El Carmelo Elementary

Summary:

El Carmelo Elementary is a public K-5 school in Palo Alto, California, serving a student population of 317. As part of the highly-ranked Palo Alto Unified School District, El Carmelo has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in California, with its highest ranking being 106 out of 1,417 schools in the 2020-2021 school year.

El Carmelo Elementary's students consistently outperform the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 65.32% proficient or better in ELA and 70.17% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, with high rankings for female, male, and English Language Learner students. However, the school's rankings for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students are relatively lower, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Additionally, El Carmelo has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.1% in 2020-2021 to 15.3% in 2022-2023, which is worth monitoring and addressing.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, El Carmelo generally performs well, but there are some notable differences. For example, Lucille M. Nixon Elementary and Herbert Hoover Elementary consistently outperform El Carmelo in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, as well as in overall statewide rankings. Additionally, some nearby schools, such as Fairmeadow Elementary and Juana Briones Elementary, have managed to maintain lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to El Carmelo.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3024 Bryant St.
       Palo Alto, CA  94306-2335


(650) 856-0960

District: Palo Alto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
907th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,289 Help


Students who attend El Carmelo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  317

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
37.5%
White:
25.9%
Hispanic:
22.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details El Carmelo Elementary ranks better than 84.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.96. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Student population at El Carmelo Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.5%), White (25.9%), Hispanic (22.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Carmelo Elementary is 19, which is the 6th best among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Carmelo Elementary is $12,289. 10 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Carmelo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Carmelo Elementary 907th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See El Carmelo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Palo Alto Unified:

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

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Rank History for El Carmelo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 91.55 422nd 4809 91.2%
2005 93.79 282nd 4822 94.2%
2006 93.83 280th 4818 94.2%
2007 93.39 323rd 5113 93.7%
2008 94.95 190th 5113 96.3%
2009 91.77 363rd 5193 93.0%
2010 92.87 277th 5314 94.8%
2011 91.96 318th 5377 94.1%
2012 93.25 208th 5390 96.1%
2013 93.27 234th 5530 95.8%
2015 98.29 72nd 5611 98.7%
2016 97.72 84th 5614 98.5%
2017 95.29 307th 5692 94.6%
2018 94.74 304th 5662 94.6%
2019 94.05 369th 5789 93.6%
2021 93.76 106th 1417 92.5%
2022 94.25 419th 5883 92.9%
2023 94.76 374th 5874 93.6%
2024 85.96 907th 5862 84.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.90 59th 339 82.6%
2019 92.74 2nd 445 99.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.07 147th 3246 95.5%
2019 88.06 196th 3275 94.0%
2024 78.65 259th 3160 91.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.30 1122nd 5173 78.3%
2024 48.10 2521st 5511 54.3%
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Rank History for Female students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.21 140th 5413 97.4%
2019 93.50 320th 5492 94.2%
2021 91.25 129th 1267 89.8%
2022 91.50 552nd 5635 90.2%
2023 92.54 467th 5617 91.7%
2024 86.05 824th 5605 85.3%
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Rank History for Male students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.59 535th 5431 90.1%
2019 92.64 404th 5510 92.7%
2021 92.58 106th 1272 91.7%
2022 94.02 373rd 5663 93.4%
2023 94.87 318th 5650 94.4%
2024 81.70 1015th 5636 82.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.45 247th 1071 76.9%
2019 82.96 66th 1149 94.3%
2022 77.02 225th 1154 80.5%
2023 82.61 95th 1190 92.0%
2024 69.54 419th 1203 65.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.71 1767th 4963 64.4%
2022 60.52 1614th 5084 68.3%
2023 64.95 1404th 5098 72.5%
2024 50.27 2248th 5102 55.9%
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Rank History for White students at El Carmelo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.69 461st 2737 83.2%
2019 75.19 624th 2834 78.0%
2022 86.34 221st 2726 91.9%
2023 77.59 519th 2662 80.5%
2024 43.94 1590th 2647 39.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for El Carmelo Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 230 7 29 16 1 n/a n/a 0 283
1989 242 12 20 22 1 n/a n/a 0 297
1990 253 14 22 25 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1991 260 15 29 28 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1992 251 15 38 26 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1993 263 20 46 30 4 n/a n/a 0 363
1994 288 21 48 32 3 n/a n/a 0 392
1995 304 21 52 30 3 n/a n/a 0 410
1996 304 21 52 30 3 n/a n/a 0 410
1997 303 16 50 33 3 n/a n/a 0 405
1998 257 22 56 32 1 n/a n/a 0 368
1999 263 16 61 36 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2000 260 14 77 33 1 n/a n/a 0 385
2001 233 15 62 34 1 n/a n/a 2 347
2002 214 11 70 43 2 n/a n/a 17 357
2003 214 11 70 43 2 n/a n/a 17 357
2004 174 33 85 46 0 n/a n/a 15 353
2005 171 9 85 49 0 n/a n/a 52 366
2006 155 7 83 56 0 n/a n/a 59 360
2007 144 9 96 58 0 n/a n/a 58 365
2008 146 10 97 52 n/a n/a n/a 0 305
2009 137 11 119 44 0 1 58 0 370
2010 135 9 123 66 1 1 46 0 381
2011 138 12 144 59 1 1 30 0 385
2012 152 12 151 62 1 0 37 0 415
2013 150 10 143 58 2 0 50 0 413
2014 144 10 144 63 2 0 54 0 417
2015 137 6 150 62 1 0 51 0 407
2016 128 4 155 57 1 2 48 0 395
2017 119 4 129 52 0 3 52 0 359
2018 123 2 148 55 0 3 46 0 377
2019 109 7 144 58 0 3 39 0 360
2020 95 11 148 57 0 4 32 0 347
2021 73 8 131 48 1 2 32 0 295
2022 79 8 126 56 1 2 31 0 303
2023 82 4 119 71 0 2 39 0 317

