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Fairmeadow Elementary

Public Grades K-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairmeadow Elementary is a K–5 school serving 425 students in Palo Alto, California, within Palo Alto Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show strong achievement across subjects: 85% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 86% in math and 79% in science. The most important finding is that the school performs well above state levels in all three subjects—by 36 points in ELA, 48 in math and 43 in science.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, Fairmeadow is a strong performer, though not the local leader in every subject. It ranked second in ELA, third in math and fourth in science among seven nearby schools with comparable results, and exceeded their averages by 11, 10 and 8 points, respectively. Herbert Hoover Elementary was the only nearby peer ahead in ELA; Hoover and Juana Briones Elementary were ahead in math, while those two and Ohlone Elementary were ahead in science. The school also outperformed its district in every subject, with its largest district advantage in math: 6 points, compared with 4 in ELA and science.

Results have risen over the four years from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA gained 6 points, math 5 and science 8. They did not rise every year, however; from 2024–2025, ELA fell 2 points and science 1, while math edged up by less than a point. SchoolDigger ranked the school 65th of 5,804 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 99th percentile with 5 stars; it was at the 96th percentile in 2018–2019. Context measures show a 19.9 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, above the nearby-school average of 19.2, and 12% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that school year, compared with 17% across nearby peers. Chronic absenteeism was 8% in 2025–2026, below district and state rates, though several nearby schools reported lower rates.

425

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,294

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

500 East Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3624

(650) 856-0845

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Fairmeadow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
High:	Henry M. Gunn High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.0%

White:

28.9%

Hispanic:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% 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 school85%

District avg79%

California avg42%

65^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Palo Alto Unified

31^st of 968Palo 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	98.0	65 of 5804	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	71 of 5857	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	184 of 5869	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	262 of 5859	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	319 of 5883	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	68 of 1417	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	206 of 5789	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	404 of 5662	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	293 of 5692	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	85 of 5614	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	127 of 5611	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.5	212 of 5530	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	351 of 5390	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	390 of 5377	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	91.7	346 of 5314	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	436 of 5193	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	458 of 5113	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	94.7	243 of 5113	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	389 of 4818	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	93.3	306 of 4822	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.6	361 of 4809	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	102 of 1207	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	105 of 1203	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	134 of 1205	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	320 of 1190	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	199 of 1154	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	39 of 1149	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	305 of 1071	71.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.2	30 of 3246	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	74 of 5569	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	64 of 5597	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	260 of 5612	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	279 of 5609	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	221 of 5635	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	57 of 1267	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	189 of 5492	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	238 of 5413	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	166 of 5107	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	347 of 5084	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	86 of 5590	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	80 of 5628	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	209 of 5643	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	271 of 5638	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	410 of 5663	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	71 of 1272	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	359 of 5510	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	502 of 5431	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	69 of 2532	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	49 of 2598	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	79 of 2651	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	19 of 2661	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	426 of 2726	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	164 of 2834	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	398 of 2737	85.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)99th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science79%+43 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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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/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 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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	65^th of 5804 public elementary schools	98.9%		98	71^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%	6	78.9	78.9	81.0	82.5	91.6	85.3	82.5	90.8	84.5	85.9	88.3	96.7	93.3	96.7		$36,294	$33,820	$2,474
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 5804 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	93.0				96.5	$30,834	$28,348	$2,486
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	319^th of 5804 public elementary schools	94.5%		96.4	201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%	118	69.6	69.6	71.9	79.2	77.9	76.5	80.0	80.6	72.5	77.7	96.3					$35,373	$33,000	$2,373
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)
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	604^th of 5804 public elementary schools	89.6%		92.4	510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%	94	69.7	69.7	71.8	63.6	75.4	71.0	65.0	71.1	66.7	67.6						$39,930	$37,346	$2,584
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	100^th of 5804 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	46^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%	54	86.8	86.8	72.6	84.8	94.7	84.2	82.2	87.3	84.2	84.7	94.7	96.0	96.0	94.7		$33,819	$31,446	$2,373
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	83^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.7	23^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%	60	89.4	89.4	69.1	85.1	89.4	81.6	92.9	91.7	93.6	92.7						$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	1013^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.5%		81.8	1088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%	75	61.4	61.4	53.9	53.5	78.1	61.8	60.0	63.0	75.0	66.2	93.9	93.9		93.9		$40,674	$38,092	$2,582
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	1887^th of 5804 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						$53,768	$53,338	$430
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%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmeadow Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fairmeadow Elementary?

Students at Fairmeadow Elementary are 48% Asian, 29% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fairmeadow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmeadow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
High : Henry M. Gunn High

How many students attend Fairmeadow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Fairmeadow Elementary.

Is Fairmeadow Elementary a good school?

Yes! Fairmeadow Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 5804 California elementary schools.

What district is Fairmeadow Elementary in?

Palo Alto Unified

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