Best Public Schools in Palo Alto, CA

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	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 11th Grade	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 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Addison Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Addison Ave.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(650) 322-5935	391	22	18.4	18.4%	168 (43.0%)	5 (1.3%)	70 (17.9%)	91 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	47 (12.0%)	93	446^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.9	378^th of 5662 public elementary schools	93.3%	68	73.1			73.1	66.7	84.9					82.1	77.8	75.0					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$12,771
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	445 E. Charleston Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 320-8106	392	20	20.2	6.1%	33 (8.4%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.9%)	272 (69.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (13.5%)	98.3	51^st of 5789 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.9	76^th of 5662 public elementary schools	98.7%	25	86.1			86.6	81.5	91.6					92.7	95.4	94.4					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$11,107
El Carmelo Elementary	Public	K-5	3024 Bryant St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(650) 856-0960	347	20	18.2	14.1%	95 (27.4%)	11 (3.2%)	57 (16.4%)	148 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	94.1	369^th of 5789 public elementary schools	93.6%		94.7	304^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.6%	65	71.0			70.0	80.3	87.0					71.4	81.7	82.4					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$12,289
Fairmeadow Elementary	Public	K-5	500 E. Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-0845	438	27	16.6	9.8%	150 (34.2%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.7%)	182 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	49 (11.2%)	96.2	206^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.7	404^th of 5662 public elementary schools	92.9%	198	66.7			89.1	82.7	79.6					93.8	85.4	73.1					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$13,684
Duveneck Elementary	Public	K-5	705 Alester Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 322-5946	417	24	15.8	8.9%	136 (32.6%)	9 (2.2%)	70 (16.8%)	141 (33.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	54 (12.9%)	95.7	243^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.8	84^th of 5662 public elementary schools	98.5%	159	70.0			68.2	87.1	87.1					81.8	91.8	82.9					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$12,962
Henry M. Gunn High	Public	9-12	780 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 354-8200	1,996	105	19.0	7.4%	686 (34.4%)	24 (1.2%)	203 (10.2%)	901 (45.1%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	165 (8.3%)	98.2	33^rd of 2133 public high schools	98.5%		97.8	27^th of 2017 public high schools	98.7%	6			68.2							87.6							83.3							$14,036
Walter Hays Elementary	Public	K-5	1525 Midfield Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 322-5956	348	24	15.7	14.4%	129 (37.1%)	6 (1.7%)	55 (15.8%)	105 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	46 (13.2%)	96.4	191^st of 5789 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.4	255^th of 5662 public elementary schools	95.5%	64	69.9			78.5	86.2	83.1					85.1	84.1	79.5					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$15,636
Juana Briones Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Orme St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-0877	317	18	16.9	10.7%	110 (34.7%)	9 (2.8%)	46 (14.5%)	108 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.9%)	92.6	474^th of 5789 public elementary schools	91.8%		97.8	85^th of 5662 public elementary schools	98.5%	389	70.5			69.2	69.6	84.1					85.1	74.5	75.0					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$15,069
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Amarillo Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-1726	525	31	18.2	4.4%	183 (34.9%)	9 (1.7%)	34 (6.5%)	210 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	85 (16.2%)	95	284^th of 5789 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	344^th of 5662 public elementary schools	93.9%	60	72.1			70.8	76.7	88.4					84.3	79.1	89.5					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$12,380
Palo Alto High	Public	9-12	50 Embarcadero Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 329-3701	2,177	117	18.1	8.1%	933 (42.9%)	46 (2.1%)	270 (12.4%)	765 (35.1%)	6 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	142 (6.5%)	97.8	39^th of 2133 public high schools	98.2%		94.8	89^th of 2017 public high schools	95.6%	50			60.8							84.8							76.7							$15,583
Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Louis Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-1672	383	21	18.8	4.7%	145 (37.9%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.3%)	167 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.7%)	96.1	215^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.2	268^th of 5662 public elementary schools	95.3%	53	72.2			68.9	89.9	84.7					85.3	94.2	81.9					96.0	96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$12,094
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 E. Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-5188	1,085	71	15.9	8.6%	333 (30.7%)	14 (1.3%)	115 (10.6%)	502 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	115 (10.6%)	98	33^rd of 2715 public middle schools	98.8%		98.6	17^th of 2480 public middle schools	99.3%	16		77.2					80.6	86.4	84.3					83.0	85.2	85.5								$14,581
Greendell	Public	K	4120 Midfield Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-0833	58	5	21.1	5.2%	24 (41.4%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.6%)	21 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)								(n/a)																		94.0	98.0	98.0	94.0	98.0	97.0	$13,077
Barron Park Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Barron Ave.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(650) 858-0508	240	16	15.4	30.0%	76 (31.7%)	8 (3.3%)	68 (28.3%)	48 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	35 (14.6%)	88.5	726^th of 5789 public elementary schools	87.5%		67	1722^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.6%	996	59.5			66.7	72.1	69.1					73.0	72.1	69.1					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$20,964
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford	Public, Alternative	K-12	725 Welch Rd.	Palo Alto	94304	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 497-8230	14	6	3.8	28.6%	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 N. CA Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(408) 494-8120	955	67	15.6	10.7%	386 (40.4%)	18 (1.9%)	128 (13.4%)	270 (28.3%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.4%)	136 (14.2%)	96.8	82^nd of 2715 public middle schools	97.0%		96.6	74^th of 2480 public middle schools	97.0%	8		72.3					77.7	83.4	79.0					76.5	83.5	78.2								$15,049
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	No	No	No	(650) 856-9810	640	45	14.9	12.7%	206 (32.2%)	9 (1.4%)	100 (15.6%)	249 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.6%)	97.9	38^th of 2715 public middle schools	98.6%		97.2	50^th of 2480 public middle schools	98.0%	12		74.9					82.8	89.3	83.0					79.0	81.4	84.0								$16,966

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