Summary:
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle is a highly-rated public middle school located in Palo Alto, California, serving 996 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District, which is ranked 39th out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 16-97 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For the 2023-2024 school year, 82.09% of students were proficient or better in ELA, 81% in Math, and 78.57% in Science, compared to the state averages of 47.04%, 35.54%, and 30.7%, respectively. The school's performance is strong across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.
Nearby schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, such as Frank S. Greene Junior Middle and Ellen Fletcher Middle, also perform very well academically. However, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle generally outperforms these nearby schools in both academic achievement and student group performance. This exceptional performance may be attributed to the school's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and the affluent student population it serves, with only around 10% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Palo Alto Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
33rd of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,581
Students who attend Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.5
Number of students: 996
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
46.1%
White:
26.7%
Hispanic:
11.9%
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Two or more races:
11.8%
African American:
2.1%
Pacific Islander:
1.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.9%
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