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Palo Alto, CA
Public School Ratings




Palo Alto Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Palo Alto Unified School District details

Palo Alto Unified School District
25 Churchill Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

10,271 Students enrolled in District

20 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Palo Alto Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.8% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
41%
80%
47%
78%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Addison Elementary School
650 Addison Ave.
Palo Alto, CA, 94301
KG-05
Barron Park Elementary School
800 Barron Ave.
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
KG-05
Duveneck Elementary School
705 Alester Ave.
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
KG-05
Elementary School Carmelo
3024 Bryant St.
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
KG-05
Ellen Fletcher Middle School
655 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
06-08
Escondido Elementary School
890 Escondido Rd.
Stanford, CA, 94305
KG-05
Fairmeadow Elementary School
500 East Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
KG-05
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School
750 North California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
06-08
Greendell School
4120 Middlefield Rd.
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
KG-KG
Henry M. Gunn High School
780 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.6% 22.0%
Black 2.0% 5.2%
Hispanic 17.7% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 46.6% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.4% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 10.4% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,666 $191,714,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,676 $17,219,000 5.2%
Staff $1,138 $11,688,000 3.5%
General Administration $283 $2,909,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,712 $17,579,000 5.3%
Operation $2,370 $24,342,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $3,711,000 1.1%
Other $1,225 $12,584,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,766 $90,032,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,750 $48,784,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $32,181 $330,530,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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