Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062265002782
Almond Elementary
550 Almond Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022 · (650) 917-5400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
41 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
81.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 54.1% | 25.8% | 12.9% | 7.2% |
| Math | 63.1% | 18.5% | 11.3% | 7.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 83.4% |
| 2022-23 | 77.3% | 80.8% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 80.4% |
| 2018-19 | 84.7% | 82.8% |
| 2017-18 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.0% | 77.8% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 82.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Almond Elementary
Almond Elementary's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Elementary this school | 354 | 11.6% | 81.3% |
| Heather Elementary San Carlos | 320 | 10.0% | 67.5% |
| Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 388 | 11.1% | 82.1% |
| Mariposa San Carlos | 322 | 10.9% | 84.1% |
| Sutter Elementary Santa Clara | 314 | 14.6% | 67.7% |
| Christa McAuliffe Saratoga | 358 | 9.8% | 78.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Almond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #173 of 5,151 | #32 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #183 of 5,172 ▼ 56 | #35 of 226 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #280 of 5,172 ▼ 59 | #33 of 226 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,212 of 5,116 | #91 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #4,236 of 5,915 | #180 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #403 of 5,352 | #27 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #420 of 5,354 | #28 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #5,429 of 5,625 | #215 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #524 of 3,837 | #47 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
+31 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 18.8 | 19.4:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 17.7 | 19.9:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 21 | 24.2:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | N/A | N/A | 9% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Almond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (508 to 354); teachers down 9% (21 to 19).
About Almond Elementary
Almond Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Los Altos, California. Federal data show 354 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Los Altos Elementary has 3,368 students spread across 9 schools.
The biggest share of students at Almond Elementary, 39%, is Asian. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 17% Hispanic, and 16% multiracial. That is in line with Santa Clara County, where about 41% of residents are Asian. The diversity index for Almond Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 19 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.6:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 12%. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Almond Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Almond Elementary are 8.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.3% actual, 72.8% predicted).
Census data for Santa Clara County show the median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Almond Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Almond Elementary is closest to Los Altos High, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Almond Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count increased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.6 students per teacher, compared with 20.2 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Almond Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Altos Elementary
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
- Loyola ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Springer ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Los Altos
- Los Altos HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Bullis CharterElementary · 997 students
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Montclaire ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
Other Almond Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Almond Elementary. Almond Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Almond ElementaryFontana, CA · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Los Altos High0.4 mi · 2,170
- Mariano Castro Elementary0.9 mi · 248
- Covington Elementary0.9 mi · 404
- Gabriela Mistral Elementary0.9 mi · 366
- Springer Elementary0.9 mi · 365
- Isaac Newton Graham Middle0.9 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About Almond ElementaryHow large is Almond Elementary?
Almond Elementary enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Almond Elementary serve?
Almond Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Almond Elementary have?
Almond Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Almond Elementary?
Student demographics at Almond Elementary are roughly 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 39% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Almond Elementary?
Almond Elementary is overseen by Los Altos Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.