Palisades Charter Elementary School

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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Palisades Charter Elementary School
Location
800 Vía De La Paz Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles , California 90272 United States
Coordinates	34°2′43.26626″N 118°31′38.45618″W
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

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 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, the school and its Moorish 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 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 so they could continue classes.^[10]