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Addison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Addison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palo Alto, California, serving 338 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Palo Alto Unified School District, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Addison Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, with students performing exceptionally well on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76.06% of Addison students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.81% statewide, and 73.06% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 37.3% statewide. The school's performance is strong across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students ranking in the top 20% and top 10% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for multi-racial students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools.

Addison Elementary's high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio suggest a strong investment in educational resources and support for students. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.4% in the 2023-2024 school year to 24.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is an area that requires attention and targeted strategies to improve student attendance and engagement. Compared to other high-performing schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, Addison Elementary's academic performance is generally on par or slightly lower, but significantly higher than schools in the neighboring Ravenswood City Elementary School District.

366

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,941

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Addison Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301-3206

(650) 322-5935

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Addison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
High:	Palo Alto High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.9%

Asian:

23.2%

Hispanic:

22.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Palo Alto Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg80%

California avg41%

438^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Palo Alto Unified

41^st of 1,543Palo Alto 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	93.5	438 of 5857	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	594 of 5869	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	365 of 5859	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	445 of 5883	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	79 of 1417	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	446 of 5789	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	378 of 5662	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	263 of 5692	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	304 of 5614	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	243 of 5611	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.7	206 of 5530	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	198 of 5390	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	95.6	88 of 5377	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.8	140 of 5314	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	94.2	216 of 5193	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	96.8	84 of 5113	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	98.0	53 of 5113	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	98.5	22 of 4818	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	97.7	73 of 4822	98.5%	★★★★★
2004	95.1	231 of 4809	95.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	172 of 1203	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	277 of 1205	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	200 of 1190	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	253 of 1154	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	162 of 1149	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	447 of 1071	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	87.2	228 of 2585	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	462 of 5597	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	817 of 5612	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	478 of 5609	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	325 of 5635	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	68 of 1267	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	261 of 5492	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	393 of 5413	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	1064 of 5107	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	718 of 5107	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	367 of 5087	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	55.9	1839 of 5084	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1654 of 5460	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	4359 of 5517	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2425 of 5173	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	431 of 5628	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	468 of 5643	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	286 of 5638	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	608 of 5663	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	94.0	86 of 1272	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	625 of 5510	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	426 of 5431	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	258 of 718	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	450 of 610	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	258 of 2598	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	375 of 2651	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	159 of 2661	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	88 of 2726	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	183 of 2834	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	74 of 2737	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science67%+35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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			$28,136	$1,155	$26,981
El Carmelo Elementary	Public	K-5	3024 Bryant St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0960	282	15	19.2	18.4%	65 (23.0%)	9 (3.2%)	70 (24.8%)	101 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (12.8%)	92.4	510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		86	908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.5%	398	59.6		59.6	73.8	75.8	71.7				74.0	72.7	73.4	72.3				72.9						$28,981	$1,109	$27,872
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Addison Elementary

Is Addison Elementary a good school?

Yes. Addison Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Addison Elementary?

Students at Addison Elementary are 34% White, 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Addison Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

How many students attend Addison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Addison Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Addison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Addison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
High : Palo Alto High

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