Is Almond Elementary a good school?

Yes! Almond Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 213 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Almond Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 365 students attended Almond Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Almond Elementary?

Students at Almond Elementary are 36% Asian, 30% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Almond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ardis G. Egan Junior High High : Los Altos High

Almond Elementary

Summary:

Almond Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Altos, California, serving 353 students in grades K-6. It is part of the highly-ranked Los Altos Elementary School District, which is ranked 17th out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Almond Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 80.83% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 83.42% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school has a diverse student population, with 39.4% Asian, 33.1% White, 10.8% Hispanic, and 10.2% Multi-racial students. Almond Elementary's performance is on par with or exceeds that of other highly-ranked schools in the Los Altos district, such as Gardner Bullis Elementary, Covington Elementary, and Springer Elementary.

Almond Elementary's performance is particularly noteworthy for its White and Multi-racial student subgroups, which rank in the top 50 and top 25 in the state, respectively. Additionally, the school has maintained low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.8% to 7.4% over the past 5 years, significantly lower than the state average. While Almond Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school still performs exceptionally well, indicating that factors beyond socioeconomic status, such as strong teaching, parental involvement, and a supportive learning environment, contribute to its success.

Detail:

Public K-6

550 Almond Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022-2312

(650) 917-5400

District: Los Altos Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
213^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,892

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ardis G. Egan Junior High
High:	Los Altos High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 365

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.4%

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Almond Elementary ranks better than 96.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Los Altos Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.5. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Almond Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (36.4%), White (30.1%), Hispanic (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 12.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Almond Elementary is 19.4. 4 elementary schools in the Los Altos Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Almond Elementary employs 18.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Almond Elementary is $13,892, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Los Altos Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Almond Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Almond Elementary 213^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Almond Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Altos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Altos Elementary 17^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Almond Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	98.67	35^th	4809	99.3%
2005	98.73	18^th	4822	99.6%
2006	98.50	23^rd	4818	99.5%
2007	98.41	28^th	5113	99.5%
2008	97.90	35^th	5113	99.3%
2009	96.38	81^st	5193	98.4%
2010	96.34	60^th	5314	98.9%
2011	95.06	122^nd	5377	97.7%
2012	93.93	157^th	5390	97.1%
2013	94.16	166^th	5530	97.0%
2015	97.10	178^th	5611	96.8%
2016	95.63	268^th	5614	95.2%
2017	96.51	219^th	5692	96.2%
2018	96.30	190^th	5662	96.6%
2019	97.07	141^st	5789	97.6%
2022	96.75	221^st	5883	96.2%
2023	93.68	464^th	5874	92.1%
2024	96.50	213^th	5862	96.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	88.80	16^th	445	96.4%
2024	89.24	22^nd	669	96.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	87.28	222^nd	3246	93.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.78	2829^th	5511	48.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.65	315^th	5413	94.2%
2019	96.59	118^th	5492	97.9%
2022	97.29	119^th	5635	97.9%
2023	94.61	314^th	5617	94.4%
2024	96.66	137^th	5605	97.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.12	106^th	5431	98.0%
2019	95.98	179^th	5510	96.8%
2022	94.02	374^th	5663	93.4%
2023	90.22	604^th	5650	89.3%
2024	93.47	389^th	5636	93.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.44	52^nd	1071	95.1%
2019	82.15	84^th	1149	92.7%
2022	82.73	87^th	1154	92.5%
2023	76.78	230^th	1190	80.7%
2024	76.97	243^rd	1203	79.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.63	1246^th	5102	75.6%

