Is Juana Briones Elementary a good school?

Yes! Juana Briones Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 152 nd of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Juana Briones Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 260 students attended Juana Briones Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Juana Briones Elementary?

Students at Juana Briones Elementary are 46% Asian, 32% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Juana Briones Elementary attend?

Students who attend Juana Briones Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ellen Fletcher Middle High : Henry M. Gunn High

Juana Briones Elementary

Summary:

Juana Briones Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Palo Alto, California, serving 258 students in grades K-5. As part of the top-rated Palo Alto Unified School District, Juana Briones consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The school's standout performance extends to specific student subgroups, ranking 46th out of 1,203 California elementary schools for its Asian student population and 138th out of 5,605 schools for its female students. Juana Briones also maintains impressively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.4% to 8.9% over the past few years, and has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools. This suggests the school is able to support students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and maintain high levels of engagement.

When compared to nearby schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, as well as those in the Los Altos Elementary School District and Mountain View Whisman School District, Juana Briones Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, making it a standout institution within the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

4100 Orme St.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3106

(650) 856-0877

District: Palo Alto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,069

Students who attend Juana Briones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellen Fletcher Middle
High:	Henry M. Gunn High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 260

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.2%

White:

31.9%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Juana Briones Elementary ranks better than 97.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.14. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (46.2%), White (31.9%), two or more races (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Juana Briones Elementary is 19.3. 8 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Juana Briones Elementary employs 13.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Juana Briones Elementary is $15,069, which is the 3^rd highest among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Juana Briones Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Juana Briones Elementary 152^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Juana Briones Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Palo Alto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Alto Unified 39^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Juana Briones Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.69	416^th	4809	91.3%
2005	89.53	506^th	4822	89.5%
2006	89.79	489^th	4818	89.9%
2007	93.44	317^th	5113	93.8%
2008	93.24	295^th	5113	94.2%
2009	89.06	528^th	5193	89.8%
2010	93.56	227^th	5314	95.7%
2011	91.85	327^th	5377	93.9%
2012	89.27	466^th	5390	91.4%
2013	91.96	330^th	5530	94.0%
2015	96.55	222^nd	5611	96.0%
2016	97.18	134^th	5614	97.6%
2017	97.65	121^st	5692	97.9%
2018	97.78	85^th	5662	98.5%
2019	92.59	474^th	5789	91.8%
2021	97.16	47^th	1417	96.7%
2022	97.99	99^th	5883	98.3%
2023	93.91	440^th	5874	92.5%
2024	97.14	152^nd	5862	97.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	62.51	1600^th	5173	69.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.99	86^th	5413	98.4%
2019	88.45	646^th	5492	88.2%
2021	96.51	43^rd	1267	96.6%
2022	98.36	40^th	5635	99.3%
2023	96.58	160^th	5617	97.2%
2024	96.66	138^th	5605	97.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.02	116^th	5431	97.9%
2019	94.11	302^nd	5510	94.5%
2021	96.27	55^th	1272	95.7%
2022	95.72	255^th	5663	95.5%
2023	89.54	645^th	5650	88.6%
2024	96.40	167^th	5636	97.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.68	61^st	1071	94.3%
2019	81.67	97^th	1149	91.6%
2022	83.36	72^nd	1154	93.8%
2023	83.56	69^th	1190	94.2%
2024	85.78	46^th	1203	96.2%

