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Oak Knoll Elementary

Public Grades K-5

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oak Knoll Elementary is a top-ranked public school serving about 575 students in grades K-5 within the affluent community of Menlo Park, part of the high-performing Menlo Park City Elementary district.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide, with over 84% of students proficient in English and Math and a remarkable 78% proficient in Science, a subject where it outperforms most nearby schools like Laurel Elementary and Encinal Elementary. It has shown an impressive recovery since the pandemic, significantly improving its statewide ranking, and it excels at serving all student groups, with particularly high achievement noted across different demographics. Furthermore, Oak Knoll maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.1%, which correlates with strong academic performance in the area, and it achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than many comparable schools.

Interesting comparisons reveal stark differences based on district boundaries; for instance, Garfield Elementary, just a few miles away in the Redwood City Elementary district, has vastly different outcomes. Oak Knoll's strength is its consistent, high-level performance across the board, its efficient use of resources, and its effective support for every student, making it a model of excellence even among other elite schools in the region like Lucille M. Nixon Elementary.

574

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,551

Per pupil spending ?

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1895 Oak Knoll Ln.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-6120

(650) 854-4433

District: Menlo Park City Elementary

Students who attend Oak Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Menlo-Atherton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Asian:

15.7%

Two or more races:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg77%

California avg41%

91^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary

42^nd of 1,543Menlo Park City Elementary 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	97.8	91 of 5857	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	150 of 5869	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	169 of 5859	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	315 of 5883	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	169 of 5789	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	153 of 5662	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	96 of 5692	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	139 of 5614	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	43 of 5611	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	93 of 5530	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	116 of 5390	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	92.0	316 of 5377	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	94.4	174 of 5314	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	205 of 5193	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	94.8	199 of 5113	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	92.3	391 of 5113	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	349 of 4818	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.2	310 of 4822	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	96.2	171 of 4809	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	42 of 1203	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	82 of 1205	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	9 of 1190	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	15 of 1154	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.4	342 of 1149	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	97 of 5597	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	222 of 5612	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	153 of 5609	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	227 of 5635	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	239 of 5492	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	229 of 5413	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	63 of 5107	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	10 of 5107	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	206 of 5087	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	156 of 5084	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	61 of 4963	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	141 of 4830	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.1	984 of 5363	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	91 of 5628	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	125 of 5643	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	207 of 5638	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	389 of 5663	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	123 of 5510	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	102 of 5431	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	17 of 718	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	96 of 670	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	55 of 445	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	18 of 339	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	177 of 2598	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	195 of 2651	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	191 of 2661	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	394 of 2726	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	145 of 2834	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	131 of 2737	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science78%+45 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	1895 Oak Knoll Ln.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-4433	574	30	18.8	5.7%	329 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.5%)	90 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (15.5%)	97.8	91^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	59	78.0	78.0	77.7	84.9	89.0	84.0	84.5	90.9	80.2	85.4							$14,551	$14,396	$155
Las Lomitas Elementary	Public	K-3	299 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-5900	522	26	20.0	5.2%	220 (42.1%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.8%)	132 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.8%)								(n/a)			80.8			80.8	87.3			87.3							$50,308	$49,584	$724
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			$37,368	$34,730	$2,638
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							$40,215	$37,842	$2,373
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	91.9	558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.3	404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	154	55.5	55.5	64.6	80.4	77.8	74.4	69.8	80.6	71.3	74.1	98.0						$14,552	$14,334	$218
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	$33,822	$31,280	$2,542
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5	35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8	48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3	40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$21,373	$18,960	$2,413
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			$14,329	$14,064	$265
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	$38,115	$35,742	$2,373
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2	12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0	18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3	8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$28,086	$25,054	$3,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Knoll Elementary

What district is Oak Knoll Elementary in?

Menlo Park City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oak Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Middle
High : Menlo-Atherton High

How many students attend Oak Knoll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Oak Knoll Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Knoll Elementary?

Students at Oak Knoll Elementary are 57% White, 16% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Is Oak Knoll Elementary a good school?

Yes! Oak Knoll Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 91^st of 5857 California elementary schools.

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