Addison Elementary

Addison Elementary, a tight-knit elementary school in Palo Alto, California, run under Palo Alto Unified, hosts 366 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Addison Elementary sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Palo Alto Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 10,187 students, Addison Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Addison Elementary records that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Addison Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 17% of students at Addison Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Addison Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 73.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Addison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walter Hays Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Addison Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 34% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.