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Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter is a K-8 charter elementary school serving 496 students in a community within one of California's most economically divided regions.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science far below state averages and a dramatic ranking decline from the 47th to the 3rd percentile over five years. This performance gap is stark when compared to nearby schools in affluent districts like Palo Verde Elementary or Ohlone Elementary, where proficiency can be over 70 percentage points higher. The student population at Aspire East Palo Alto Charter has a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which correlates strongly with these academic outcomes and a chronic absenteeism rate above the state average.

Interestingly, compared to another local charter, KIPP Valiant Community Prep, which serves a similar high-needs community, Aspire spends significantly less per student and has slightly lower test scores, though both schools rank in the bottom tier statewide. The school operates within the Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District, which is ranked among the lowest in California, while neighboring high-performing schools belong to top-ranked districts like Palo Alto Unified. This analysis highlights extreme geographic educational inequality and raises questions about resource allocation for schools serving concentrated poverty.

496

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,815

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1286 Runnymede St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1332

(650) 614-9100

District: Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

African American:

5.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,661^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 44 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,428^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 29% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1496^th of 1,543Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5661 of 5857	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5727 of 5869	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5647 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5392 of 5883	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	3077 of 5789	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	1814 of 2585	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	3100 of 3162	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2896 of 3245	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2923 of 3311	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1206 of 3275	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5470 of 5597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5491 of 5612	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5119 of 5609	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4825 of 5635	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	2406 of 5492	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	4914 of 5107	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	4954 of 5107	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4878 of 5087	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4577 of 5084	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	2000 of 4963	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	5286 of 5460	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5389 of 5517	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5186 of 5363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4930 of 5264	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	1895 of 5173	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	5339 of 5628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5459 of 5643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	5551 of 5638	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5426 of 5663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3561 of 5510	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2428 of 2761	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2408 of 2783	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2388 of 2781	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2223 of 2740	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1916 of 2715	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1286 of 1531	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1457 of 1478	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	450 of 1442	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2278 of 2533	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2247 of 2551	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2052 of 2531	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1784 of 2509	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1441 of 2380	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1995 of 2395	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1916 of 2388	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1919 of 2374	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1708 of 2359	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1333 of 2213	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2066 of 2542	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2141 of 2579	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1965 of 2531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1902 of 2458	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1350 of 2369	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	2225 of 2534	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2197 of 2552	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2279 of 2538	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2226 of 2527	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2010 of 2407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science12%-21 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
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1286 Runnymede St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 614-9100	496	20	24.5	90.7%	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.8%)	428 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	9.5	5661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		9.1	5727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	66	7.4	16.0	11.5	22.2	10.9	9.3	5.0	15.8	30.0	15.2	31.5	7.3	1.9	10.2	5.5	26.0	13.5						$20,815	$2,465	$18,350
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy	Public	K-5	2033 Pulgas Ave.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2888	276	15	18.3	89.1%	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4.5	5845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.2	5856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	11	2.8		2.8	7.3	6.3	5.9				6.5	13.3	4.1	0.0				6.2	94.4		94.4			$30,376	$1,664	$28,712
Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	369	22	17.1	90.0%	9 (2.4%)	27 (7.3%)	269 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.5%)	14 (3.8%)	8.8	5694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.7	5820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	126	4.8		4.8	17.0	11.8	19.0				16.1	25.5	7.3	3.2				11.6	97.1		97.1			$33,800	$3,289	$30,511
Duveneck Elementary	Public	K-5	705 Alester Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5946	376	18	21.2	13.6%	75 (19.9%)	6 (1.6%)	74 (19.7%)	167 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	45 (12.0%)	95.8	257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		97	161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	96	69.0		69.0	80.4	78.1	85.7				81.7	76.6	72.7	80.3				76.6	94.6		96.4		96.4	$29,186	$947	$28,239
KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	587	31	19.0	90.8%	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	545 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	10.9	5575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		14	5395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	180	0.0	14.8	8.7	9.3	21.4	10.5	11.9	37.2	29.1	21.5	30.2	21.4	12.3	12.1	20.9	25.9	20.0	93.0	95.8	93.0	95.8	93.0	$44,090	$3,942	$40,148
Belle Haven Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Ivy Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2898	312	15	20.8	87.5%	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)	265 (84.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4.9	5841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.7	5822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	19	5.5		5.5	2.3	6.2	9.3				6.2	11.1	1.5	5.5				5.4	97.1		97.1			$32,679	$3,230	$29,449
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
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
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Amarillo Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1726	464	21	21.8	8.4%	121 (26.1%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.1%)	226 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.0%)	98.3	46^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.8	94^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	48	81.1		81.1	77.8	88.9	88.0				84.7	91.4	91.8	90.7				91.3	94.7	96.0	96.0	94.7		$27,283	$947	$26,336
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	658	37	17.6	12.6%	259 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	148 (22.5%)	149 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (13.4%)	97.1	143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	52	72.5		72.5	77.3	84.4	88.1				83.2	78.2	85.4	89.0				84.1	97.2		98.2			$27,486	$407	$27,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

What is the racial makeup of Aspire East Palo Alto Charter?

Students at Aspire East Palo Alto Charter are 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter a good school?

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter in?

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District

How many students attend Aspire East Palo Alto Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Aspire East Palo Alto Charter.

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