Addison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.4% |
| Met Standard | 20.0% |
| Below Standard | 25.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Addison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 49.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 54.2% | 22.0% | 76.3% |
| 4th | 68 | 57.4% | 14.7% | 72.1% |
| 5th | 61 | 55.7% | 24.6% | 80.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 48.3% | 21.7% | 70.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 59.7% | 20.8% | 80.6% |
| 5th | 61 | 50.8% | 16.4% | 67.2% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.3