% | 105 | 14.2% | 104 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 307 | 49.6% | 343 | 52.4% | 371 | 53.1% | 369 | 52.9% | 372 | 51.7% | 379 | 51.1% | 364 | 49.9% |
Female: | 312 | 50.4% | 311 | 47.6% | 328 | 46.9% | 329 | 47.1% | 348 | 48.3% | 362 | 48.9% | 362 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 583 | 94.2% | 600 | 91.7% | 642 | 91.8% | 633 | 90.7% | 643 | 89.3% | 665 | 89.7% | 661 | 90.5% |
Black: | 8 | 1.3% | 15 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.3% | 30 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.0% |
White: | 22 | 3.6% | 33 | 5.0% | 43 | 6.2% | 48 | 6.9% | 49 | 6.8% | 39 | 5.3% | 45 | 6.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 490 | 79.2% | 479 | 73.2% | NA | NA | 597 | 85.5% | 547 | 76.0% | 573 | 77.3% | 584 | 80.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 9.0% | 50 | 7.6% | NA | NA | 75 | 10.7% | 85 | 11.8% | 63 | 8.5% | 55 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.34 | 27.83 | 26.88 | NA | NA | 21.82 | 18.50 | 17.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.1 | 317.8 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 324.5 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 326.1 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 324.7 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 320.8 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 339.0 | 357.3 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 326.3 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 343.6 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 337.8 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 336.5 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 343.1 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 361.6 | 379.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.4 | 297.7 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 309.7 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 313.2 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 321.6 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.4 | 316 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 313.6 | 345.7 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 321.9 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 345.9 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 354.1 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.4 | 370.4 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 378.1 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 362.1 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 310.7 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 319.3 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 323 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 319.2 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 314.8 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.7 | 325.5 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 334.8 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 347.1 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 344.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 345.3 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 315.3 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 328 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 334.6 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 339.9 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 320.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 338.8 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 346.5 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 355.2 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 365.5 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 369.3 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 308.1 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 314.4 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.5 | 316.5 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 313.7 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 309.1 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.6 | 316.3 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 327.7 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 332.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.4 | 337 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 341.9 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.8 | 282.8 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.7 | 298.7 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 315.3 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 309.3 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.8 | 295.2 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 316.6 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 331 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 346.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 368 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.7 | 359.6 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 292.6 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 302.2 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 306.6 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.5 | 310.5 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.9 | 301.3 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.8 | 315.9 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 326.8 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 328.5 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 333.2 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.0 | 325.8 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 306.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 314.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 313.4 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 316.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 321.7 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 327 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 323.3 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 330 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.2 | 337.7 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 340.7 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 307.6 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 313.2 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 323 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 319.5 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 322.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 323.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.3 | 314.8 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.1 | 325.2 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 331.2 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.2 | 337.6 | 366.5 |
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* Palm Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.