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Encinal Elementary

Public Grades K-5

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Encinal Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving approximately 600 students in grades K-5 in the affluent community of Atherton, California, as part of the Menlo Park City Elementary district.

The school consistently earns top ratings, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide, with strong student attendance and a favorable student-teacher ratio. However, a closer look reveals some important nuances: while overall performance is high, the school's statewide rank has seen a slight, gradual decline over the past several years. Furthermore, there are significant performance gaps among different student groups, with economically disadvantaged students scoring notably lower than their peers, and science proficiency has dropped to become a relative weakness compared to English and math.

When compared to nearby schools, the data reveals stark educational disparities within a small geographic area. Encinal dramatically outperforms schools in neighboring districts like Belle Haven Elementary (in the Ravenswood City Elementary district) and Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion (in the Redwood City Elementary district), highlighting how district boundaries can create vastly different educational opportunities. Within its own high-achieving district, Encinal performs very similarly to its peer, Laurel Elementary.

604

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,208

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Encinal Ave.
Atherton, CA 94027-3102

(650) 326-5164

District: Menlo Park City Elementary

Students who attend Encinal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Menlo-Atherton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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 school72%

District avg77%

California avg41%

558^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary

42^nd of 1,543Menlo Park City 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	91.9	558 of 5857	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	404 of 5869	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	321 of 5859	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	323 of 5883	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	174 of 5789	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	280 of 5662	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	169 of 5692	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	212 of 5614	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	164 of 5611	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	350 of 5530	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	412 of 5390	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	366 of 5377	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	92.0	327 of 5314	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.1	475 of 5193	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.0	370 of 5113	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	269 of 5113	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.3	201 of 4818	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	94.8	241 of 4822	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.1	331 of 4809	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	146 of 1203	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	96 of 1205	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	38 of 1190	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	403 of 1154	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	114 of 1149	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	221 of 1071	79.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.7	552 of 3311	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	363 of 5597	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	250 of 5612	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	306 of 5609	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	178 of 5635	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	158 of 5492	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	198 of 5413	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1448 of 5107	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1070 of 5107	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	720 of 5087	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	566 of 5084	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	355 of 4963	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	65.3	1366 of 4830	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	3022 of 5460	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	2186 of 5517	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	808 of 5363	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	1150 of 5264	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1590 of 5084	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	709 of 5628	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	625 of 5643	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	358 of 5638	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	498 of 5663	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	199 of 5510	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	365 of 5431	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	128 of 718	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	26 of 339	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	416 of 2847	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	134 of 2598	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	126 of 2651	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	81 of 2661	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	25 of 2726	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	32 of 2834	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	120 of 2737	95.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+26 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science55%+23 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	91.9	558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.3	404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	154	55.5		55.5	64.6	80.4	77.8				74.4	69.8	80.6	71.3				74.1	98.0						$28,208	$499	$27,709
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	658	37	17.6	12.6%	259 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	148 (22.5%)	149 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (13.4%)	97.1	143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	52	72.5		72.5	77.3	84.4	88.1				83.2	78.2	85.4	89.0				84.1	97.2			98.2			$27,486	$407	$27,079
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$25,623	$3,361	$22,262
Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21.0	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	12.3	5481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.5	5359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	122	9.1		9.1	20.8	26.1	17.3				20.7	15.7	17.0	13.2				14.9							$29,645	$3,922	$25,723
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6							$25,272	$4,365	$20,907
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 465-5477	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25.8	4331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		33.2	3659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	672	14.7	21.8	18.5	37.1	24.3	20.8	30.5	41.1	43.0	33.3	46.0	33.8	17.6	20.2	33.3	37.9	30.9	70.7	81.7	81.7	80.5	74.4	81.7	$41,598	$2,922	$38,676
KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	587	31	19.0	90.8%	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	545 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	10.9	5575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		14	5395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	180	0.0	14.8	8.7	9.3	21.4	10.5	11.9	37.2	29.1	21.5	30.2	21.4	12.3	12.1	20.9	25.9	20.0	93.0	95.8		93.0	95.8	93.0	$44,090	$3,942	$40,148
Belle Haven Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Ivy Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2898	312	15	20.8	87.5%	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)	265 (84.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4.9	5841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.7	5822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	19	5.5		5.5	2.3	6.2	9.3				6.2	11.1	1.5	5.5				5.4	97.1			97.1			$32,679	$3,230	$29,449
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$24,078	$3,242	$20,836
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6						$23,988	$3,429	$20,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Encinal Elementary

How many students attend Encinal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Encinal Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Encinal Elementary?

Students at Encinal Elementary are 36% White, 29% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Encinal Elementary in?

Menlo Park City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Encinal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Encinal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Middle
High : Menlo-Atherton High

Is Encinal Elementary a good school?

Yes. Encinal Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of California elementary schools.

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