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Rank History for White students at Almond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.91	222^nd	2737	91.9%
2019	88.46	138^th	2834	95.1%
2022	92.98	31^st	2726	98.9%
2023	92.76	33^rd	2662	98.8%
2024	91.91	49^th	2647	98.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Almond Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	406	2	40	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1989	412	5	51	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1990	382	4	59	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1991	343	4	57	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1992	363	13	57	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1993	383	8	65	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1994	366	6	79	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1995	364	23	88	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1996	364	23	88	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1997	391	14	103	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1998	395	9	98	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1999	381	9	100	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
2000	410	9	104	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2001	411	9	109	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2002	403	8	140	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
2003	403	8	140	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
2004	379	4	155	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2005	373	5	184	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2006	361	5	176	26	0	n/a	n/a	3	571
2007	311	0	161	36	0	n/a	n/a	66	574
2008	300	n/a	171	33	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	504
2009	266	0	171	43	0	0	74	0	554
2010	248	0	161	67	0	0	62	0	538
2011	245	0	163	77	0	1	45	0	531
2012	233	0	160	83	1	0	49	0	526
2013	226	0	176	83	1	0	54	0	540
2014	232	0	145	78	3	1	51	0	510
2015	241	1	175	63	3	1	61	0	545
2016	217	0	186	68	2	2	61	0	536
2017	213	2	179	81	1	2	63	0	541
2018	184	4	192	67	0	1	60	0	508
2019	170	5	190	65	0	1	57	0	488
2020	149	7	178	58	0	2	57	0	451
2021	121	2	105	53	0	0	42	0	323
2022	118	5	129	61	0	1	45	0	359
2023	105	3	122	56	1	1	64	1	353
2024	110	3	133	59	0	0	59	1	365

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Almond Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	19.5	23.7	n/a
1989	481	19.5	24.6	n/a
1990	456	19.5	23.3	n/a
1991	422	21.0	20.0	n/a
1992	449	21.3	21.0	2
1993	480	22.3	21.5	2.3
1994	471	20.3	23.2	3.4
1995	499	21.3	23.4	3
1996	499	21.3	23.4	3
1997	530	25.3	20.9	1.7
1998	521	26.0	20.0	3.1
1999	514	27.0	19.0	2.5
2000	552	26.0	21.2	1.1
2001	555	27.0	20.6	1.4
2002	579	27.0	21.4	1.9
2003	579	27.0	21.4	1.9
2004	564	25.2	22.4	2
2005	581	27.0	21.5	1.7
2006	571	26.0	22.0	1.6
2007	574	25.8	22.2	3.1
2008	504	28.0	18.0	3.8
2009	554	26.0	20.5	4.9
2010	538	23.0	23.3	8
2011	531	n/a	n/a	9.2
2012	526	23.0	22.8	11
2013	540	23.1	23.3	10.4
2014	510	23.3	21.8	11.4
2015	545	23.0	23.6	10.5
2016	536	22.0	24.3	8.4
2017	541	22.0	24.5	10.2
2018	508	21.0	24.1	11
2019	488	21.8	22.3	12.9
2020	451	n/a	n/a	11.8
2021	323	16.4	19.6	14.6
2022	359	18.9	18.9	13.6
2023	353	17.7	19.9	11.3
2024	365	18.7	19.4	12.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Almond Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	19.5	23.7	n/a
1989	481	19.5	24.6	n/a
1990	456	19.5	23.3	n/a
1991	422	21.0	20.0	n/a
1992	449	21.3	21.0	2
1993	480	22.3	21.5	2.3
1994	471	20.3	23.2	3.4
1995	499	21.3	23.4	3
1996	499	21.3	23.4	3
1997	530	25.3	20.9	1.7
1998	521	26.0	20.0	3.1
1999	514	27.0	19.0	2.5
2000	552	26.0	21.2	1.1
2001	555	27.0	20.6	1.4
2002	579	27.0	21.4	1.9
2003	579	27.0	21.4	1.9
2004	564	25.2	22.4	2
2005	581	27.0	21.5	1.7
2006	571	26.0	22.0	1.6
2007	574	25.8	22.2	3.1
2008	504	28.0	18.0	3.8
2009	554	26.0	20.5	4.9
2010	538	23.0	23.3	8
2011	531	n/a	n/a	9.2
2012	526	23.0	22.8	11
2013	540	23.1	23.3	10.4
2014	510	23.3	21.8	11.4
2015	545	23.0	23.6	10.5
2016	536	22.0	24.3	8.4
2017	541	22.0	24.5	10.2
2018	508	21.0	24.1	11
2019	488	21.8	22.3	12.9
2020	451	n/a	n/a	11.8
2021	323	16.4	19.6	14.6
2022	359	18.9	18.9	13.6
2023	353	17.7	19.9	11.3
2024	365	18.7	19.4	12.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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