📍 12445 E. 207th St., Lakewood, Los Angeles County, 90715
Palms Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakewood, Los Angeles County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tanesha Mcgregor. It is part of the ABC Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
Palms Elementary enrolls 517 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 15% |
| Asian | 71 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 8.9% |
| White | 17 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 517 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palms Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Palms Elementary is one of 31 schools in ABC Unified, based in Cerritos, California. The district serves 17,612 students district-wide and employs 810 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Palms Elementary is close to the district average of about 568 students per school.