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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Palo Alto, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Palo Alto based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 70.4% Exceeded Standard, compared to 49.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Herbert Hoover Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 82.9 79.2% 92.3% 6.6% 1.3%
2 Juana Briones Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 78.4 65.5% 89.7% 6.4% 0.0%
3 Ohlone Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 78.1 66.4% 88.0% 7.5% 0.4%
4 Fairmeadow Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 77.6 65.9% 86.2% 7.0% 2.0%
5 Duveneck Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 71.9 58.6% 79.0% 9.6% 1.7%
6 Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 71.3 58.8% 80.4% 9.1% 1.7%
7 Walter Hays Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 71.0 58.8% 77.7% 13.5% 0.6%
8 Addison Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 68.2 54.4% 74.4% 11.6% 1.0%
9 El Carmelo Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 66.1 51.6% 73.3% 8.5% 3.4%
10 Barron Park Elementary
Palo Alto Unified
 Santa Clara 56.5 40.9% 62.4% 18.5% 1.9%

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