Grade Trends

Lucille M. Nixon Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Palo Alto Unified

1711 Stanford Ave., Stanford, CA 94305 Map

Math (met standard)
85%
+43 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
81%
+34 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
84%
+49 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
6%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
350
2024-25
Students per teacher
19.0
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 93% state 47% · 2025-26 83% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 80% state 42% · 2025-26 74% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 84% state 37% · 2025-26 87% state 49% · 2025-26 84% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 85% state 41% · 2025-26 81% state 47% · 2025-26 84% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 85% state 41% 81% state 47% 84% state 35%
2024-25 83% state 42% 86% state 46% 83% state 33%
2023-24 88% state 41% 89% state 45% 78% state 33%
2022-23 90% state 40% 95% state 45% 84% state 32%
2021-22 89% state 38% 89% state 45% 79% state 31%
2020-21 83% state 35% 85% state 43% —
2018-19 84% state 44% 87% state 50% 67% state 32%
2017-18 88% state 42% 89% state 49% —
2016-17 83% state 40% 85% state 45% —
2015-16 86% state 39% 84% state 45% —
2014-15 85% state 35% 86% 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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Escondido Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
0.5 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%
Barron Park Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.0 mi
66%
+24 vs state
62%
+15 vs state
61%
+26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2022-23 → 63% in 2025-26 30% 278 Asian 34%
Juana Briones Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.6 mi
93%
+51 vs state
82%
+35 vs state
89%
+54 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 80% in 2022-23 → 88% in 2025-26 11% 260 Asian 49%
El Carmelo Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
1.6 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%
Walter Hays Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
2.1 mi
74%
+31 vs state
77%
+31 vs state
79%
+43 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 75% in 2022-23 → 76% in 2025-26 17% 305 Asian 43%
Fairmeadow Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
2.2 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%
Addison Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
2.2 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%
Oak Knoll Elementary
Grades K–5 · Menlo Park City Elementary
2.3 mi
85%
+43 vs state
84%
+38 vs state
87%
+52 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 77% in 2022-23 → 85% in 2025-26 6% 574 White 57%
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
2.3 mi
92%
+50 vs state
91%
+45 vs state
86%
+50 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 96% in 2022-23 → 90% in 2025-26 7% 389 Asian 77%
Santa Rita Elementary
Grades K–6 · Los Altos Elementary
2.3 mi
77%
+36 vs state
80%
+33 vs state
71%
+36 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 68% in 2022-23 → 76% in 2025-26 19% 326 White 34%