# Palo Alto Unified

Palo Alto Unified is a unified district in Santa Clara County, California. Reading proficiency is 82.3%, +0.1 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 79.6%, +0.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/palo-alto-unified |
| County | Santa Clara |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 18 |
| Students | 10,187 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 16:1 |
| Average spending per student | $31,608 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,383 (13.5%) |
| English Learners | 1,174 (11.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 82.1% | 5,214 |
| 2024 | 80.5% | 5,211 |
| 2025 | 82.3% | 5,170 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 79.0% | 5,259 |
| 2024 | 78.2% | 5,246 |
| 2025 | 79.6% | 5,230 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 49.6% | 86.5% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | 85.6% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | 87.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.2% | 84.4% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | 83.9% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | 85.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.5% | 85.2% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | 84.1% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | 85.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.9% | 80.7% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | 80.4% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | 82.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Kamhi | Board Member | akamhi@pausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Josh Salcman | Board Member | jsalcman@pausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Rowena Chiu | Vice President | rchiu@pausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Shana Segal | Board Member | ssegal@pausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Shounak Dharap | President | sdharap@pausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Herbert Hoover Elementary | Palo Alto | 91.8% | 92.8% | 92.3% | -3.3 | -2.3 |
| 2 | Juana Briones Elementary | Palo Alto | 90.2% | 89.3% | 89.8% | +15.8 | +7.9 |
| 3 | Ohlone Elementary | Palo Alto | 84.7% | 91.3% | 88.0% | -1.4 | +6.5 |
| 4 | Fairmeadow Elementary | Palo Alto | 86.9% | 85.7% | 86.3% | +8.1 | +4.9 |
| 5 | Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle | Palo Alto | 86.8% | 83.0% | 84.9% | +2.9 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Lucille M. Nixon Elementary | Stanford | 85.6% | 82.6% | 84.1% | -9.1 | -7.3 |
| 7 | Ellen Fletcher Middle | Palo Alto | 87.8% | 78.1% | 82.9% | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Henry M. Gunn High | Palo Alto | 84.3% | 80.4% | 82.4% | +1.6 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Palo Verde Elementary | Palo Alto | 77.8% | 83.0% | 80.4% | -5.7 | -3.3 |
| 10 | Duveneck Elementary | Palo Alto | 81.7% | 76.6% | 79.2% | -4.0 | -9.2 |
| 11 | Palo Alto Middle College High | Los Altos Hills | 87.5% | 68.8% | 78.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | Walter Hays Elementary | Palo Alto | 76.0% | 79.2% | 77.6% | -1.5 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Escondido Elementary | Stanford | 75.7% | 78.7% | 77.2% | -0.7 | +3.9 |
| 14 | Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle | Palo Alto | 78.8% | 74.3% | 76.6% | -0.7 | +1.1 |
| 15 | Palo Alto High | Palo Alto | 75.8% | 73.7% | 74.8% | +0.9 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Addison Elementary | Palo Alto | 76.1% | 73.1% | 74.6% | -1.5 | -2.7 |
| 17 | El Carmelo Elementary | Palo Alto | 74.0% | 72.9% | 73.5% | -1.3 | -4.7 |
| 18 | Barron Park Elementary | Palo Alto | 61.9% | 63.0% | 62.4% | -8.7 | +1.6 |