Palmer Way

2900 Palmer St., National City CA, 91950 | National Elementary School District | 619-336-8900
  • grades KG-6
  • students 554
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 48% 11% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 20 in National City
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
36%National City
43%California

Palmer Way is a school servicing grades KG to 6 and is located in the district of "National Elementary School District" in National City, CA. There are a total of 554 students and 23 teachers at Palmer Way, for a student to teacher ratio of 25 to 1.

Palmer Way has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 48.0%, which is 11% higher than the California average.

Palmer Way location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students554
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio25:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Palmer Way, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
360-64%
445-49%
515-19%
630-34%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
355-59%
460-64%
535-39%
665-69%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Palmer Way race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 2.3% 1.6% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 3.9% 1.7% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 22.1% 10.8% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 66.1% 82.7% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.4% 0.5% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 2.4% 3.1% 3.1%

National City demographics profile

StatisticNational CityCaliforniaNational
Population61,34239,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,34825691
Median age33.936.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%52%55%
Speak English32%56%79%
Speak Spanish52%29%13%

Education level achieved in National City

IndexNational CityCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade70.6%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school69.6%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college45.6%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.6%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors14.2%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters2.7%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.7%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Palmer Way data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.