Palo Verde Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 58.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 19.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Palo Verde Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
58.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.5 points higher (vs 47.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 42.9% | 28.6% | 71.4% |
| 4th | 59 | 64.4% | 15.3% | 79.7% |
| 5th | 69 | 63.8% | 18.8% | 82.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 60.0% | 30.0% | 90.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 63.3% | 16.7% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 70 | 58.6% | 20.0% | 78.6% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.6