Grade Trends

El Carmelo Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Palo Alto Unified

3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94306 Map

Math (met standard)
68%
+26 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
71%
+24 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
70%
+34 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
18%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
282
2024-25
Students per teacher
19.3
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 65% state 47% · 2025-26 72% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 71% state 42% · 2025-26 64% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 67% state 37% · 2025-26 75% state 49% · 2025-26 70% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 68% state 41% · 2025-26 71% state 47% · 2025-26 70% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 68% state 41% 71% state 47% 70% state 35%
2024-25 73% state 42% 74% state 46% 60% state 33%
2023-24 70% state 40% 65% state 45% 44% state 33%
2022-23 78% state 39% 75% state 45% 78% state 32%
2021-22 74% state 38% 77% state 44% 64% state 31%
2020-21 74% state 35% 74% state 43% —
2018-19 79% state 44% 80% state 50% 71% state 32%
2017-18 84% state 43% 77% state 49% —
2016-17 83% state 40% 74% state 45% —
2015-16 88% state 39% 86% state 45% —
2014-15 88% state 35% 85% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Fairmeadow Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
0.8 mi
86%
+44 vs state
85%
+39 vs state
79%
+44 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 83% in 2025-26 12% 425 Asian 48%
Barron Park Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
0.9 mi
66%
+24 vs state
62%
+15 vs state
61%
+26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2022-23 → 63% in 2025-26 30% 278 Asian 34%
Palo Verde Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.0 mi
78%
+36 vs state
77%
+30 vs state
70%
+34 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 81% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 13% 334 Asian 52%
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.0 mi
92%
+50 vs state
91%
+45 vs state
86%
+50 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 96% in 2022-23 → 90% in 2025-26 7% 389 Asian 77%
Ohlone Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.0 mi
85%
+43 vs state
84%
+38 vs state
87%
+52 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 85% in 2022-23 → 85% in 2025-26 8% 464 Asian 49%
Juana Briones Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.3 mi
93%
+51 vs state
82%
+35 vs state
89%
+54 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 80% in 2022-23 → 88% in 2025-26 11% 260 Asian 49%
Walter Hays Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.4 mi
74%
+31 vs state
77%
+31 vs state
79%
+43 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 75% in 2022-23 → 76% in 2025-26 17% 305 Asian 43%
Escondido Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.4 mi
77%
+35 vs state
79%
+32 vs state
70%
+35 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 21% 432 White 33%
Greendell
Grades K · Palo Alto Unified
1.5 mi
66%
+31 vs state · 2020-21
71%
+29 vs state · 2020-21
— Not enough years of data 12% 26 Asian 38%
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.6 mi
85%
+43 vs state
81%
+34 vs state
84%
+49 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 89% in 2022-23 → 83% in 2025-26 6% 350 Asian 37%