How does Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle compare to other middle schools in Palo Alto?

Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.5/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,430 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle?

50.5% of students at Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle?

6.5% of students at Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle

Middle School

Palo Alto Unified Palo AltoSanta Clara County94303

📍 750 North California Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

760 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Teachers

52 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 29 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.6%

White30.5%

Asian28.9%

Black2.2%

Other14.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.5%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	23.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 33.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.7 points below the Palo Alto Unified district average of 59.3%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.3 points higher (vs 41.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 20.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

50.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

76.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,430

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	221	49.3%	23.5%	15.4%	11.8%	72.8%
7th	259	39.8%	40.5%	12.4%	7.3%	80.3%
8th	237	49.4%	33.3%	10.6%	6.8%	82.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	221	55.7%	18.1%	12.7%	13.6%	73.8%
7th	258	52.7%	20.2%	17.1%	10.1%	72.9%
8th	234	56.4%	20.1%	9.4%	14.1%	76.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Walter Hays Elementary

71.095th pctile

Addison Elementary

68.293rd pctile

Also serves area

Herbert Hoover Elementary

82.999th pctile

Ohlone Elementary

78.299th pctile

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Middle

Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle

69.596th pctile

This school

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High School

Palo Alto High

81.098th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.