Grade Trends

Walter Hays Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Palo Alto Unified

1525 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301 Map

Math (met standard)
74%
+31 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
77%
+31 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
79%
+43 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
17%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
305
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 70% state 47% · 2025-26 80% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 79% state 42% · 2025-26 69% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 71% state 37% · 2025-26 83% state 49% · 2025-26 79% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 74% state 42% · 2025-26 77% state 46% · 2025-26 79% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 74% state 42% 77% state 46% 79% state 35%
2024-25 79% state 42% 76% state 46% 66% state 33%
2023-24 79% state 40% 78% state 45% 84% state 33%
2022-23 76% state 39% 78% state 45% 72% state 32%
2021-22 75% state 38% 73% state 44% 72% state 31%
2020-21 72% state 35% 75% state 43% —
2018-19 83% state 44% 83% state 50% 70% state 32%
2017-18 86% state 42% 79% state 49% —
2016-17 81% state 40% 82% state 45% —
2015-16 86% state 38% 87% state 46% —
2014-15 84% state 35% 84% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Addison Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
0.5 mi
75%
+33 vs state
78%
+32 vs state
66%
+30 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 74% in 2022-23 → 73% in 2025-26 17% 366 White 34%
Duveneck Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
0.7 mi
76%
+34 vs state
73%
+27 vs state
67%
+32 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 83% in 2022-23 → 72% in 2025-26 14% 376 Asian 44%
Ohlone Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.1 mi
85%
+43 vs state
84%
+38 vs state
87%
+52 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 85% in 2022-23 → 85% in 2025-26 8% 464 Asian 49%
El Carmelo Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.4 mi
68%
+26 vs state
71%
+24 vs state
70%
+34 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 69% in 2025-26 18% 282 Asian 36%
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy
Grades K–5 · Ravenswood City Elementary
1.5 mi
9%
−33 vs state
7%
−40 vs state
4%
−31 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 3% in 2022-23 → 7% in 2025-26 89% 276 Hispanic 95%
KIPP Valiant Community Prep
Grades K–8 Charter · KIPP Valiant Community Prep District
1.6 mi
25%
−13 vs state
38%
−10 vs state
24%
−12 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 91% 587 Hispanic 93%
Escondido Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.7 mi
77%
+35 vs state
79%
+32 vs state
70%
+35 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 21% 432 White 33%
Palo Verde Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.8 mi
78%
+36 vs state
77%
+30 vs state
70%
+34 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 81% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 13% 334 Asian 52%
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
Grades K–8 Charter · Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District
1.9 mi
10%
−30 vs state
14%
−34 vs state
10%
−26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 11% in 2025-26 91% 496 Hispanic 86%
Fairmeadow Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
2.0 mi
86%
+44 vs state
85%
+39 vs state
79%
+44 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 83% in 2025-26 12% 425 Asian 48%