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What tradition at Fairmeadow Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO ALTO UNIFIED·NCES 062961004585
Fairmeadow Elementary
500 East Meadow Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94306 · (650) 856-0845 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- A-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
19.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
52 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
66%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
86.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2014
Math
85.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points 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 | 67.2% | 19.7% | 9.1% | 4.0% |
| Math | 65.0% | 20.7% | 9.4% | 4.9% |
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 | 86.9% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 82.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 80.8% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.5% | 83.1% |
| 2018-19 | 83.2% | 82.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.4% | 83.5% |
| 2016-17 | 76.2% | 80.4% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 Fairmeadow Elementary
Fairmeadow Elementary's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmeadow Elementary this school | 425 | 12.2% | 83.8% |
| Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 388 | 11.1% | 82.1% |
| Graystone Elementary San Jose | 466 | 8.8% | 81.8% |
| Redwood Shores Elementary Redwood City | 404 | 8.2% | 78.8% |
| Ohlone Elementary Palo Alto | 464 | 8.4% | 86.0% |
| Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 411 | 8.5% | 90.2% |
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 Fairmeadow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #105 of 5,151 | #22 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #84 of 5,172 ▲ 81 | #19 of 226 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #62 of 5,172 ▲ 147 | #11 of 226 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #870 of 5,116 | #13 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,357 of 5,915 | #126 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #895 of 5,352 | #59 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #1,170 of 5,354 | #83 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #5,418 of 5,625 | #211 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,769 of 3,837 | #157 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
425
+65 (+18%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 425 | 21.3 | 19.9:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 19.9 | 20.2:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 25.2 | 18.6:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | N/A | N/A | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 6% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 16 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmeadow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (469 to 425); teachers down 15% (25.2 to 21.3).
About Fairmeadow Elementary
This page covers Fairmeadow Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Palo Alto, California. In all, 425 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Palo Alto Unified runs Fairmeadow Elementary along with 19 other schools, enrolling 10,187 students in total.
At Fairmeadow Elementary, Asian students make up the biggest share, 48%. Smaller groups are 29% White, 16% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Fairmeadow Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fairmeadow Elementary has a ratio of 19.9:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 25 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Among California public elementary schools, Fairmeadow Elementary outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fairmeadow Elementary would score about 72.4%. It scores 83.8%, 11.5 points above that figure.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fairmeadow Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Fairmeadow Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% rise, from 360 to 425.
Fairmeadow Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Palo Alto Unified
- Palo Alto HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Henry M. Gunn HighHigh · 1,643 students
- Jane Lathrop Stanford MiddleMiddle · 1,002 students
- Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleMiddle · 732 students
- Ellen Fletcher MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Ohlone ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Other schools in Palo Alto
- Palo Alto HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Henry M. Gunn HighHigh · 1,643 students
- Jane Lathrop Stanford MiddleMiddle · 1,002 students
- Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleMiddle · 732 students
- Ellen Fletcher MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Ohlone ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle0.1 mi · 1,002
- Herbert Hoover Elementary0.3 mi · 389
- Palo Verde Elementary0.6 mi · 334
- El Carmelo Elementary0.8 mi · 282
- Greendell0.8 mi · 26
- Ohlone Elementary1.2 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmeadow ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairmeadow Elementary?
Fairmeadow Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fairmeadow Elementary serve?
Fairmeadow Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fairmeadow Elementary?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Fairmeadow Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Fairmeadow Elementary?
Student demographics at Fairmeadow Elementary are roughly 29% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 48% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fairmeadow Elementary in?
Fairmeadow Elementary is part of Palo Alto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.