How does Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle compare to other middle schools in Palo Alto?

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 74.8/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 63% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,950 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle?

63.5% of students at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 84.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle?

5.3% of students at Jane Lathrop Stanford 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.

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

Q: Is Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Palo Alto Unified Palo AltoSanta Clara County94306

📍 480 East Meadow Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

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

1,025 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

68 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

44.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 100 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.2%

White24.5%

Asian50.2%

Black1.4%

Other12.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	63.5%
Met Standard	21.4%
Below Standard	15.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

63.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 46.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.2 points above the Palo Alto Unified district average of 59.3%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.8 points higher (vs 48.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 44.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

63.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

84.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,950

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	324	59.0%	28.1%	6.8%	6.2%	87.0%
7th	323	61.6%	26.0%	7.1%	5.3%	87.6%
8th	322	52.2%	33.5%	7.8%	6.5%	85.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	329	67.8%	12.8%	12.5%	7.0%	80.5%
7th	324	74.7%	12.7%	7.1%	5.6%	87.3%
8th	328	65.5%	15.6%	11.0%	7.9%	81.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Fairmeadow Elementary

77.599th pctile

Palo Verde Elementary

71.395th pctile

El Carmelo Elementary

66.190th pctile

Also serves area

Herbert Hoover Elementary

82.999th pctile

Ohlone Elementary

78.299th pctile

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Middle

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

74.899th pctile

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High School

Also serves area

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