Is Addison Elementary a good school?

Addison Elementary ranks 593 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Addison Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 331 students attended Addison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Addison Elementary?

Students at Addison Elementary are 37% White, 27% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Addison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Addison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frank S. Greene Junior Middle High : Palo Alto High

Addison Elementary

Summary:

Addison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palo Alto, California, serving 331 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Palo Alto Unified School District, which is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Addison Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, with impressive academic performance. On the Smarter Balanced Assessments, 74.85% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 73.26% are proficient or better in Mathematics - significantly higher than the state averages. The school's diverse student population includes a significant representation of Asian (27.8%), Hispanic (17.5%), and White (35.6%) students, and its performance across different subgroups is noteworthy, with Asian and White students consistently performing at the top. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is an area of concern.

Addison Elementary's performance is consistently higher than the nearby Palo Alto Unified School District averages across all grade levels and subject areas, as well as significantly higher than schools outside the district, such as Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy and Belle Haven Elementary in the Ravenswood City Elementary School District. However, the school's increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.3% in 2017-2018 to 17.1% in 2022-2023, is an area of concern that the school should address.

Detail:

Public K-5

650 Addison Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301-3206

(650) 322-5935

District: Palo Alto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
593^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,771

Students who attend Addison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
High:	Palo Alto High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 331

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

Asian:

26.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Addison Elementary ranks better than 89.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.68. (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 Addison Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.6%), Asian (26.6%), Hispanic (19%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Addison Elementary is 18.6, which is the 5^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Addison Elementary employs 17.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Addison Elementary is $12,771. 8 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Addison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Addison Elementary 593^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Addison Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Palo Alto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Alto Unified 39^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Addison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.10	231^st	4809	95.2%
2005	97.68	73^rd	4822	98.5%
2006	98.52	22^nd	4818	99.5%
2007	98.00	53^rd	5113	99.0%
2008	96.83	84^th	5113	98.4%
2009	94.20	216^th	5193	95.8%
2010	94.84	140^th	5314	97.4%
2011	95.55	88^th	5377	98.4%
2012	93.46	198^th	5390	96.3%
2013	93.69	206^th	5530	96.3%
2015	96.36	243^rd	5611	95.7%
2016	95.18	304^th	5614	94.6%
2017	95.86	263^rd	5692	95.4%
2018	93.93	378^th	5662	93.3%
2019	92.95	446^th	5789	92.3%
2021	95.62	79^th	1417	94.4%
2022	93.93	445^th	5883	92.4%
2023	94.83	366^th	5874	93.8%
2024	91.68	593^rd	5862	89.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.48	450^th	610	26.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	49.74	2425^th	5173	53.1%
2024	25.23	4354^th	5511	21.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.62	393^rd	5413	92.7%
2019	94.46	261^st	5492	95.2%
2021	94.94	68^th	1267	94.6%
2022	94.65	325^th	5635	94.2%
2023	92.32	479^th	5617	91.5%
2024	86.28	816^th	5605	85.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	87.23	228^th	2585	91.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.34	426^th	5431	92.2%
2019	89.27	625^th	5510	88.7%
2021	94.05	86^th	1272	93.2%
2022	90.29	608^th	5663	89.3%
2023	95.24	287^th	5650	94.9%
2024	92.30	467^th	5636	91.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.70	447^th	1071	58.3%
2019	78.67	162^nd	1149	85.9%
2022	75.75	253^rd	1154	78.1%
2023	77.87	200^th	1190	83.2%
2024	75.57	277^th	1203	77.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	55.94	1839^th	5084	63.8%
2023	89.57	368^th	5098	92.8%
2024	80.31	717^th	5102	85.9%

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Rank History for White students at Addison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.06	74^th	2737	97.3%
2019	87.15	183^rd	2834	93.5%
2022	90.63	88^th	2726	96.8%
2023	88.18	159^th	2662	94.0%
2024	81.17	375^th	2647	85.8%

