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Ellen Fletcher Middle
Palo Alto Unified
Public 6-8
Rank: 20th of 2740
Students: 506
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 34th of 5883
Students: 372
Henry M. Gunn High
Palo Alto Unified
Public 9-12
Rank: 22nd of 2123
Students: 1,868
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Palo Alto Unified
Public 6-8
Rank: 36th of 2740
Students: 996
Palo Alto High
Palo Alto Unified
Public 9-12
Rank: 37th of 2123
Students: 2,010
Duveneck Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 95th of 5883
Students: 356
Juana Briones Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 99th of 5883
Students: 263
Ohlone Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 165th of 5883
Students: 444
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
Palo Alto Unified
Public 6-8
Rank: 81st of 2740
Students: 821
Fairmeadow Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 319th of 5883
Students: 408
Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 338th of 5883
Students: 369
El Carmelo Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 419th of 5883
Students: 303
Walter Hays Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 434th of 5883
Students: 269
Addison Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 445th of 5883
Students: 332
Barron Park Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
Public K-5
Rank: 688th of 5883
Students: 198
Greendell
Palo Alto Unified
Public, Alternative K-12
Students: 82
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford
Palo Alto Unified
Public, Alternative K-12
Students: 17
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KG
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Addison Elementary
Public
K-5
650 Addison Ave.
Palo Alto
94301
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 322-5935
332
19
17.6
16.0%
141 (42.5%)
3 (0.9%)
64 (19.3%)
68 (20.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.0%)
46 (13.9%)
93.9
445
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
92.4%
95.6
79
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
94.4%
366
57.4
57.4
77.3
83.3
73.8
78.2
71.7
73.8
72.1
72.6
91.5
94.9
$12,771
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Public
K-5
445 E. Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 320-8106
372
20
18.6
4.8%
23 (6.2%)
5 (1.3%)
21 (5.6%)
286 (76.9%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
35 (9.4%)
98.8
34
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
99.4%
98.8
13
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
99.1%
21
74.1
74.1
91.4
93.6
87.0
90.9
92.9
95.2
81.5
90.3
$11,107
El Carmelo Elementary
Public
K-5
3024 Bryant St.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-0960
303
17
17.9
16.8%
79 (26.1%)
8 (2.6%)
56 (18.5%)
126 (41.6%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.7%)
31 (10.2%)
94.2
419
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
92.9%
93.8
106
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
92.5%
313
63.8
63.8
70.0
84.6
78.3
77.2
73.0
72.2
76.6
73.8
$12,289
Fairmeadow Elementary
Public
K-5
500 E. Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-0845
408
21
19.2
10.8%
125 (30.6%)
3 (0.7%)
56 (13.7%)
181 (44.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
40 (9.8%)
95.7
319
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
94.6%
96.1
68
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
95.2%
251
62.5
62.5
82.9
79.7
80.3
81.0
85.5
73.1
66.7
75.0
$13,684
Duveneck Elementary
Public
K-5
705 Alester Ave.
Palo Alto
94303
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 322-5946
356
20
18.0
11.8%
96 (27.0%)
9 (2.5%)
64 (18.0%)
127 (35.7%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.8%)
50 (14.0%)
98.1
95
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
98.4%
95.8
76
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
94.6%
19
76.1
76.1
87.0
75.4
89.6
83.7
93.5
90.8
89.6
91.0
$12,962
Henry M. Gunn High
Public
9-12
780 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 354-8200
1,868
110
17.0
9.4%
572 (30.6%)
27 (1.4%)
219 (11.7%)
853 (45.7%)
2 (0.1%)
8 (0.4%)
186 (10.0%)
98.8
22
nd
of 2123 public high schools
99.0%
98.2
12
th
of 1290 public high schools
99.1%
10
79.1
82.8
80.6
87.4
87.4
82.3
82.3
$14,036
Walter Hays Elementary
Public
K-5
1525 Midfield Rd.
Palo Alto
94301
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 322-5956
269
17
16.0
14.9%
99 (36.8%)
3 (1.1%)
52 (19.3%)
82 (30.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.6%)
26 (9.7%)
94.1
434
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
92.6%
93.7
107
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
92.4%
327
71.8
71.8
69.6
74.1
74.4
72.7
80.4
75.9
66.7
74.8
91.9
91.9
$15,636
Juana Briones Elementary
Public
K-5
4100 Orme St.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-0877
263
16
16.7
9.9%
78 (29.7%)
4 (1.5%)
35 (13.3%)
112 (42.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (12.9%)
