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Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

Public Grades 6-8

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School (JLS) is a top-ranked public middle school serving about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Palo Alto Unified School District in Palo Alto, California.

The school consistently performs in the top 1% of all California middle schools, with students demonstrating exceptional proficiency in English, math, and science. What truly sets JLS apart is its remarkable effectiveness in supporting all students, including those in special education and English language learner programs, who also rank in the state's top percentiles. Furthermore, the school maintains the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at just 5.3%, a sign of strong student engagement and a healthy school culture.

Even among other excellent local schools like Georgina P. Blach Junior High and Ellen Fletcher Middle, JLS stands out for its balanced excellence across all subjects and its consistent year-to-year results. Interestingly, JLS achieves these elite outcomes while spending less per student than some peer schools, suggesting highly efficient and effective programs. This performance is especially notable when compared to the stark challenges faced by a nearby middle school like Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle, highlighting the significant disparities that can exist between neighboring communities.

1,002

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,446

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 East Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3699

(650) 856-5188

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle usually attend:

High:

Henry M. Gunn High

Feeder schools for Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle:

Elementary:	El Carmelo Elementary
	Fairmeadow Elementary
	Palo Verde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.2%

White:

23.7%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

California avg41%

24^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	98.6	24 of 2761	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	33 of 2783	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	30 of 2781	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	36 of 2740	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	18 of 894	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	33 of 2715	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	17 of 2480	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	16 of 2508	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	97.4	27 of 2497	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	31 of 2477	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.7	97 of 2379	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	93 of 2259	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	23 of 2236	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.1	18 of 2179	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.3	40 of 2063	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	96.0	16 of 2005	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	95.7	30 of 1999	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	96.5	16 of 1804	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	42 of 1777	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	97.4	21 of 1769	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	29 of 739	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	32 of 743	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	26 of 715	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	17 of 733	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	32 of 745	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	9 of 700	98.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.9	18 of 1531	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	8 of 354	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	8 of 1491	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	16 of 1369	98.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	33 of 1478	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	15 of 1521	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	20 of 1540	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	11 of 363	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	46 of 1442	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 1364	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	30 of 2533	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	38 of 2551	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	34 of 2531	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	47 of 2509	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	16 of 738	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	38 of 2380	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	21 of 2262	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	373 of 2395	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	417 of 2388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	171 of 2374	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	353 of 2359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	109 of 2213	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	47 of 2072	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	229 of 2542	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	403 of 2579	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	390 of 2531	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	489 of 2458	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	42 of 721	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	206 of 2369	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	231 of 2230	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	24 of 2534	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	31 of 2552	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	30 of 2538	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	34 of 2527	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	18 of 763	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	35 of 2407	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	16 of 2273	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	46 of 726	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	9 of 701	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	10 of 677	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	11 of 665	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	40 of 554	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	8 of 462	98.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	24 of 1566	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	14 of 1552	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	23 of 1531	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	37 of 1520	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	49 of 1537	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	25 of 1543	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	41 of 1555	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	44 of 1602	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	24 of 1496	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science75%+42 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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	98.6	24^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	33^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.8%	9		74.9	74.9			87.0	87.6	85.7	86.8			80.6	87.4	81.1	83.0	$31,446	$1,062	$30,384
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	98.4	32^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.5	31^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	1		71.1	71.1			84.4	90.3	88.2	87.8			80.2	81.2	73.3	78.1	$33,846	$981	$32,865
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18		75.2	75.2			72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8			73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$32,462	$950	$31,512
Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	517	23	22.5	10.1%	197 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.6%)	195 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	98.7	22^nd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	30^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	8		76.1	76.1				89.1	85.9	87.6				84.3	77.0	80.8	$23,344	$386	$22,958
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14		54.0	54.0			64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2			51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$27,599	$1,636	$25,963
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29		54.5	54.5			62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0			56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Ralmar St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2828	488	33	14.7	89.3%	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.9%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	7.8	2680^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.6	2724^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.1%	44		5.0	5.0			16.3	15.2	11.6	14.4			4.1	6.2	8.9	6.4	$36,731	$3,350	$33,381
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1		83.5	83.5				89.8	86.5	88.1				92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33		67.4	67.4			75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7			74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$27,447	$382	$27,065
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12	65.9	70.9	68.2	82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1	84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$31,294	$813	$30,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

How many students attend Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle.

What high school do graduates of Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle attend?

Students who attend Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle usually go on to attend Henry M. Gunn High

What district is Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle in?

Palo Alto Unified

Is Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle a good school?

Yes! Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle?

Students at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle are 55% Asian, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

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