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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 Addison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	212	13	10	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
1989	241	24	15	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
1990	259	26	22	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1991	281	30	24	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1992	276	31	33	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1993	274	26	38	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1994	275	17	39	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1995	289	12	36	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1996	289	12	36	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1997	312	9	34	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1998	290	13	29	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1999	302	14	27	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2000	306	14	25	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2001	311	15	24	33	0	n/a	n/a	5	388
2002	282	15	27	30	0	n/a	n/a	12	366
2003	282	15	27	30	0	n/a	n/a	12	366
2004	290	9	23	30	2	n/a	n/a	19	373
2005	284	9	28	27	1	n/a	n/a	38	387
2006	273	13	44	24	1	n/a	n/a	52	407
2007	277	9	67	29	1	n/a	n/a	46	429
2008	254	11	61	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	357
2009	259	11	68	30	3	3	69	0	443
2010	269	8	64	39	3	4	56	0	443
2011	296	14	91	39	8	5	3	0	456
2012	305	11	85	43	7	4	18	0	473
2013	292	12	75	50	5	3	31	0	468
2014	269	12	82	59	4	3	50	0	479
2015	234	11	86	67	3	6	56	0	463
2016	242	12	88	70	1	4	58	0	475
2017	218	5	86	65	0	3	60	0	437
2018	212	4	91	67	0	6	55	0	435
2019	187	3	87	66	1	6	52	0	402
2020	168	5	91	70	0	10	47	0	391
2021	136	4	73	60	0	9	37	0	319
2022	141	3	68	64	0	10	46	0	332
2023	121	5	88	63	0	11	43	0	331

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 Addison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	245	12.2	20.0	n/a
1989	290	14.1	20.5	n/a
1990	318	14.0	22.7	n/a
1991	354	16.7	21.1	n/a
1992	361	17.0	21.2	8.6
1993	358	15.5	23.1	7.5
1994	353	17.1	20.6	7.4
1995	361	16.3	22.1	5.5
1996	361	16.3	22.1	5.5
1997	373	17.2	21.7	8.3
1998	354	19.2	18.4	8.2
1999	370	20.9	17.7	6.8
2000	379	21.7	17.5	6.6
2001	388	20.6	18.8	6
2002	366	21.3	17.2	5.9
2003	366	21.3	17.2	5.9
2004	373	20.6	18.1	4.5
2005	387	20.8	18.6	5.4
2006	407	22.3	18.3	6.8
2007	429	27.0	15.9	6.3
2008	357	33.0	10.8	9.2
2009	443	26.0	14.3	6.8
2010	443	25.4	17.4	6.5
2011	456	n/a	n/a	8.1
2012	473	22.0	21.4	n/a
2013	468	23.7	19.7	10.3
2014	479	22.7	21.1	11.5
2015	463	23.0	20.1	12.1
2016	475	22.0	21.5	10.9
2017	437	23.2	18.7	12.6
2018	435	22.6	19.2	15.4
2019	402	21.7	18.4	16.4
2020	391	n/a	n/a	18.4
2021	319	18.0	17.6	16.9
2022	332	18.8	17.6	16
2023	331	17.7	18.6	17.5

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 Addison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	245	12.2	20.0	n/a
1989	290	14.1	20.5	n/a
1990	318	14.0	22.7	n/a
1991	354	16.7	21.1	n/a
1992	361	17.0	21.2	8.6
1993	358	15.5	23.1	7.5
1994	353	17.1	20.6	7.4
1995	361	16.3	22.1	5.5
1996	361	16.3	22.1	5.5
1997	373	17.2	21.7	8.3
1998	354	19.2	18.4	8.2
1999	370	20.9	17.7	6.8
2000	379	21.7	17.5	6.6
2001	388	20.6	18.8	6
2002	366	21.3	17.2	5.9
2003	366	21.3	17.2	5.9
2004	373	20.6	18.1	4.5
2005	387	20.8	18.6	5.4
2006	407	22.3	18.3	6.8
2007	429	27.0	15.9	6.3
2008	357	33.0	10.8	9.2
2009	443	26.0	14.3	6.8
2010	443	25.4	17.4	6.5
2011	456	n/a	n/a	8.1
2012	473	22.0	21.4	n/a
2013	468	23.7	19.7	10.3
2014	479	22.7	21.1	11.5
2015	463	23.0	20.1	12.1
2016	475	22.0	21.5	10.9
2017	437	23.2	18.7	12.6
2018	435	22.6	19.2	15.4
2019	402	21.7	18.4	16.4
2020	391	n/a	n/a	18.4
2021	319	18.0	17.6	16.9
2022	332	18.8	17.6	16
2023	331	17.7	18.6	17.5

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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