# Palo Verde Unified

Palo Verde Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 24.1%, -1.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 12.2%, -0.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/palo-verde-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students | 3,873 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 25:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,612 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,144 (82.1%) |
| English Learners | 187 (7.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.8% | 1,381 |
| 2024 | 26.8% | 1,285 |
| 2025 | 24.1% | 1,218 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.5% | 1,384 |
| 2024 | 11.5% | 1,283 |
| 2025 | 12.2% | 1,209 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.4% | 38.2% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | 47.2% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | 38.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 20.4% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | 20.6% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | 22.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.8% | 26.2% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | 27.2% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | 24.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 13.4% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | 11.8% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | 13.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alice Dean | BOARD MEMBER | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jamey Mullion | BOARD PRESIDENT | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Martha Gutierrez | BOARD MEMBER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ryan A. Copple | BOARD MEMBER | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Stephanie Romero | BOARD CLERK | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Scale Leadership Academy - East | Corona | 36.3% | 30.9% | 33.6% | +2.3 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Felix J. Appleby Elementary | Blythe | 24.9% | 13.4% | 19.2% | -8.4 | -4.3 |
| 3 | Margaret White Elementary | Blythe | 22.6% | 14.3% | 18.5% | +0.6 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Ruth Brown Elementary | Blythe | 24.3% | 11.7% | 18.0% | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| 5 | Palo Verde High | Blythe | 29.2% | 6.5% | 17.8% | -3.8 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Blythe Middle | Blythe | 21.0% | 8.0% | 14.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Twin Palms Continuation | Blythe | 6.1% | 3.0% | 4.5% | +2.9 | +3.0 |