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Palms Elementary School
(310) 838-7337
3520 Motor Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Level: K-5
District: Los Angeles Unified School District

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Census Info	Value	Year
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	58.23%	(2008)
White, non-Hispanic:	8.06%	(2009)
Black, non-Hispanic:	17.77%	(2009)
Hispanic:	59.24%	(2009)
Asian:	11.61%	(2009)
Pacific Islander:	0.24%	(2009)
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0.47%	(2009)
Unspecified:	0.47%	(2009)
Filipino:	2.13%	(2009)

Palms Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	4
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	3
Average Safety Rating	4

Palms Elementary School Reviews


Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-08-19 “Ouststanding school. One of the best schools in west los angeles. The entire staff is very dedicated, educated, experienced and highly qualified.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-08-19 “Two Thumbs Up. This school has achieved the highest standard. All the staff members work like a big happy family and they are always very helpful.” Posted By: other Quality Score: 5 2009-07-02 “The new principal is awesome, the administrators are very kind and helpful, and the teachers are highly qualified and experienced. I believe this school has come a long way, from a not so good reputation, to a school that has improved the most out of any other school I know.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-06-22 “I love the school. My daughter 3grade student started wit Mr. Spencer. My only wish was for him to go to the next grade with her, however, all the teachers at Palms are great. When Mr. Ramirez left I was concern but I also believe that we have to give Mr. Abrams a chance. Mr. Abrams, Ms. Lopez and Mrs. Marks really came through for my daugther who had some difficulty in math. Thank you Palms Elementary” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2009-06-12 “What i love most about the school is the sense of family out there. The teachers are highly qualified and very caring and are just wonderful with the kids.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2009-05-27 “Great school I love Mr. D. Spencer, Mrs. Shannon, Mrs. Higashi, Mr Alvarado and many others at that school great team work from the teacher. I wish there was more communication from the office staff but it would happend when the change some of the office staff. Great work by the teacher and students!!!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-11-19 “Wonderful school! Administration, teachers, and staff are all caring and educated.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-09-23 “This is the second year my son attends this school and we really like it. He had Mr. Spencer and Mrs. Stoliker as his K teachers and we couldn't be happier. Staff is great, there is a still lot to do, there is room for improvement, and we parent and staff are working on making sure those standards are met.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-09-19 “Love them! My daughter is in Kindergarten & the the teachers & staff are amazing! They always greet us & make her feel very comfortable every morning that she walks on that campus! It's such a great feeling that my daughter is safe & happy in her first year of school!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-08-22 “Mr. Abrahams is an excellent AP, who is now our new Principal. He is caring, supporting, and intelligent. We are the luckiest school to have him as our leader.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2008-06-06 “Palms is a good school. The school has improved tremendously! Palms is now a School for Advanced Studies (SAS) this means the teachers differentiate instruction to ensure students are taught at their level including high achieving and gifted students. Intervention classes are also offered for students that are below standards to help fill the gaps in their learning and help them to reach grade level standards. The teachers have high expectations for all students. The auditorium has been remodled and looks amazing. Most importantly , Mr. Ramirez, the hard working and dedicated principal has facilitated the opening of a Wonder of Reading library. Everything in the library is brand new!! There are new wooden bookshelves, thousands of new books, and a carpeted nook where the students can sit to read or be read to. Palms also provides a variety of extracurriular activities for students. I would recommend Palms.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2007-09-14 “I love Palms for my kids! Ever since Mr. Ramirez has joined Palms, I have seened all the changes he has made. Good changes that is! Silent Auctions, Fund raisers, and the one on one attention he has towards parents and kids. The school is diversed and caters to all nationalities. I do wish parents could be more involved. But chnages are happening and I see them...it's definitely getting better. Palms also has 3 different after-school programs. One you pay and the other 2 are free. I recommend Para Los Ninos....my son has been there since kindergarden and he loves it. I have no complains from the teachers or the staff. The office staff is very proffesional and cater to everyone's needs. Ms. Cohen is wonderful and Ms. Williams is also the same. I love Palms Elem.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2007-09-03 “The YMCA may be fee based, but it is not a drop in program where the kids run wild. It is structured it a modular building with a daily curriculum. . They are not supervised. The YMCA is the only licensed/Structured/Curriculum based afterschool-program at Palms and I love it. Dina is the Director!