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Herbert Hoover Elementary

Public Grades K-5

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Herbert Hoover Elementary serves 389 students in grades K–5 in Palo Alto, in the Palo Alto Unified district. Its results are exceptionally strong: in 2025–2026, 91% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 92% in math, and 86% in science. SchoolDigger ranked Hoover 14th among 5,804 California schools, at the 100th percentile with five stars. The most important finding is that Hoover combines top statewide standing with proficiency well above both district and state levels in every tested subject.

Hoover’s clearest nearby-school advantage is ELA: it ranked first among six same-district K–5 peers with scores, ahead of the next-highest, Fairmeadow Elementary at 85%. It ranked second in math, just behind Juana Briones Elementary (92.7% versus 91.7%), and third in science, behind Juana Briones and Ohlone Elementary. Compared with the district, Hoover was ahead by 10 percentage points in ELA, 12 in math, and 11 in science; its leads over California were 42, 53, and 50 points, respectively. So although science is Hoover’s least distinctive subject among nearby peers, its results remain far above district and state rates.

Results have eased from their earlier peaks, especially in science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency fell 4 points in ELA, 3 in math, and 11 in science. State proficiency rose over the same period, narrowing Hoover’s lead over California in all three subjects. Its high ranking is consistent with strong results, while its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio of 19.4 was not among the lowest reported in the district peer group. The school reported 7% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, a context measure rather than an explanation for achievement; among nearby schools with the same measure and year, only Bullis Charter was lower.

389

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,834

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

445 East Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4236

(650) 320-8106

District: Palo Alto Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.4%

White:

8.2%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (91% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Palo Alto Unified

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg79%

California avg42%

14^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Elementary Schools in the Palo Alto Unified

45^th of 1,530Palo 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
2026	99.0	14 of 5817	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	10 of 5857	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	9 of 5869	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	3 of 5859	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	34 of 5883	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	13 of 1417	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	51 of 5789	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	76 of 5662	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	14 of 5692	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	21 of 5614	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	26 of 5611	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	97.3	11 of 5530	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	96.8	14 of 5390	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	97.5	7 of 5377	99.9%	★★★★★
2010	96.9	38 of 5314	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	97.9	12 of 5193	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	34 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.5	22 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	98.9	11 of 4818	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	98.5	29 of 4822	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	41 of 4809	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	18 of 1210	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	18 of 1203	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	5 of 1205	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	6 of 1190	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	21 of 1154	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	36 of 1149	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	47 of 1071	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	20 of 5581	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	10 of 5597	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	22 of 5612	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	4 of 5609	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	62 of 5635	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	19 of 1267	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	32 of 5492	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	20 of 5413	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	24 of 5603	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	13 of 5628	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	10 of 5643	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	4 of 5638	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	22 of 5663	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	8 of 1272	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	84 of 5510	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	139 of 5431	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics92%+53 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy91%+42 vs state

Science86%+50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	445 East Charleston Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 320-8106	389	20	19.4	6.7%	32 (8.2%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.1%)	301 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	99	14^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	10^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%	4	85.7		85.7	96.8	87.5	90.0				91.2	96.8	88.9	90.0				91.7	≥ 98%		$30,834	$28,348	$2,486
Fairmeadow Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0845	425	21	19.9	12.2%	123 (28.9%)	2 (0.5%)	68 (16.0%)	204 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	98	66^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.9%		98	71^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	78.9		78.9	81.0	82.5	91.6				85.3	82.5	90.8	84.5				85.9	≥ 99%		$36,294	$33,820	$2,474
Greendell	Public	K	4120 Middlefield Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0833	26	2	13.0	11.5%	9 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	10 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)																		≥ 95%
Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3450 Louis Rd.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-1672	334	18	18.8	12.6%	89 (26.6%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	173 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	95.1	320^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.5%		96.4	201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%	119	69.6		69.6	71.9	79.2	77.9				76.5	80.0	80.6	72.5				77.7	≥ 95%		$35,373	$33,000	$2,373
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%)	90.7	606^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.6%		92.4	510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%	96	69.7		69.7	71.8	63.6	75.4				71.0	65.0	71.1	66.7				67.6	≥ 95%		$39,930	$37,346	$2,584
Monta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	460 Thompson Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6915	298	17	17.5	29.5%	77 (25.8%)	10 (3.4%)	132 (44.3%)	39 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34 (11.4%)	63.8	1891^st of 5817 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.8	1889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%	2	33.3		33.3	50.0	66.7	50.0				55.3	60.0	59.0	31.0				50.0	98%	0%	$53,768	$53,338	$430
Juana Briones Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Orme St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0877	260	13	19.4	10.8%	79 (30.4%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.7%)	127 (48.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	27 (10.4%)	97.7	84^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.7	23^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%	61	89.4		89.4	69.1	85.1	89.4				81.6	92.9	91.7	93.6				92.7	≥ 95%		$41,293	$38,920	$2,373
Barron Park Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Barron Ave.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 858-0508	278	15	18.2	29.9%	75 (27.0%)	6 (2.2%)	78 (28.1%)	95 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.8%)	83	1015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.6%		81.8	1088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%	73	61.4		61.4	53.9	53.5	78.1				61.8	60.0	63.0	75.0				66.2	≥ 98%		$40,674	$38,092	$2,582
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%)	97.5	101^st of 5817 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	46^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%	55	86.8		86.8	72.6	84.8	94.7				84.2	82.2	87.3	84.2				84.7	≥ 98%		$33,819	$31,446	$2,373
Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	99.2	5^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	2^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	100.0%	3	89.4	88.7	89.2	89.1	93.9	93.5	94.3	88.8	95.8	92.4	92.0	93.1	94.3	91.9	89.8	91.6	92.3	≥ 99%

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover Elementary

Is Herbert Hoover Elementary a good school?

Yes! Herbert Hoover Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Herbert Hoover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Herbert Hoover Elementary.

What district is Herbert Hoover Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Hoover Elementary?

Students at Herbert Hoover Elementary are 77% Asian, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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