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 El Carmelo Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 283 14.9 18.9 n/a
1989 297 14.0 21.2 n/a
1990 314 15.1 20.7 n/a
1991 332 15.0 22.1 n/a
1992 330 15.2 21.7 8.2
1993 363 17.5 20.7 11.3
1994 392 18.5 21.2 12
1995 410 17.7 23.2 11
1996 410 17.7 23.2 11
1997 405 19.5 20.8 9.4
1998 368 20.5 18.0 8.7
1999 376 21.5 17.5 6.6
2000 385 21.6 17.8 7.3
2001 347 19.8 17.5 6.1
2002 357 20.7 17.2 17.6
2003 357 20.7 17.2 17.6
2004 353 19.7 17.9 6.8
2005 366 19.9 18.4 13.1
2006 360 20.0 18.0 11.6
2007 365 26.0 14.0 11.4
2008 305 28.0 10.9 16.1
2009 370 23.0 13.2 10
2010 381 20.2 18.8 11
2011 385 n/a n/a 10.4
2012 415 19.5 21.1 n/a
2013 413 20.0 20.6 11.4
2014 417 21.0 19.7 12.9
2015 407 19.0 21.4 12.5
2016 395 19.0 20.7 11.4
2017 359 17.1 20.9 14.8
2018 377 19.4 19.3 17.2
2019 360 19.7 18.2 18.6
2020 347 n/a n/a 14.1
2021 295 18.6 15.8 16.9
2022 303 16.8 17.9 16.8
2023 317 16.6 19.0 18

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 El Carmelo Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 283 14.9 18.9 n/a
1989 297 14.0 21.2 n/a
1990 314 15.1 20.7 n/a
1991 332 15.0 22.1 n/a
1992 330 15.2 21.7 8.2
1993 363 17.5 20.7 11.3
1994 392 18.5 21.2 12
1995 410 17.7 23.2 11
1996 410 17.7 23.2 11
1997 405 19.5 20.8 9.4
1998 368 20.5 18.0 8.7
1999 376 21.5 17.5 6.6
2000 385 21.6 17.8 7.3
2001 347 19.8 17.5 6.1
2002 357 20.7 17.2 17.6
2003 357 20.7 17.2 17.6
2004 353 19.7 17.9 6.8
2005 366 19.9 18.4 13.1
2006 360 20.0 18.0 11.6
2007 365 26.0 14.0 11.4
2008 305 28.0 10.9 16.1
2009 370 23.0 13.2 10
2010 381 20.2 18.8 11
2011 385 n/a n/a 10.4
2012 415 19.5 21.1 n/a
2013 413 20.0 20.6 11.4
2014 417 21.0 19.7 12.9
2015 407 19.0 21.4 12.5
2016 395 19.0 20.7 11.4
2017 359 17.1 20.9 14.8
2018 377 19.4 19.3 17.2
2019 360 19.7 18.2 18.6
2020 347 n/a n/a 14.1
2021 295 18.6 15.8 16.9
2022 303 16.8 17.9 16.8
2023 317 16.6 19.0 18

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

El Carmelo Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201495.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%95.0%95.0%95.0%95.0%95.0%
201590.0%2.0%0.0%8.0%98.0%95.0%98.0%98.0%93.0%
201698.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
201788.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%94.0%94.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥95.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Carmelo Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,289

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Carmelo Elementary

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 369th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 374th of 5874 Elementary schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Carmelo Elementary)7072.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)74.183.2
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (El Carmelo Elementary)71.475
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)82.883.6
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Carmelo Elementary)80.367.9
 12.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)8078.8
 1.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (El Carmelo Elementary)81.772.9
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)84.280.7
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Carmelo Elementary)8785.2
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)83.484.5
 1.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (El Carmelo Elementary)82.484.5
 2.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)78.881.3
 2.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (El Carmelo Elementary)7177.6
 6.6%
   5th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified)69.676.6
 7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students360317
 11.9%
African American74
 42.9%
American Indian00
Asian144119
 17.4%
Hispanic5871
 22.4%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White10982
 24.8%
Two or More Races3939
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.6%18%
 0.6%


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Students at El Carmelo Elementary are 38% Asian, 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend El Carmelo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 317 students attended El Carmelo Elementary.

El Carmelo Elementary ranks 907th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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