Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO ALTO UNIFIED·NCES 062961004586
Duveneck Elementary
705 Alester Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94303 · (650) 322-5946 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- FThree-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
21.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
51 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
81.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
76.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.9% | 22.8% | 10.6% | 7.8% |
| Math | 58.7% | 17.9% | 10.9% | 12.5% |
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 | 81.7% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 83.2% |
| 2022-23 | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2021-22 | 83.7% | 91.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.7% | 79.7% |
| 2018-19 | 81.5% | 86.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.8% | 89.4% |
| 2016-17 | 81.7% | 84.3% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | 87.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Duveneck Elementary
Duveneck Elementary's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duveneck Elementary this school | 376 | 13.6% | 81.0% |
| Beach Park Elementary Foster City | 347 | 14.7% | 74.0% |
| Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 388 | 11.1% | 82.1% |
| Soleado Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 443 | 13.3% | 87.4% |
| Walter Hays Elementary Palo Alto | 305 | 17.0% | 78.1% |
| College Park Elementary Irvine | 430 | 19.3% | 71.6% |
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 Duveneck Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #184 of 5,151 | #34 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #355 of 5,172 ▼ 217 | #58 of 226 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #199 of 5,172 ▼ 12 | #26 of 226 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #212 of 5,116 | #25 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #3,987 of 5,915 | #158 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,686 of 5,352 | #104 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #531 of 5,354 | #42 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #5,366 of 5,625 | #203 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #2,349 of 3,837 | #141 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
376
+36 (+11%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 376 | 17.7 | 21.3:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 18.2 | 19.2:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 17.6 | 19.7:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 24.3 | 17.7:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | N/A | N/A | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 13 | 30.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duveneck Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (430 to 376); teachers down 27% (24.3 to 17.7).
About Duveneck Elementary
Duveneck Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Palo Alto Unified, located in Palo Alto, California. It enrolled 376 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
The Palo Alto Unified system has 20 schools and 10,187 students.
The most common group at Duveneck Elementary is Asian students, at 44%. The school is also 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is close to the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. Duveneck Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Duveneck Elementary, 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.3:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 21.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 14% of enrollment. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for Duveneck Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.6% at Duveneck Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.0%.
Santa Clara County has these Census figures: the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools and roughly 230,059 students.
Nearest public school: Walter Hays Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Duveneck Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Duveneck Elementary's enrollment climbed 11%, to 376. The school's ratio rose from 17.9:1 to 21.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- Walter Hays Elementary0.7 mi · 305
- Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle0.8 mi · 732
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- East Palo Alto Academy0.9 mi · 278
- Addison Elementary0.9 mi · 366
- Ohlone Elementary1.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Duveneck ElementaryHow large is Duveneck Elementary?
Duveneck Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
Is Duveneck Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Duveneck Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Duveneck Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Duveneck Elementary.
How diverse is Duveneck Elementary?
Duveneck Elementary reports a student body of 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 44% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Duveneck Elementary in?
Duveneck Elementary is part of Palo Alto Unified.
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