# Palisades Charter Elementary School

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Public, charter school in California, US

Palisades Charter Elementary School Location 800 Vía De La Paz Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles , California 90272 United States 34°02′43″N 118°31′38″W / 34.04535174°N 118.52734894°W / 34.04535174; -118.52734894 Information Other names Palisades Elementary School Type Public, charter Established 1922 School district Los Angeles Unified School District Principal Juliet Herman Gender Coeducational Website palisadesces.lausd.org

**Palisades Elementary Charter School** (known colloquially as **Pali** **Elem**) is an elementary charter school in [Pacific Palisades, California](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_California), part of the [Los Angeles Unified School District](/source/Los_Angeles_Unified_School_District).[1][2][3][4][5]

Also known as **Palisades Elementary** and **Palisades Charter Elementary**, the school opened in 1922.[6][4] The historic administration building, designed in [Spanish Colonial Revival](/source/Spanish_Colonial_Revival_architecture) style, was built in 1930.[3] The architect was Alfred S. Nibecker, Jr.[7] Palisades Elementary became a charter school in 1993.[8]

As of 2023, the school serves K-5, with the student population of the school is ~ 400.[9] As of 2023, the school employed ~ 20 full-time teachers.[9] As of 2024, Juliet Herman is the Principal of the school.[6]

After the [1971 San Fernando earthquake](/source/1971_San_Fernando_earthquake), the school and its [Moorish](/source/Moorish_architecture) tower were slated for demolition due to the structure not meeting modern day safety standards.[1] The citizens of Pacific Palisades, proud of the architecture of the building, hired an architect who designed a plan to modernize the building without knocking it down.[1]

The school was heavily damaged in the [Palisades Fire](/source/Palisades_Fire) of 2025, with all bungalow classroom buildings burning down.[10][11][12][13][14] After the fires, the LAUSD temporarily moved the Palisades Elementary students to the [Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School](/source/Brentwood_Science_Magnet_Elementary_School) so they could continue classes.[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:42_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:42_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:42_1-2) Winter, Robert (2009). [*An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/An_Architectural_Guidebook_to_Los_Angele/WWl29hn0C9gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Palisades+elementary&pg=PA46&printsec=frontcover). Gibbs Smith. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4236-0893-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4236-0893-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Palisades Elementary School"](https://www.pacificpalisadeshistory.org/palisades-elementary-school). *Pacific Palisades Historical Society*. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Historic Places Los Angeles - Resource Report"](https://historicplacesla.lacity.org/report/83450aeb-be43-4fca-9283-782d1def999d). *historicplacesla.lacity.org*. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:5_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:5_4-1) Loomis, Jan (2009). [*Pacific Palisades*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pacific_Palisades/L6VgfC530y0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=elementary). Arcadia Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7385-6948-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-6948-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Historical Society Hosts the Town's 100th Birthday Celebration in Temescal | Circling The News"](https://www.circlingthenews.com/historical-society-hosts-the-towns-100th-birthday-celebration-in-temescal/). Retrieved January 22, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_6-1) ["California Department of Education - School Profile"](https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/details?cdscode=19647336018634).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT"](https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/domain/135/pdf%20files/Historic_Resources_Survey_Report_June%202014.pdf) (PDF). *LAUSD.org*. 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [*Charter Schools: New Model for Public Schools Provides Opportunities and Challenges*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Charter_Schools/oeeLnmKmLjcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Palisades+elementary&pg=PA26&printsec=frontcover). DIANE Publishing. 1995. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7881-2064-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7881-2064-0).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_9-1) ["Palisades Charter Elementary - school profile"](https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/california/palisades-charter-elementary-246292). *US News*. 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_10-1) ["LAUSD did the 'impossible' for Palisades parents, moving kids to a new school"](https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/15/lausd-did-the-impossible-for-palisades-parents-moving-kids-to-a-new-school/). *Daily News*. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Palisades, Pasadena schools suffer major damage amid closures; UCLA moves classes online"](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/palisades-high-and-elementary-schools-suffer-major-fire-damage-hundreds-of-schools-close). *Los Angeles Times*. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Palisades High School: LA wildfire causes 'significant damage' at school made famous by Hollywood"](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzxy4zkw1o). *www.bbc.com*. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Palisades Fire destroyed schools, where are those students now?"](https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/gaza-palisades-easton-fires-ny-phil/palisades-hs-waldorf-school). *KCRW*. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Letters to the Editor: The Palisades fire destroyed the school where I was principal. I still have hope"](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-01-14/palisades-fire-destroyed-school-where-i-was-principal-i-still-have-hope). *Los Angeles Times*. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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