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Almond Elementary

Public Grades K-6

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Almond Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 354 students in the affluent and academically competitive community of Los Altos, California, where it operates within the top-ranked Los Altos Elementary district.

By statewide standards, Almond is an exceptional school, consistently earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools, with students performing well above state averages in English and math. However, within its immediate neighborhood, it is considered a middle-tier option, as nearby schools like Covington Elementary and Springer Elementary rank even higher. A notable area for potential growth is science, where proficiency lags behind these top neighbors. The school serves a more economically diverse population than some surrounding schools, and while it performs strongly with many student groups, supporting its economically disadvantaged students to the same high level remains a focus.

Almond's standout strength is its excellent student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3%, which is better than almost all nearby schools and shows dramatic recent improvement. The analysis reveals striking educational disparities within a very small geographic area; for instance, Mariano Castro Elementary, less than a mile away in the Mountain View Whisman district, ranks significantly lower, highlighting how district boundaries can impact school performance. Ultimately, Almond Elementary provides an excellent education, particularly excelling in student engagement and upper-grade performance, within a local context of extraordinary academic achievement.

354

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,129

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Almond Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022-2312

(650) 917-5400

District: Los Altos Elementary

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ardis G. Egan Junior High
High:	Los Altos High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.7%

White:

27.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg85%

California avg41%

217^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Los Altos Elementary

21^st of 1,543Los Altos Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	217 of 5857	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	213 of 5869	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	463 of 5859	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	221 of 5883	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	141 of 5789	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	190 of 5662	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	219 of 5692	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	268 of 5614	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	178 of 5611	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	166 of 5530	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	157 of 5390	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	95.1	122 of 5377	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	96.3	60 of 5314	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	96.4	81 of 5193	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	35 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.4	28 of 5113	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	98.5	23 of 4818	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	98.7	18 of 4822	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	98.7	35 of 4809	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	152 of 1203	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	243 of 1205	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	230 of 1190	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	87 of 1154	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	84 of 1149	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	52 of 1071	95.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.3	222 of 3246	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	367 of 5597	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	137 of 5612	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	313 of 5609	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	119 of 5635	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	118 of 5492	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	315 of 5413	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	838 of 5107	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1248 of 5107	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	2833 of 5517	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	122 of 5628	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	390 of 5643	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	603 of 5638	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	374 of 5663	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	179 of 5510	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	106 of 5431	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	22 of 670	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	16 of 445	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	122 of 2598	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	49 of 2651	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	33 of 2661	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	31 of 2726	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	138 of 2834	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	222 of 2737	91.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+44 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science69%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-5400	354	19	18.5	11.6%	98 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.9%)	137 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.4%)	96.2	217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	4	68.8		68.8	76.6	76.2	75.5	89.3			79.9	83.0	83.3	73.5	86.0			81.5	93.6				$24,129	$389	$23,740
Covington Elementary	Public	K-6	205 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-1100	404	21	19.2	8.2%	106 (26.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	228 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.4%)	98.9	16^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	5^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	11	86.5		86.5	90.3	85.7	87.8	93.0			89.3	93.9	91.8	89.2	93.0			91.9					$24,188	$296	$23,892
Mariano Castro Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Toft St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3590	248	14	17.7	82.7%	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (91.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10.7	5590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.9	5483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	107	8.3		8.3	23.7	10.6	11.8				15.1	28.2	6.3	11.1				14.6	94.1	94.1			$29,400	$2,132	$27,268
Gabriela Mistral Elementary	Public	K-5	505 Escuela Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3575	366	18	20.3	48.4%	50 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (76.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	53.7	2380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		71.5	1525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	855	50.0		50.0	34.4	43.2	63.0				45.7	37.7	31.8	50.0				39.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$25,249	$1,661	$23,588
Springer Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 943-4200	365	18	20.4	4.9%	126 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	161 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.2%)	98.9	15^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	25^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	10	83.3		83.3	87.8	91.8	88.7	89.3			89.5	95.7	92.0	87.0	89.3			90.8					$21,406	$297	$21,109
Benjamin Bubb Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Hans Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3480	312	18	17.2	17.3%	89 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.5%)	104 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.7%)	92.7	490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		93.6	466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	24	71.4		71.4	72.2	74.2	76.6				74.2	70.2	69.2	77.6				71.9					$28,723	$1,714	$27,009
Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	99.5	2^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	100.0%		99.2	7^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	5	93.6	84.5	90.3	95.5	94.5	98.4	92.9	95.7	95.8	95.5	97.7	92.9	97.6	93.8	91.4	88.7	94.4					$12,492	$35	$12,457
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Los Altos Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-1600	326	18	18.3	18.7%	112 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.8%)	102 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	93.7	423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.7	450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	27	66.0		66.0	86.1	63.4	76.0	87.2			78.5	81.8	62.8	72.0	89.4			76.6					$23,713	$302	$23,411
Amy Imai Elementary	Public	K-5	253 Martens Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3490	388	18	21.4	11.1%	99 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	176 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (15.2%)	97.6	106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.8	186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	80	82.3		82.3	81.5	83.9	87.1				84.2	85.1	79.0	85.5				83.3					$24,291	$1,448	$22,843
Gardner Bullis Elementary	Public	K-6	25890 Fremont Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-3200	313	17	18.6	1.9%	144 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	99 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.0%)	98	68^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	62^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	6	86.1		86.1	79.6	84.6	86.1	88.6			84.6	85.7	87.5	83.7	82.2			84.8	91.7	94.4			$22,032	$300	$21,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Almond Elementary

Is Almond Elementary a good school?

Yes! Almond Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 217^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Almond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ardis G. Egan Junior High
High : Los Altos High

What district is Almond Elementary in?

Los Altos Elementary

How many students attend Almond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Almond Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Almond Elementary?

Students at Almond Elementary are 39% Asian, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

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