Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO ALTO UNIFIED·NCES 062961004594
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
1711 Stanford Ave., Stanford, CA 94305 · (650) 856-1622 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- DThree-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
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
21 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 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
72%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
85.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
82.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 68.9% | 16.7% | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| Math | 68.5% | 14.1% | 10.3% | 7.1% |
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 | 85.6% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 88.6% | 87.6% |
| 2022-23 | 94.6% | 89.9% |
| 2021-22 | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2020-21 | 84.7% | 82.5% |
| 2018-19 | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| 2017-18 | 88.9% | 87.5% |
| 2016-17 | 85.0% | 82.9% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
86.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary's state test result (86.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary this school | 350 | 6.0% | 86.2% |
| Washington Open Elementary Santa Clara | 352 | 8.2% | 78.0% |
| Saratoga Elementary Saratoga | 297 | 3.0% | 87.2% |
| Loyola Elementary Los Altos | 367 | 2.7% | 83.0% |
| Montemalaga Elementary Palos Verdes Estates | 416 | 5.5% | 84.1% |
| Heather Elementary San Carlos | 320 | 10.0% | 67.5% |
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 Lucille M. Nixon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #60 of 5,151 | #14 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #152 of 5,172 ▼ 96 | #32 of 226 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #91 of 5,172 ▼ 58 | #14 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #652 of 5,116 | #55 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #4,279 of 5,915 | #183 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #527 of 5,352 | #35 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #433 of 5,354 | #31 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.0% | #5,562 of 5,625 | #240 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1,334 of 3,837 | #98 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
350
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
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 | 350 | 18.4 | 19.0:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 18.5 | 19.1:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 19.4 | 18.5:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 25.5 | 17.3:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | N/A | N/A | 8% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 6% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucille M. Nixon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (442 to 350); teachers down 28% (25.5 to 18.4).
About Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Stanford, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 350 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Palo Alto Unified runs Lucille M. Nixon Elementary along with 19 other schools, enrolling 10,187 students in total.
At Lucille M. Nixon Elementary, Asian students make up the biggest share, 37%. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Santa Clara County residents are about 41% Asian, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
With 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lucille M. Nixon Elementary, 6% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lucille M. Nixon Elementary lands at A, ahead of 88% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is 10.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 86.2% actual, 76.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Looking at the county, Santa Clara County, median household income comes to about $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 412, with about 230,059 students.
Escondido Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Lucille M. Nixon Elementary. Lucille M. Nixon Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 86.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decrease, from 359 to 350.
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Lucille M. Nixon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lucille M. Nixon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Lucille M. Nixon Elementary.
How diverse is Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 37% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucille M. Nixon Elementary?
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is overseen by Palo Alto Unified in Santa Clara County.
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