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Palisades Charter Elementary School

1922 establishments in CaliforniaBuildings and structures destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfiresEducation in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaEducational institutions established in 1922Elementary schools in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles Unified School District schoolsPacific Palisades, Los AngelesPublic elementary schools in CaliforniaUse mdy dates from February 2025
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Palisades Elementary Charter School (known colloquially as Pali Elem) is an elementary charter school in Pacific Palisades, California, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Also known as Palisades Elementary and Palisades Charter Elementary, the school opened in 1922. The historic administration building, designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style, was built in 1930. The architect was Alfred S. Nibecker, Jr. Palisades Elementary became a charter school in 1993. As of 2023, the school serves K-5, with the student population of the school is ~ 400. As of 2023, the school employeed ~ 20 full-time teachers. As of 2024, Juliet Herman is the Principal of the school. After the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, the school and its Moorish tower were slated for demolition due to the structure not meeting modern day safety standards. 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. The school was heavily damaged in the Palisades Fire of 2025, with all bungalow classroom buildings burning down. After the fires, the LAUSD temporarily moved the Palisades Elementary students to the Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School so they could continue classes.

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Palisades Charter Elementary School
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