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Lucille M. Nixon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Stanford, California, serving 354 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Palo Alto Unified School District. The school consistently ranks among the best in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 85.56% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, 82.61% in Mathematics, and 83.05% in Science, far exceeding state and district averages.

Lucille M. Nixon Elementary's diverse student population includes significant representation of Asian, White, and Multi-racial students, all of whom have performed at the top of their respective statewide rankings. The school also serves a small population of Hispanic and Special Education students, who have shown strong academic performance compared to their peers statewide. With a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 to 19.1, the school's investment in educational resources is evident.

While Lucille M. Nixon Elementary outperforms its nearby counterparts, such as Juana Briones Elementary, El Carmelo Elementary, and Walter Hays Elementary, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.9% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024. This trend may impact the school's academic outcomes if not addressed.

350

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,692

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1711 Stanford Ave.
Stanford, CA 94305-1061

(650) 856-1622

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Lucille M. Nixon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellen Fletcher Middle
High:	Henry M. Gunn High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.6%

White:

33.7%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg80%

California avg41%

128^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	97.3	128 of 5857	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	49 of 5869	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	14 of 5859	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	38 of 5883	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	34 of 1417	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	161 of 5789	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	56 of 5662	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	124 of 5692	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.4	114 of 5614	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	112 of 5611	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	112 of 5530	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	160 of 5390	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	95.0	129 of 5377	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	95.6	99 of 5314	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	122 of 5193	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	95.5	152 of 5113	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	97.6	77 of 5113	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	96.8	114 of 4818	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	97.8	66 of 4822	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	98.7	32 of 4809	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	65 of 1203	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	19 of 1205	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	122 of 1190	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	57 of 1154	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	86 of 1149	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	158 of 1071	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	93.5	116 of 2585	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	29 of 5597	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	15 of 5612	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	19 of 5609	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	49 of 5635	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	26 of 1267	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	267 of 5492	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	112 of 5413	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	505 of 5107	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	160 of 5084	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	55.3	1956 of 4963	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	342 of 5628	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	109 of 5643	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	9 of 5638	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	41 of 5663	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	37 of 1272	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	91 of 5510	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	42 of 5431	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	19 of 670	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	9 of 610	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	6 of 2420	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	65 of 2598	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	13 of 2651	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	2 of 2661	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	11 of 2726	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	56 of 2834	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	14 of 2737	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Science83%+50 vs state

Mathematics83%+45 vs state

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Schools Near Lucille M. Nixon Elementary

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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
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary	Public	K-5	1711 Stanford Ave.	Stanford	94305	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1622	350	18	18.9	6.0%	118 (33.7%)	10 (2.9%)	43 (12.3%)	128 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.3%)	97.3	128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		98.5	49^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.2%	79	83.1	83.1	75.4	91.5	91.1	85.6	77.6	88.1	82.8	82.6						$29,692	$947	$28,745
Escondido Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Escondido Rd.	Stanford	94305	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1337	432	24	17.8	20.6%	144 (33.3%)	14 (3.2%)	143 (33.1%)	91 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.0%)	94.6	367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.2	419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	52	75.9	75.9	73.0	72.9	82.8	75.7	71.6	83.3	82.8	78.7	93.3		95.6			$28,136	$1,155	$26,981
Barron Park Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Barron Ave.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 858-0508	278	15	18.2	29.9%	75 (27.0%)	6 (2.2%)	78 (28.1%)	95 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.8%)	81.8	1088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		84	996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	92	50.0	50.0	66.7	53.1	63.6	61.9	66.7	69.7	54.6	63.0	93.9	93.9		93.9		$33,280	$1,200	$32,080
Juana Briones Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Orme St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0877	260	13	19.4	10.8%	79 (30.4%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.7%)	127 (48.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	27 (10.4%)	98.7	23^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	129	83.0	83.0	83.3	95.6	91.3	90.2	91.3	87.2	89.4	89.3						$30,804	$947	$29,857
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
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
Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	574	30	18.8	5.7%	329 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.5%)	90 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (15.5%)	97.8	91^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	59	78.0	78.0	77.7	84.9	89.0	84.0	84.5	90.9	80.2	85.4						$23,814	$192	$23,622
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucille M. Nixon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?

Students at Lucille M. Nixon Elementary are 37% Asian, 34% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lucille M. Nixon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucille M. Nixon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellen Fletcher Middle
High : Henry M. Gunn High

How many students attend Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Lucille M. Nixon Elementary.

Is Lucille M. Nixon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 128^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Lucille M. Nixon Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

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