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Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary

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Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary ranks 814 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 467 students in the high-performing Pleasanton Unified district, but recent data shows a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past three years.

While historically a top performer, Hearst now faces specific challenges, including the highest chronic absenteeism rate (12.1%) among comparable local schools and significant performance gaps for economically disadvantaged students, whose scores rank in the bottom quartile of the state. The school's science proficiency has also dropped considerably and is now below the district average, a contrast to nearby schools like Walnut Grove Elementary and Lydiksen Elementary which maintain higher rankings and lower absenteeism.

An interesting point is that Hearst spends more per student than most neighboring schools, yet its performance metrics are declining. This suggests the school community may want to investigate how resources are being allocated to address attendance and support for struggling students, especially since the school has a history of strong success with specific student groups that could be leveraged for improvement.

467

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,384

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 Case Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566-8005

(925) 426-3772

District: Pleasanton Unified

Students who attend Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasanton Middle
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.7%

White:

22.3%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Pleasanton Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

California avg41%

814^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Pleasanton Unified

145^th of 1,543Pleasanton 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	87.2	814 of 5857	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	660 of 5869	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	429 of 5859	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	359 of 5883	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	292 of 5789	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	166 of 5662	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	171 of 5692	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	179 of 5614	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	185 of 5611	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	341 of 5530	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	293 of 5390	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	241 of 5377	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	93.7	213 of 5314	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	206 of 5193	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.0	184 of 5113	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	94.8	234 of 5113	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	94.5	235 of 4818	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	94.9	235 of 4822	95.1%	★★★★★
2004	96.3	168 of 4809	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	488 of 1203	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	461 of 1205	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	309 of 1190	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	184 of 1154	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	210 of 1149	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	181 of 1071	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.2	45 of 2227	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	33 of 2128	98.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.4	24 of 3275	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	1002 of 5597	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	718 of 5612	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	428 of 5609	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	374 of 5635	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	225 of 5492	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	181 of 5413	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2886 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	1855 of 5107	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	950 of 5087	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	2144 of 5084	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1431 of 4963	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	97.8	57 of 4830	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4526 of 5460	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	2293 of 5363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	3182 of 5264	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	1361 of 5173	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	740 of 5628	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	628 of 5643	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	423 of 5638	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	320 of 5663	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	360 of 5510	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	160 of 5431	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	1331 of 2598	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	1031 of 2651	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	993 of 2661	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	483 of 2726	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	515 of 2834	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	392 of 2737	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)99th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science49%+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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3772	467	18	25.9	16.3%	104 (22.3%)	10 (2.1%)	68 (14.6%)	232 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.1%)	87.2	814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.6	660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	154	49.5	49.5	72.6	59.0	66.3	66.9	75.0	66.1	71.0	71.3					$18,384	$18,158	$226
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Adams Way	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4230	629	26	24.1	21.1%	198 (31.5%)	9 (1.4%)	249 (39.6%)	112 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.4%)	78.9	1201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.5	1176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	25	52.5	52.5	55.7	58.7	63.8	59.5	61.3	59.3	54.2	58.2	97.1	98.1		97.1	$17,505	$17,128	$377
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Harvest Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4250	629	23	26.8	5.1%	155 (24.6%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	385 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	97.8	87^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.7	196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	109	79.8	79.8	83.6	84.4	85.4	84.4	90.2	81.7	80.5	84.2					$15,994	$15,768	$226
Alisal Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4200	544	23	23.6	8.8%	138 (25.4%)	9 (1.7%)	60 (11.0%)	289 (53.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	85.9	886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		81.5	1091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	205	53.5	53.5	70.0	63.0	64.4	65.4	69.9	65.6	63.4	65.9					$16,742	$16,516	$226
Vintage Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 Concord St.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4240	522	22	24.2	7.5%	120 (23.0%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	307 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.8%)	94.9	345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.9	350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	5	75.3	75.3	68.4	80.5	89.4	79.3	71.9	75.9	80.7	76.1					$17,184	$16,958	$226
Donlon Elementary	Public	K-5	4150 Dorman Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4220	700	29	24.1	10.4%	107 (15.3%)	22 (3.1%)	58 (8.3%)	470 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	94.1	390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		96.8	181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	209	65.0	65.0	73.4	78.3	74.6	75.5	76.8	75.7	75.2	75.8	98.1		98.1		$16,052	$15,826	$226
Lydiksen Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Highland Oaks Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4420	586	24	24.3	7.2%	140 (23.9%)	6 (1.0%)	66 (11.3%)	308 (52.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.4%)	96.5	188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		94	434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	246	72.5	72.5	81.2	75.5	83.5	80.1	83.2	80.6	81.4	81.8	97.2		97.2		$16,618	$16,392	$226
Fairlands Elementary	Public	K-5	4151 West Las Positas Blvd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4210	670	26	25.7	10.6%	83 (12.4%)	9 (1.3%)	51 (7.6%)	485 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	92	548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		95.2	325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	223	52.5	52.5	66.7	76.3	72.0	71.7	83.1	80.7	73.3	79.0					$15,232	$15,006	$226
Henry P. Mohr Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Dennis Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4256	492	20	24.8	9.6%	63 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.5%)	370 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	97.9	79^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	91^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	12	64.5	64.5	87.3	85.2	88.2	86.9	93.1	89.9	89.3	90.6					$16,698	$16,472	$226
James Dougherty Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Hibernia Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-4444	856	36	23.7	17.1%	80 (9.3%)	24 (2.8%)	85 (9.9%)	591 (69.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.8%)	92.9	483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.5	302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	181	61.0	61.0	82.2	75.0	68.0	75.4	85.6	79.9	58.0	75.7					$21,236	$20,330	$906

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary

How many students attend Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasanton Middle
High : Foothill High

What is the racial makeup of Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary?

Students at Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary are 50% Asian, 22% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary a good school?

Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary ranks 814^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary in?

Pleasanton Unified

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