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Greendell

4120 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303 · (650) 856-0833 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–KGELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL26 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
26
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
3 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten26100%
Student demographics
White
935%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
415%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
1038%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
312%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
1558%
Female
1142%

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Where Greendell ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Clara County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
26#5,828 of 5,915#255 of 255
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 2024-25
Enrollment
26
-261 (-91%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 50
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526213.0:112% (3)
2023-2415115.0:120% (3)
2022-2334217.0:19% (3)
2020-212872014.3:115% (43)
2017-18935.217.9:123% (21)
2015-16100333.3:13% (3)
2010-1178N/AN/A0% (0)
2000-0150316.7:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greendell.

Since 2017-18: students down 72% (93 to 26); teachers down 62% (5.2 to 2).

About Greendell

In Palo Alto, California, part of Santa Clara County, Greendell is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 26 students covers kindergarten. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.

Palo Alto Unified includes 20 schools. Together they enroll 10,187 students.

Greendell's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 38%. The remaining students are 35% White, 15% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The county population is about 41% Asian, within a few points of the school.

The teaching staff at Greendell is 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. About 12% of students, or 3, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.

Within Santa Clara County, median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.

The closest public school to Greendell is Herbert Hoover Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Greendell is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.

Federal counts for Greendell: 287 students in 2020-21, 26 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.3:1 to 13.0:1.

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Santa Clara County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Greendell
District
Palo Alto Unified
Address
4120 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone
(650) 856-0833
County
Santa Clara County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–KG
Total enrollment
26
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
3 (12%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
062961007797
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Greendell
What is the total enrollment at Greendell?
Greendell enrolls approximately 26 students in grades KG-KG.
What age range does Greendell serve?
Greendell serves students from grade KG through grade KG.
How many students per teacher at Greendell?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Greendell.
How diverse is Greendell?
Greendell reports a student body of 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Greendell public or private?
Greendell is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palo Alto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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