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Best public schools in Palo Alto, CA

17 public schools in Palo Alto: 11 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

11 schools in Palo Alto, best first
1
Herbert Hoover Elementary 99.9
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 92%Math 93%Science 91%
#3 of 4,688 in California
2
Juana Briones Elementary 99.6
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 260 students
ELA 90%Math 89%Science 83%
#17 of 4,688 in California
3
Ohlone Elementary 99.1
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 448 students
ELA 85%Math 91%Science 81%
#41 of 4,688 in California
4
Fairmeadow Elementary 99.0
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 441 students
ELA 87%Math 86%Science 80%
#46 of 4,688 in California
5
Palo Verde Elementary 96.1
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 366 students
ELA 78%Math 83%Science 79%
#181 of 4,688 in California
6
Duveneck Elementary 94.7
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 349 students
ELA 82%Math 77%Science 69%
#247 of 4,688 in California
7
Walter Hays Elementary 92.7
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 295 students
ELA 76%Math 79%Science 66%
#341 of 4,688 in California
8
Addison Elementary 91.4
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 338 students
ELA 76%Math 73%Science 67%
#402 of 4,688 in California
9
El Carmelo Elementary 89.3
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 314 students
ELA 74%Math 73%Science 60%
#500 of 4,688 in California
10
Barron Park Elementary 78.7
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-5 · 229 students
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 50%
#997 of 4,688 in California
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Greendell —
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K · 15 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Palo Alto, best first
1
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle 99.3
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6-8 · 1,025 students
ELA 87%Math 83%Science 75%
#10 of 1,326 in California
2
Ellen Fletcher Middle 98.4
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6-8 · 549 students
ELA 88%Math 78%Science 71%
#22 of 1,326 in California
3
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle 95.8
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6-8 · 760 students
ELA 79%Math 74%Science 75%
#56 of 1,326 in California

High schools

2 schools in Palo Alto, best first
1
Henry M. Gunn High 98.4
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,713 students
ELA 84%Math 80%Science 79%
#28 of 1,729 in California
2
Palo Alto High 95.2
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,932 students
ELA 76%Math 74%Science 67%
#83 of 1,729 in California

Combined schools

1 school in Palo Alto
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Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford —
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K-12 · 20 students
No published test results

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