Ellen Fletcher Middle School in Palo Alto CA

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Compare Details Ellen Fletcher Middle ranks better than 98.2% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ellen Fletcher Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Student population at Ellen Fletcher Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (38.6%), White (34.9%), Hispanic (14.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 9.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ellen Fletcher Middle is 13.5, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Ellen Fletcher Middle employs 41.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ellen Fletcher Middle is $16,966, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District!

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Ellen Fletcher Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ellen Fletcher Middle 16^th of 894 California public middle schools. (See Ellen Fletcher Middle in the ranking list.)

Palo Alto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Alto Unified 28^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	98.10	7^th	1999	99.6%
2008	97.07	10^th	2005	99.5%
2009	95.12	16^th	2063	99.2%
2010	93.73	33^rd	2179	98.5%
2011	95.15	17^th	2236	99.2%
2012	92.55	37^th	2259	98.4%
2013	93.78	18^th	2379	99.2%
2015	97.82	28^th	2477	98.9%
2016	96.93	39^th	2497	98.4%
2017	97.54	47^th	2508	98.1%
2018	97.24	50^th	2480	98.0%
2019	97.95	38^th	2715	98.6%
2021	98.57	16^th	894	98.2%

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

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, November 23, 2012

Their slogan is the best: "There are no wrong questions."
The teachers are wonderful. There is no bullying.
Terman ranks high, although the atmosphere is not that of an academic "drill", it is relaxed, forgiving, creative. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ellen Fletcher Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	366	14	156	43	0	n/a	n/a	47	626
2006	352	19	179	49	0	n/a	n/a	64	663
2007	307	18	197	50	0	n/a	n/a	89	661
2008	312	17	223	46	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	598
2009	281	15	234	42	0	2	76	0	650
2010	282	16	243	72	0	0	45	0	658
2011	268	13	249	73	0	1	47	0	651
2012	261	15	261	75	0	1	49	0	662
2013	268	9	275	77	0	1	50	0	680
2014	277	11	288	83	0	3	53	0	715
2015	277	12	282	88	0	3	60	0	722
2016	284	12	289	98	1	3	64	0	751
2017	261	11	276	100	1	0	66	0	715
2018	234	9	266	107	1	3	71	0	691
2019	201	10	257	110	1	6	83	0	668
2020	206	9	249	100	0	2	74	0	640
2021	196	5	217	80	0	3	61	0	562

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

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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 Ellen Fletcher Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	626	37.2	16.8	0
2006	663	39.8	16.7	10
2007	661	43.0	15.4	10.5
2008	598	50.8	11.8	9.5
2009	650	43.9	12.3	6.2
2010	658	43.5	15.1	9.6
2011	651	n/a	n/a	10.6
2012	662	42.9	15.4	n/a
2013	680	45.1	15.0	9.9
2014	715	46.1	15.5	10.8
2015	722	48.0	15.0	11.1
2016	751	45.0	16.6	10.3
2017	715	48.8	14.6	10.9
2018	691	46.7	14.7	12.7
2019	668	44.8	14.9	12.1
2020	640	n/a	n/a	12.7
2021	562	41.4	13.5	9.8

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Ellen Fletcher Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	626	37.2	16.8	0
2006	663	39.8	16.7	10
2007	661	43.0	15.4	10.5
2008	598	50.8	11.8	9.5
2009	650	43.9	12.3	6.2
2010	658	43.5	15.1	9.6
2011	651	n/a	n/a	10.6
2012	662	42.9	15.4	n/a
2013	680	45.1	15.0	9.9
2014	715	46.1	15.5	10.8
2015	722	48.0	15.0	11.1
2016	751	45.0	16.6	10.3
2017	715	48.8	14.6	10.9
2018	691	46.7	14.7	12.7
2019	668	44.8	14.9	12.1
2020	640	n/a	n/a	12.7
2021	562	41.4	13.5	9.8

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ellen Fletcher Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$16,966

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ellen Fletcher Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 38^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 16^th of 894 Middle schools	0.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	82.8	84.1	1.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)	79.8	77.9	1.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43.6	4.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	79	81.7	2.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)	79.4	78.1	1.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	30.8	7.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	89.3	86.2	3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)	86	84.3	1.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	50	1.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	81.4	83.9	2.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)	83.6	80.9	2.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	34.4	3.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	83	85.3	2.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)	81.8	82.9	1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	47.4	2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ellen Fletcher Middle)	84	77.5	6.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)	82.2	78.5	3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	30.8	5.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	668	562	15.9%
African American	10	5	50%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	257	217	15.6%
Hispanic	110	80	27.3%
Pacific Islander	6	3	50%
Two or More Races	83	61	26.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	12.1%	9.8%	2.3%

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