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Rank History for White students at Juana Briones Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.81	60^th	2737	97.8%
2019	71.40	760^th	2834	73.2%
2022	88.70	153^rd	2726	94.4%
2023	69.94	804^th	2662	69.8%
2024	83.73	286^th	2647	89.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Juana Briones Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	253	19	40	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1989	283	18	43	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	271	27	28	57	2	n/a	n/a	0	385
1991	262	22	45	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	398
1992	243	26	37	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	372
1993	224	26	48	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	371
1994	226	29	42	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	358
1995	261	26	51	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1996	261	26	51	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1997	268	23	56	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
1998	255	23	52	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1999	187	22	48	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	330
2000	183	20	41	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
2001	169	18	39	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
2002	138	19	46	27	0	n/a	n/a	5	235
2003	138	19	46	27	0	n/a	n/a	5	235
2004	144	19	59	44	0	n/a	n/a	9	275
2005	140	19	71	40	0	n/a	n/a	25	295
2006	138	11	71	37	0	n/a	n/a	30	287
2007	151	10	90	35	0	n/a	n/a	29	315
2008	161	9	101	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
2009	161	8	101	29	1	5	39	0	344
2010	172	7	119	41	0	5	32	0	376
2011	179	6	134	50	1	3	30	0	403
2012	177	8	133	54	1	2	41	0	416
2013	169	9	124	43	1	2	43	0	391
2014	150	11	123	46	1	1	38	0	370
2015	143	9	113	43	1	0	39	0	348
2016	127	4	120	47	1	0	36	0	335
2017	118	2	115	44	0	0	40	0	319
2018	111	4	110	51	0	0	38	0	314
2019	97	7	111	52	0	0	40	0	307
2020	110	9	108	46	0	0	44	0	317
2021	91	7	103	35	0	0	41	0	277
2022	78	4	112	35	0	0	34	0	263
2023	81	4	108	35	0	0	30	0	258
2024	83	4	120	25	0	0	28	0	260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Juana Briones Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	17.6	20.9	n/a
1989	411	18.2	22.5	n/a
1990	385	17.4	22.1	n/a
1991	398	18.7	21.2	n/a
1992	372	19.0	19.5	22.3
1993	371	21.8	17.0	25.3
1994	358	19.9	18.0	25.4
1995	417	19.3	21.6	23
1996	417	19.3	21.6	23
1997	429	24.8	17.3	26.8
1998	417	26.1	16.0	26.6
1999	330	23.5	14.0	30
2000	303	20.9	14.5	28.4
2001	269	22.0	12.2	19
2002	235	17.8	13.2	16.1
2003	235	17.8	13.2	16.1
2004	275	19.1	14.4	18.8
2005	295	19.6	15.1	21.1
2006	287	19.5	14.7	14.8
2007	315	28.0	11.3	13.3
2008	300	36.3	8.3	12.7
2009	344	26.0	10.4	11
2010	376	24.2	15.5	9
2011	403	n/a	n/a	12.4
2012	416	21.3	19.5	n/a
2013	391	20.0	19.5	12.8
2014	370	18.6	19.8	14.9
2015	348	18.0	19.3	13.5
2016	335	17.0	19.7	12.8
2017	319	16.9	18.8	14.7
2018	314	18.8	16.6	16.6
2019	307	18.0	16.9	15
2020	317	n/a	n/a	10.7
2021	277	14.8	18.6	9.7
2022	263	15.6	16.7	9.9
2023	258	13.3	19.2	9.3
2024	260	13.4	19.3	8.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Juana Briones Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	17.6	20.9	n/a
1989	411	18.2	22.5	n/a
1990	385	17.4	22.1	n/a
1991	398	18.7	21.2	n/a
1992	372	19.0	19.5	22.3
1993	371	21.8	17.0	25.3
1994	358	19.9	18.0	25.4
1995	417	19.3	21.6	23
1996	417	19.3	21.6	23
1997	429	24.8	17.3	26.8
1998	417	26.1	16.0	26.6
1999	330	23.5	14.0	30
2000	303	20.9	14.5	28.4
2001	269	22.0	12.2	19
2002	235	17.8	13.2	16.1
2003	235	17.8	13.2	16.1
2004	275	19.1	14.4	18.8
2005	295	19.6	15.1	21.1
2006	287	19.5	14.7	14.8
2007	315	28.0	11.3	13.3
2008	300	36.3	8.3	12.7
2009	344	26.0	10.4	11
2010	376	24.2	15.5	9
2011	403	n/a	n/a	12.4
2012	416	21.3	19.5	n/a
2013	391	20.0	19.5	12.8
2014	370	18.6	19.8	14.9
2015	348	18.0	19.3	13.5
2016	335	17.0	19.7	12.8
2017	319	16.9	18.8	14.7
2018	314	18.8	16.6	16.6
2019	307	18.0	16.9	15
2020	317	n/a	n/a	10.7
2021	277	14.8	18.6	9.7
2022	263	15.6	16.7	9.9
2023	258	13.3	19.2	9.3
2024	260	13.4	19.3	8.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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