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Barron Park Elementary

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Barron Park Elementary ranks 1088 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Barron Park Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 278 students within the highly-regarded Palo Alto Unified School District in Palo Alto, CA.

While Barron Park's academic performance is above the California state average, it is notably lower than other elementary schools in its own district, such as Juana Briones Elementary and Herbert Hoover Elementary. The school serves a student population with a higher level of economic need, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is nearly double the district average.

Interestingly, Barron Park spends more per student than most of its district peers, yet this higher investment has not closed the performance gap. The school's results for specific student groups can vary greatly from year to year. When compared to a school like Santa Rita Elementary in the Los Altos Elementary district, which has a similar student need profile, Barron Park's academic outcomes are lower, highlighting its unique challenges within a top-tier district.

278

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,280

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Barron Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2610

(650) 858-0508

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Barron Park Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.2%

Hispanic:

28.1%

White:

27.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Palo Alto Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg80%

California avg41%

1,088^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	81.8	1088 of 5857	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	996 of 5869	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	842 of 5859	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	688 of 5883	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	274 of 1417	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	726 of 5789	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1722 of 5662	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.6	1582 of 5692	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.4	1420 of 5614	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	704 of 5611	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	1460 of 5530	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	1383 of 5390	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	1314 of 5377	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	1149 of 5314	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.1	1245 of 5193	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	1307 of 5113	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	1132 of 5113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	955 of 4818	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.2	919 of 4822	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	85.5	690 of 4809	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	624 of 1203	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.1	290 of 1205	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	467 of 1190	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	22 of 1149	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	1229 of 5597	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1539 of 5612	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	1282 of 5609	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	726 of 5635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	152 of 1267	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	589 of 5492	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1959 of 5413	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2445 of 5107	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.6	408 of 5107	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.8	1304 of 5084	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1172 of 4963	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	24.3	3951 of 4830	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2589 of 5460	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	1075 of 5517	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1468 of 5173	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	33.4	3516 of 5084	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	984 of 5628	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	775 of 5643	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	494 of 5638	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	766 of 5663	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	256 of 1272	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	911 of 5510	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	1445 of 5431	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1087 of 2598	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	1787 of 2651	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.0	436 of 2834	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	853 of 2737	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science50%+17 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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 Barron Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Barron Park Elementary?

Students at Barron Park Elementary are 34% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Barron Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Barron Park Elementary.

What district is Barron Park Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

Is Barron Park Elementary a good school?

Barron Park Elementary ranks 1088^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barron Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barron Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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