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Ellen Fletcher Middle — Rating & test scores

655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto · 572 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 92

StrongScope Score · 96th percentile. Higher than 96 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 84% and 77% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 546 in English, 538 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Ellen Fletcher a good middle school?

Strong. Ellen Fletcher is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in math and attendance. Ellen Fletcher is in the middle on progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9784%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9777%
English, Advanced9851%
Math, Advanced9863%

Progress in a year, 2025

English50+1 pts
Math80+11 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance906 in 100
Ellen Fletcher’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Palo Alto Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 51% of students tested in English and 63% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Ellen Fletcher’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 546 in English, 538 in math. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Ellen Fletcher say about itself?

We haven’t read Ellen Fletcher’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 1 point higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+1

point higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Asian203−2 points
White129+6 points
Hispanic or Latino85+4 points
English learners83−3 points
Low-income74+1 points

Math

+11

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Asian203+20 points
White128+8 points
Hispanic or Latino85−11 points
English learners83+2 points
Low-income73−10 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 499 students in English, 498 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 1 point above that expected score, and in math 11 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 43rd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ellen Fletcher. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 4.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Georgina P. BlachLos Altos Elementary · by addressScope Score 10099th
  2. Ardis G. EganLos Altos Elementary · by addressScope Score 10099th
  3. Jane Lathrop StanfordNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9498th
  4. Ellen FletcherScope Score 9296th
  5. Frank S. Greene Jr.Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9196th
  6. La EntradaLas Lomitas Elementary · by addressScope Score 9196th
  7. Isaac Newton GrahamMountain View Whisman · by addressScope Score 8690th
  8. CrittendenMountain View Whisman · by addressScope Score 8588th
Palo Alto UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Ellen Fletcher compare with schools like it?

Ellen Fletcher’s Scope Score is 92. 152 California middle schools, counting Ellen Fletcher, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 88. Ellen Fletcher’s result is higher than 119 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 152

  1. Students from low-income families: 10%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 9%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 17%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 10%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 15%

    South Pasadena Middle

    South Pasadena

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

152 California public middle schools where 8% to 20% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 8% to 20% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ellen Fletcher’s share. The count includes Ellen Fletcher. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 88% to 84% and math from 78% to 77%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202685%84%84%Ellen FletcherThis school83%Palo Alto UnifiedDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202684%80%80%Palo Alto UnifiedDistrict77%Ellen FletcherThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Palo Alto Unified’s line combines its 3 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Palo Alto Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringEllen FletcherPalo Alto UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201784%85%48%696
201883%84%49%670
201986%83%50%635
202288%83%47%506
202388%83%46%510
202485%82%46%544
202588%84%49%548
202684%83%49%546
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringEllen FletcherPalo Alto UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201780%84%37%703
201882%84%37%669
201981%82%38%636
202281%77%31%504
202379%78%32%509
202477%78%33%542
202578%79%36%548
202677%80%37%538

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

84%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

123351
Palo Alto Unified83%California49%

Math

77%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9141463
Palo Alto Unified80%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 84% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 77% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

School patterns · grades 6–8 · spring 2026

High ceiling
A high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced83%83%86%
Advanced45%59%52%
Proficient38%24%34%
Developing level14%11%10%
Minimal3%6%4%
Tested183167196
California48%51%49%
Difference+35+32+37

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced79%81%73%
Advanced60%68%61%
Proficient19%13%12%
Developing level16%12%14%
Minimal5%7%13%
Tested183161194
California37%38%36%
Difference+42+43+37

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school51%33%12%4%546
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Palo Alto Unified52%31%11%6%2,235
Math, grades 6–8 · This school63%14%14%9%538
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Palo Alto Unified64%16%11%9%2,244

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 546 tested in English, 538 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 44% of students. 32 of 587 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

6in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (32 of 587 students).

At the average Palo Alto Unified middle school: 7 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.0% of students were suspended at least once (12 of 595). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

572

students in grades 6–8.

Asian 44%White 28%Hispanic or Latino 13%Two or more races 10%Black or African American 3%

Family income

14%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 78 of 572. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

47

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

85% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

68%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (15 of 22 students).

Palo Alto Unified: 63%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
2 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (4 of 191).
Grades 7–8
7 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (28 of 396).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian44%
White28%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Two or more races10%
Black or African American3%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 33 of 38.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races59 tested93%California 62%
  • Asian248 tested93%California 75%
  • White150 tested85%California 62%
  • Hispanic or Latino68 tested54%California 39%
  • Low-income71 tested49%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities46 tested37%California 14%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 37% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 14% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 54% in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Palo Alto Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 71 tested in English, 66 in math
English49%−150%+1039%
Math24%−1741%−226%
Asian · 248 tested in English, 247 in math
English93%+192%+1875%
Math91%−293%+2071%
White · 150 tested in English, 145 in math
English85%−186%+2362%
Math74%−882%+2450%
Hispanic or Latino · 68 tested in English, 69 in math
English54%+450%+1539%
Math35%−338%+1025%
Two or more races · 59 tested in English, 57 in math
English93%+192%+3162%
Math91%+685%+4150%
Students with disabilities · 46 tested
English37%+631%+2314%
Math43%+1231%+3310%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Palo Alto Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Ellen Fletcher. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Palo Alto Unified.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

Where does the money go?

$36,598 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Palo Alto Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $15 million.

$36,598

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$22,668
The school’s share of district office costs
$13,930
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,410
  • Ellen Fletcher$36,598
  • Palo Alto Unified middle schools$35,129
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Palo Alto Unified’s yearly plan

$15million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$6million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • High Quality Teaching and Learning$7 million
  • Equity and Excellence$6 million
  • Attendance and Wellness$2 million

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $15 million of $369 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Palo Alto Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Ellen Fletcher like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94306. They are not figures for the families at Ellen Fletcher.

