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Schools in Palo Alto Unified

20 public schools in this California school district: 13 elementary · 3 middle · 3 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

13 schools in Palo Alto Unified, best first
1
Herbert Hoover Elementary 99.9
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 92%Math 93%Science 91%
#3 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Palo Alto
2
Juana Briones Elementary 99.6
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 260 students
ELA 90%Math 89%Science 83%
#17 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Palo Alto
3
Ohlone Elementary 99.1
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 448 students
ELA 85%Math 91%Science 81%
#41 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Palo Alto
4
Fairmeadow Elementary 99.0
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 441 students
ELA 87%Math 86%Science 80%
#46 of 4,688 in California · #4 in Palo Alto
5
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary 98.3
Stanford · Grades K-5 · 354 students
ELA 86%Math 83%Science 83%
#78 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Stanford
6
Palo Verde Elementary 96.1
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 366 students
ELA 78%Math 83%Science 79%
#181 of 4,688 in California · #5 in Palo Alto
7
Duveneck Elementary 94.7
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 349 students
ELA 82%Math 77%Science 69%
#247 of 4,688 in California · #6 in Palo Alto
8
Escondido Elementary 93.7
Stanford · Grades K-5 · 460 students
ELA 76%Math 79%Science 76%
#294 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Stanford
9
Walter Hays Elementary 92.7
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 295 students
ELA 76%Math 79%Science 66%
#341 of 4,688 in California · #7 in Palo Alto
10
Addison Elementary 91.4
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 338 students
ELA 76%Math 73%Science 67%
#402 of 4,688 in California · #8 in Palo Alto
11
El Carmelo Elementary 89.3
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 314 students
ELA 74%Math 73%Science 60%
#500 of 4,688 in California · #9 in Palo Alto
12
Barron Park Elementary 78.7
Palo Alto · Grades K-5 · 229 students
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 50%
#997 of 4,688 in California · #10 in Palo Alto
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Greendell —
Palo Alto · Grades K · 15 students
No published test results

Middle schools

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

High schools

3 schools in Palo Alto Unified, best first
1
Henry M. Gunn High 98.4
Palo Alto · Grades 9-12 · 1,713 students
ELA 84%Math 80%Science 79%
#28 of 1,729 in California · #1 in Palo Alto
2
Palo Alto Middle College High 97.7
Los Altos Hills · Grades 9-12
ELA 88%Math 69%
#40 of 1,729 in California
3
Palo Alto High 95.2
Palo Alto · Grades 9-12 · 1,932 students
ELA 76%Math 74%Science 67%
#83 of 1,729 in California · #2 in Palo Alto

Combined schools

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

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