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Frank S. Greene Junior Middle

Public Grades 6-8

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Frank S. Greene Junior Middle is a highly-rated public middle school located in Palo Alto, California, serving 760 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District, which is ranked 39th out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank S. Greene Junior Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in California, with students performing exceptionally well on standardized tests. Between 75-85% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, and 70-75% are proficient in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages of around 45-50% in ELA and 30-35% in Math. The school's strong academic performance is evident across all demographic groups, indicating an equitable and inclusive learning environment. Additionally, Frank S. Greene Junior Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9-25% over the past few years, lower than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Palo Alto area, such as Ellen Fletcher Middle, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle, and Ardis G. Egan Junior High, Frank S. Greene Junior Middle stands out as a top performer, reflecting the overall strength of the Palo Alto Unified School District. The school's high level of spending per student, ranging from $26,311 to $32,462, likely contributes to its exceptional academic outcomes and the quality of its resources and programming.

732

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,462

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 North California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3629

(408) 494-8120

District: Palo Alto Unified

Students who attend Frank S. Greene Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

Palo Alto High

Feeder schools for Frank S. Greene Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Addison Elementary
	Duveneck Elementary
	Escondido Elementary
	Walter Hays Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.8%

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

23.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg80%

California avg41%

100^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	96.5	100 of 2761	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	82 of 2783	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	68 of 2781	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	81 of 2740	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	35 of 894	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	82 of 2715	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	74 of 2480	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	55 of 2508	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	55 of 2497	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	39 of 2477	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	95 of 2379	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	100 of 2259	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	88 of 2236	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	219 of 2179	89.9%	★★★★☆
2009	93.5	36 of 2063	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	40 of 2005	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	97.8	10 of 1999	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.8	26 of 1804	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	97.8	12 of 1777	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	13 of 1769	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	11 of 739	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	9 of 743	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	25 of 715	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	27 of 733	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	38 of 745	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	23 of 700	96.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.2	122 of 1531	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	36 of 354	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	65 of 1491	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	50 of 1369	96.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	132 of 1478	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	225 of 1540	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	133 of 1442	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	41 of 1364	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	85 of 2533	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	97 of 2551	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	50 of 2531	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	57 of 2509	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	24 of 738	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	94 of 2380	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	126 of 2262	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	425 of 2395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	420 of 2388	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	405 of 2374	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	350 of 2359	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	413 of 2213	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	197 of 2072	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	393 of 2542	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	752 of 2579	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	761 of 2531	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1123 of 2458	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	246 of 721	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	893 of 2369	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	745 of 2230	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	106 of 2534	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	64 of 2552	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	82 of 2538	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	98 of 2527	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	39 of 763	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	61 of 2407	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	45 of 2273	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	37 of 726	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	30 of 701	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	43 of 677	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	32 of 665	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	37 of 554	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	10 of 462	97.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	272 of 1566	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	170 of 1552	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	159 of 1531	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	21 of 1520	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	24 of 1537	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	10 of 1543	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	32 of 1555	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	42 of 1602	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	74 of 1496	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science75%+43 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167		21.2	21.2			40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4			25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$23,211	$2,991	$20,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank S. Greene Junior Middle

What district is Frank S. Greene Junior Middle in?

Palo Alto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Frank S. Greene Junior Middle?

Students at Frank S. Greene Junior Middle are 33% Asian, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Frank S. Greene Junior Middle attend?

Students who attend Frank S. Greene Junior Middle usually go on to attend Palo Alto High

Is Frank S. Greene Junior Middle a good school?

Yes! Frank S. Greene Junior Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 100^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Frank S. Greene Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Frank S. Greene Junior Middle.

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