Typical household income in a year

$210,000

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94306.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
27,183
Typical age
42.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
81%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Ellen Fletcher. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?24% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (66 students tested); the same group across California: 26%
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?63% scored Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (538 students tested); California: 21%
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Ellen Fletcher, and how do I get in?

Ask Palo Alto Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Juana Briones Elementary
    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Ellen Fletcher Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile
  3. High
    Henry M. Gunn High
    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Juana Briones Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 94 · Strong · 98th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lucille M. Nixon Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 97 · Strong · 99th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Barron Park Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 82nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Herbert Hoover Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 99 · Strong · 99th percentile · elementary · 2026

    63% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Ohlone Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 97 · Strong · 99th percentile · elementary · 2026

    63% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Henry M. Gunn High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 96 · Strong · 98th percentile · high · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Henry M. Gunn High
Henry M. Gunn HighScope Score 96 · Strong · 98th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Henry M. Gunn High. UC records 74 enrollees from Henry M. Gunn High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 28 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Henry M. Gunn High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 87% of the students who finished high school at Henry M. Gunn High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

74 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 28 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Henry M. Gunn High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Ellen Fletcher?

Address
655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto 94306Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Melissa HowellAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Palo Alto Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Ellen Fletcher a good middle school?

Ellen Fletcher Middle has a Scope Score of 92. It scored higher than 96 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 96th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 7 in 100 at the average Palo Alto Unified middle school. 2.0% of students (12 of 595) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 1 point higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 499 students in English, 498 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 49% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Ellen Fletcher Middle in Palo Alto scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Ellen Fletcher Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Henry M. Gunn High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Henry M. Gunn High: Scope Score 96, Strong, 98th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #77 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 3 in Palo Alto Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math57%9442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math81%8323%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+42 scale-score pts4320%
Chronically absent6 in 100675%
Suspension rate2.0% (12 of 595)575%
English learners: top level58%975%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–269296#77California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–195 in 1002.2% (15 of 681)+2
2021–22not on filenot on file−3
2022–23not on filenot on file+4
2023–247 in 1003.5% (20 of 571)−1
2024–259 in 1004.5% (27 of 603)−2
2025–266 in 1002.0% (12 of 595)−1

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English54651%84%
2026 · Math53863%77%
2025 · English54852%88%
2025 · Math54863%78%
2024 · English54456%85%
2024 · Math54262%77%
2023 · English51056%88%
2023 · Math50964%79%
2022 · English50655%88%
2022 · Math50461%81%
2019 · English63555%86%
2019 · Math63665%81%
2018 · English67050%83%
2018 · Math66967%82%
2017 · English69647%84%
2017 · Math70364%80%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English16784%
2025 · Grade 7 · English18690%
2025 · Grade 8 · English19588%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math16780%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math18681%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math19573%
2024 · Grade 6 · English17689%
2024 · Grade 7 · English19580%
2024 · Grade 8 · English17388%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math17479%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math19576%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math17377%
2023 · Grade 6 · English18185%
2023 · Grade 7 · English15889%
2023 · Grade 8 · English17191%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math18176%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math15882%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math17078%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15888%
2022 · Grade 7 · English16489%
2022 · Grade 8 · English18487%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15884%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math16381%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math18378%
2019 · Grade 6 · English20984%
2019 · Grade 7 · English21489%
2019 · Grade 8 · English21283%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math20979%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math21581%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math21284%
2018 · Grade 6 · English22783%
2018 · Grade 7 · English21485%
2018 · Grade 8 · English22979%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math22883%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21584%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math22678%
2017 · Grade 6 · English21287%
2017 · Grade 7 · English24084%
2017 · Grade 8 · English24482%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math21983%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math24078%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math24479%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide19645%26%26%3%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income7149%−1+10
Asian24893%+1+18
White15085%−1+23
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+1499Average+11498Accelerated
English-only students+1269not categorized+8268not categorized
Asian−2203Average+20203Exceptional
White+6129Accelerated+8128Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+485Average−1185Moderate
English learners−383Average+283Average
Low-income+174Average−1073Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−371not categorized+371not categorized
Two or more races+768Accelerated+2268Exceptional
Students with disabilities−1248Moderate−248Average
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+815Accelerated+115Average
English learners only+512not categorized+112not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
59%
exceeded standard · 89% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 176 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
52%
Advanced · 86% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 196 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 175 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

499 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

498 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (27 of 603) → 2025–26 · 2.0% (12 of 595) · −2.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Male5 in 1004 in 100−1 in 100
Asian3 in 1003 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino17 in 1007 of 77—
Two or more races1 of 832 of 59—
White2 in 1008 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities11 of 8114 of 75—
English learners3 of 343 of 30—
Low-income12 of 9312 of 81—
All students5 in 1006 in 100+1 in 100
Black or African American—2 of 17—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$24,917 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,754 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$37 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 572

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,373 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 572

District current expense · FY 2024–25$33,959 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$208,876,54063.43%63%
Instruction support$33,628,70110.21%10%
Student services$31,091,5229.44%10%
Administration$23,177,7167.04%7%
Buildings & maintenance$29,957,6669.10%9%
Other$2,561,5940.78%1%
Total$329,293,739100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $329,293,739 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$24,917 per pupil
2020$22,497 per pupil
2019$23,038 per pupil
2018$20,962 per pupil
2017$19,648 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94306 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94306 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$210,000
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)81%
ZIP-area population27,183
Median age42.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94306 →

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