98
99
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
98.3%
97.2
47
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
96.7%
52
75.9
75.9
82.1
84.3
90.6
86.0
83.7
80.8
87.3
84.0
$15,069
Ohlone Elementary
Public
K-5
950 Amarillo Ave.
Palo Alto
94303
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-1726
444
25
17.8
5.9%
142 (32.0%)
3 (0.7%)
38 (8.6%)
182 (41.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
78 (17.6%)
97.4
165
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
97.2%
97.1
50
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
96.5%
115
81.5
81.5
74.7
89.9
92.3
85.6
77.5
86.1
78.5
80.9
$12,380
Palo Alto High
Public
9-12
50 Embarcadero Rd.
Palo Alto
94301
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 329-3701
2,010
116
17.2
9.2%
771 (38.4%)
33 (1.6%)
275 (13.7%)
711 (35.4%)
5 (0.2%)
17 (0.8%)
198 (9.9%)
98.3
37
th
of 2123 public high schools
98.3%
97
31
st
of 1290 public high schools
97.6%
6
63.5
56.8
61.0
88.0
88.0
83.7
83.7
$15,583
Palo Verde Elementary
Public
K-5
3450 Louis Rd.
Palo Alto
94303
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-1672
369
19
18.9
7.9%
109 (29.5%)
4 (1.1%)
27 (7.3%)
190 (51.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.8%)
36 (9.8%)
95.3
338
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
94.3%
96.4
63
rd
of 1417 public elementary schools
95.6%
275
76.5
76.5
60.6
93.4
84.4
79.1
76.5
88.7
79.1
81.2
$12,094
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Public
6-8
480 E. Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-5188
996
68
14.6
10.8%
259 (26.0%)
18 (1.8%)
123 (12.3%)
465 (46.7%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (1.3%)
117 (11.7%)
98.6
36
th
of 2740 public middle schools
98.7%
98.5
18
th
of 894 public middle schools
98.0%
18
72.3
72.3
85.7
82.1
84.5
84.2
82.1
80.7
75.5
79.4
$14,581
Greendell
Public, Alternative
K-12
4120 Midfield Rd.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-0833
82
9
9.4
14.6%
30 (36.6%)
5 (6.1%)
16 (19.5%)
21 (25.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
9 (11.0%)
(n/a)
95.2
96.4
95.2
96.4
96.4
$13,077
Barron Park Elementary
Public
K-5
800 Barron Ave.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 858-0508
198
11
17.6
26.8%
66 (33.3%)
2 (1.0%)
61 (30.8%)
46 (23.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
21 (10.6%)
90
688
th
of 5883 public elementary schools
88.3%
79.9
274
th
of 1417 public elementary schools
80.7%
414
48.4
48.4
78.1
75.0
64.5
72.5
72.7
73.3
61.3
69.2
94.6
96.4
94.6
$20,964
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford
Public, Alternative
K-12
725 Welch Rd.
Palo Alto
94304
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 497-8230
17
4
4.2
47.1%
6 (35.3%)
1 (5.9%)
5 (29.4%)
4 (23.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (5.9%)
(n/a)
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
Public
6-8
750 N. CA Ave.
Palo Alto
94303
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(408) 494-8120
821
61
13.3
15.0%
288 (35.1%)
21 (2.6%)
159 (19.4%)
247 (30.1%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.3%)
93 (11.3%)
97.2
81
st
of 2740 public middle schools
97.0%
96.5
35
th
of 894 public middle schools
96.1%
46
72.0
72.0
77.6
78.3
81.6
79.2
69.2
70.9
71.4
70.5
$15,049
Ellen Fletcher Middle
Public
6-8
655 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(650) 856-9810
506
38
13.3
10.7%
168 (33.2%)
7 (1.4%)
65 (12.8%)
207 (40.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
59 (11.7%)
99
20
th
of 2740 public middle schools
99.3%
98.6
16
th
of 894 public middle schools
98.2%
4
72.8
72.8
88.0
89.0
87.0
87.9
83.5
81.0
77.6
80.6
$16,966
Cities Near Palo Alto
City
Distance
# of Schools
Statewide Rank
Rank (0-5)
Stanford
1.36 mi
2
26
th
Menlo Park
1.6 mi
7
297
th
East Palo Alto
1.9 mi
11
840
th
Atherton
1.93 mi
5
127
th
Los Altos
3.57 mi
12
5
th
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