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Palo Alto Unified

Unified school district, grades PK-12 · Santa Clara County

81%of district students met the reading (ELA) standard, 2026
80%met the math standard, 2026
20schools on the map
10,100students enrolled in these schools, 2025-26
$3.37Mmedian typical home value across school ZIP codes

In spring 2026, 81% of Palo Alto Unified students met the reading standard and 80% met the math standard. In reading, that is 22 points above the Santa Clara County average and 32 points above the California average. District reading results in 2026 were about the same as in 2024. Schools in Palo Alto Unified are in Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Stanford. District boundaries come from the California Department of Education's 2024-25 data; each school's attendance zone is set by the district.

Palo Alto Middle College High: 80% met reading standardHenry M. Gunn High: 82% met reading standardPalo Alto High: 82% met reading standardAddison Elementary: 78% met reading standardHerbert Hoover Elementary: 91% met reading standardEl Carmelo Elementary: 71% met reading standardOhlone Elementary: 84% met reading standardEscondido Elementary: 79% met reading standardFairmeadow Elementary: 85% met reading standardDuveneck Elementary: 73% met reading standardGreendell: no reading resultJuana Briones Elementary: 82% met reading standardPalo Verde Elementary: 76% met reading standardPackard Children's Hospital/Stanford: no reading resultWalter Hays Elementary: 77% met reading standardFrank S. Greene Jr. Middle: 80% met reading standardJane Lathrop Stanford Middle: 85% met reading standardLucille M. Nixon Elementary: 81% met reading standardBarron Park Elementary: 62% met reading standardEllen Fletcher Middle: 84% met reading standard
Map of Palo Alto Unified. Dots are schools, colored by the share of students who met the 2026 reading standard (darker is higher). Gray outlines are neighboring districts. Boundaries: California Department of Education, 2024-25.

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District test scores, 2024 to 2026

Share of Palo Alto Unified students who met or exceeded the standard
SubjectSpring 2024Spring 2025Spring 2026Change
Reading (ELA)81%82%81%+1 pt
Math78%80%80%+2 pts

Compared with nearby averages

Spring 2026Reading (ELA)Math
Palo Alto Unified81%80%
Santa Clara County60%54%
California49%38%

Elementary schools

RankSchoolReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Herbert Hoover ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-591%92%$3.37M
2Fairmeadow ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-585%86%$3.37M
3Ohlone ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-584%85%$2.06M
4Juana Briones ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-582%93%$3.37M
5Lucille M. Nixon ElementaryStanford · Grades K-581%85%$3.21M
6Escondido ElementaryStanford · Grades K-579%77%$3.21M
7Addison ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-578%74%$4.34M
8Walter Hays ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-577%74%$4.34M
9Palo Verde ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-576%78%$2.06M
10Duveneck ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-573%76%$2.06M
11El Carmelo ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-571%68%$3.37M
12Barron Park ElementaryPalo Alto · Grades K-562%66%$3.37M
13GreendellPalo Alto · Grades P-Kn/an/a$2.06M

Middle schools

RankSchoolReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Jane Lathrop Stanford MiddlePalo Alto · Grades 6-885%84%$3.37M
2Ellen Fletcher MiddlePalo Alto · Grades 6-884%77%$3.37M
3Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddlePalo Alto · Grades 6-880%76%$2.06M

High schools

RankSchoolReading (ELA)MathUC admits, fall 2025Typical home value (ZIP)
1Palo Alto HighPalo Alto · Grades 9-1282%78%265$4.34M
2Henry M. Gunn HighPalo Alto · Grades 9-1282%81%260$3.37M
3Palo Alto Middle College HighLos Altos Hills · Grades 9-1280%60%n/a$5.06M

K-12 schools

RankSchoolReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Packard Children's Hospital/StanfordPalo Alto · Grades K-12n/an/a$3.19M