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Ohlone Elementary

Public Grades K-5

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ohlone Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 464 students within the highly-regarded Palo Alto Unified school district in California.

The school consistently performs at an exceptional level, ranking 46th out of over 5,800 elementary schools statewide, with particular strength in mathematics where 91% of students are proficient. This academic excellence is consistent across all grade levels and for different groups of students. Ohlone also fosters a strong culture of attendance, with a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.5%, which is among the best in the area. Notably, the school achieves these outstanding results with per-student spending that is moderate compared to some neighboring schools, suggesting highly effective use of resources.

While Ohlone is part of a cluster of excellent Palo Alto schools like Herbert Hoover Elementary and Fairmeadow Elementary, the analysis reveals striking performance gaps even within the same district, such as with Barron Park Elementary. A more dramatic contrast exists just across district lines with schools in the Ravenswood City Elementary district, like Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy, highlighting significant educational disparities between nearby communities.

464

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,283

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 Amarillo Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3701

(650) 856-1726

District: Palo Alto Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.7%

White:

26.1%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (87% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Palo Alto Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg80%

California avg41%

46^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Palo Alto Unified

41^st of 1,543Palo Alto Unified 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	98.3	46 of 5857	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	94 of 5869	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	97 of 5859	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	165 of 5883	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	50 of 1417	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	284 of 5789	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	344 of 5662	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	258 of 5692	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	194 of 5614	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	93 of 5611	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	271 of 5530	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	707 of 5390	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	760 of 5377	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	89.6	460 of 5314	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	707 of 5193	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	91.3	406 of 5113	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	94.8	236 of 5113	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	96.0	162 of 4818	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	95.0	223 of 4822	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	97.0	129 of 4809	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	141 of 1203	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	70 of 1205	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	34 of 1190	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	49 of 1154	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	234 of 1149	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	351 of 1071	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	70 of 5597	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	142 of 5612	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	191 of 5609	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	198 of 5635	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	38 of 1267	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	135 of 5492	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	215 of 5413	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	42 of 5628	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	85 of 5643	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	57 of 5638	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	148 of 5663	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	65 of 1272	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	519 of 5510	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	440 of 5431	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	22 of 718	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	57 of 670	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	164 of 669	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	52 of 610	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	89 of 339	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.9	193 of 2635	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	27 of 2598	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	352 of 2651	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	351 of 2661	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	553 of 2726	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	451 of 2834	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	421 of 2737	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+54 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science81%+48 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)	% 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Amarillo Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1726	464	21	21.8	8.4%	121 (26.1%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.1%)	226 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.0%)	98.3	46^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.8	94^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	48	81.1	81.1	77.8	88.9	88.0	84.7	91.4	91.8	90.7	91.3	94.7	96.0	96.0	94.7		$27,283	$947	$26,336
Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Louis Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1672	334	18	18.8	12.6%	89 (26.6%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	173 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	96.4	201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		97.2	141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	60	78.6	78.6	71.4	79.7	82.6	77.8	90.0	80.0	78.6	83.0	96.3					$26,913	$947	$25,966
Duveneck Elementary	Public	K-5	705 Alester Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5946	376	18	21.2	13.6%	75 (19.9%)	6 (1.6%)	74 (19.7%)	167 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	45 (12.0%)	95.8	257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		97	161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	96	69.0	69.0	80.4	78.1	85.7	81.7	76.6	72.7	80.3	76.6	94.6		96.4		96.4	$29,186	$947	$28,239
El Carmelo Elementary	Public	K-5	3024 Bryant St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0960	282	15	19.2	18.4%	65 (23.0%)	9 (3.2%)	70 (24.8%)	101 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (12.8%)	92.4	510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		86	908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.5%	398	59.6	59.6	73.8	75.8	71.7	74.0	72.7	73.4	72.3	72.9						$28,981	$1,109	$27,872
Walter Hays Elementary	Public	K-5	1525 Middlefield Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5956	305	15	20.5	17.0%	71 (23.3%)	6 (2.0%)	60 (19.7%)	131 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	32 (10.5%)	94.6	361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		96.3	239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	122	65.8	65.8	68.9	83.7	75.7	76.0	78.7	80.0	79.0	79.2	90.5				92.9	$30,130	$947	$29,183
Fairmeadow Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0845	425	21	19.9	12.2%	123 (28.9%)	2 (0.5%)	68 (16.0%)	204 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	98	71^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.8	184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	113	80.0	80.0	77.8	92.7	89.6	86.9	82.8	87.0	87.1	85.7	88.3	96.7	93.3	96.7		$28,121	$1,040	$27,081
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	445 East Charleston Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 320-8106	389	20	19.4	6.7%	32 (8.2%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.1%)	301 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	99.1	10^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	9^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	91.3	91.3	91.2	88.6	95.6	91.8	91.3	91.4	95.6	92.8	93.0				96.5	$25,865	$1,147	$24,718
Addison Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Addison Ave.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5935	366	19	19.6	17.2%	124 (33.9%)	8 (2.2%)	82 (22.4%)	85 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	58 (15.8%)	93.5	438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		91.7	594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	156	67.2	67.2	76.3	72.1	80.3	76.1	70.0	80.6	67.2	73.1	96.2		96.2	96.2	96.2	$27,941	$1,120	$26,821
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy	Public	K-5	2033 Pulgas Ave.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2888	276	15	18.3	89.1%	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4.5	5845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.2	5856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	11	2.8	2.8	7.3	6.3	5.9	6.5	13.3	4.1	0.0	6.2	94.4		94.4			$30,376	$1,664	$28,712
Greendell	Public	K	4120 Middlefield Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0833	26	2	13.0	11.5%	9 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	10 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)																$182,618	$3,153	$179,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Ohlone Elementary

Is Ohlone Elementary a good school?

Yes! Ohlone Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ohlone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Ohlone Elementary.

What district is Ohlone Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ohlone Elementary?

Students at Ohlone Elementary are 49% Asian, 26% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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