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2007-08-15 “Palms Elementary over the last two years has drastically diminished with regards to leadership. The school does not academically challenge the children as they once did. This school has great potential but poor leadership.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2007-08-06 “Very poor teacher quality” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-07-23 “My kindergartner and 4th grader were assigned to top-notch teachers who were dealing with a lot of low performers. The student population is overall economically disadvantaged--therefore, seemed more concerned about 'getting by' than achieving. As a result, academic expectations at this school are not high. The principal is appropriately strict with the studentbody and an excellent fundraiser for the school badly in need of a library. There were several extra cirricular activities offered. The school far exceeded my expectations.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2006-01-12 “My child attended this school for her second grade year. The faculty and staff at this school were very dedicated and personable. However, I felt this school left a lot to be desired in the the area of academics. Many of the students are ESL, which changes the focus of the classroom's studies.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-03-23 “I have truly enjoyes the school. The teachers are great and I have had teachers to contact me to tell me what a good job my son is doing. The school is very diversied in which that was 1 of the key elements for me to send my son to a public school. With him leaving the private school environment..He himself has told me he enjoys the school much more for the diversity.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-06-26 “I have a family member in attendance at this school. I have worked at many schools and I have never seen the kind of commitment to children that exist here. They have the best award winning drill team in California. Not only is the choreography classy, but the discipline they gain is life changing. This is a gift from a dedicated teacher! They recently performed at a Clipper's game, and there is no room to showcase their many trophies and awards. They also have a Folkloric dance troupe led by another very dedicated teacher doing traditional Latin dance. Just recently they had two (unpaid) teachers prepare students to perform at the Dodgers opening ceremony using sign language with our National anthem. And that new principal, yea, he runs a tight ship, but this principal has done more to involve parents, beautify, and raise funds for what makes a school great!” Posted By: teacher Quality Score: decline 2007-06-23 “The teachers work very hard to provide an enriched academic environment that differentiates instruction for all students. Both the veteran teachers and new teachers support each other and collaborate to challenge students to do their best. Mr. Ramirez has brought wonderful changes to the campus. The students are his priority.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-06-12 “We have loved this school and its teachers for 2 years now. I feel like the academics are very strong in the advance studies classes, and our son has excelled. The diversity is a big strongpoint, and leadership is much stronger with the new principal. I would highly recommed this school to anyone in the area- even over private. Our son has enjoyed the afterschool basketball and chess, and our daughter can't wait to try out for the drill team. I can see where more funding would really help, and get frustrated with the LAUSD beaurocracy, but the teachers are what really make this school shine. They have always called and sent personal notes home with progress report. Great experience!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2007-04-21 “This school is very bad in the academic performance with no creative think encourage as well as army training. Now is the 100th day of school, one teacher absent from school 35 days. I hope LAUSD can really look at the problem about this school.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2007-04-02 “My child has been attending Palms Elementary for 2 years now. I think that her teachers are good. I do feel like the principal does not promote parent involvement and lacks leadership. Because the school is mostly hispanic, I feel like the principal caters to the hispanic students more, which ultimately may hurt all students across the board. If the administration of the school truly cared for the kids, than there would be more organized programs for the kids and truly promote diversity at Palms Elementarty school. Instead, when he speaks to the students, when flyers come home from the students. The murals on the walls everything is translated in spanish. What about the other languages. There are other parents that do not speak English, but he forgets about that. If we had better leadership, we would have a better school.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2006-07-07 “The academic program at Palms Elementary is average. If your child needs extra support, this school will not provide it for you. There is not an instrumental music program. Parent involvement is limited to Parent groups.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2006-05-16 “This school would be better if there was more parent involvement, but as of right now I would not reccomend this school.”