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Escondido Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

890 Escondido Rd., Stanford, CA 94305 · (650) 856-1337 · Part of Palo Alto Unified School District

Stanford’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Directions
Students
432
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Escondido Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Stanford kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Stanford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Escondido ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency69%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

890 Escondido Rd., Stanford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 185
Grade 270
Grade 376
Grade 469
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
467’20
471’21
447’22
460’23
432’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Hispanic 33%Asian 21%Two or more races 9%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Escondido Elementary from Stanford families.

Other schools in Palo Alto Unified School District

The district →
Ohlone Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
464 students22:1
Fairmeadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
425 students20:1
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
389 students19:1
Duveneck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
376 students21:1
Addison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A
366 students20:1
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanford
A+
350 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Stanford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.