# Palermo Union Elementary

Palermo Union Elementary is a elementary district in Butte County, California. Reading proficiency is 35.6%, +2.5 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 23.1%, +3.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/palermo-union-elementary |
| County | Butte |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 1,343 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,821 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,102 (82.1%) |
| English Learners | 146 (10.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 33.0% | 708 |
| 2024 | 31.3% | 793 |
| 2025 | 35.6% | 826 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 707 |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 798 |
| 2025 | 23.1% | 827 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.8% | 41.3% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | 39.5% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | 50.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.7% | 30.7% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | 24.8% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | 32.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.1% | 33.6% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | 37.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.0% | 20.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 21.2% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | 24.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cody Nissen | Vice President | cnissen@palermok8.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Debbie Hoffman | President | dhoffman@palermok8.org | N/A | N/A |
| Justin Younger | Member | jyounger@palermok8.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kimberly Tyler | Member | ktyler@palermok8.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Mark McClarren | Clerk | mmcclarren@palermok8.org | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Helen M. Wilcox Elementary | Oroville | 34.1% | 34.8% | 34.4% | +7.0 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Golden Hills Elementary | Oroville | 34.9% | 26.8% | 30.9% | +1.3 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Palermo | Palermo | 36.9% | 17.2% | 27.1% | +1.3 | +0.1 |