Grade Trends

Corte Madera

Grades 4–8 Public District: Portola Valley Elementary

4575 Alpine Rd., Portola Valley, CA 94028 Map

Math (met standard)
83%
+45 state 38% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
85%
+37 state 49% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
70%
+34 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
7%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
252
2024-25
Students per teacher
11.3
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 4 84% state 42% · 2025-26 84% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 71% state 37% · 2025-26 80% state 49% · 2025-26 71% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 90% state 37% · 2025-26 90% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 92% state 38% · 2025-26 90% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 78% state 36% · 2025-26 82% state 50% · 2025-26 69% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 83% state 38% · 2025-26 85% state 49% · 2025-26 70% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 83% state 38% 85% state 49% 70% state 35%
2024-25 83% state 37% 87% state 48% 85% state 33%
2023-24 85% state 35% 86% state 46% 80% state 31%
2022-23 86% state 34% 87% state 46% 76% state 31%
2021-22 82% state 33% 83% state 46% 73% state 30%
2020-21 79% state 32% 82% state 46% 74% state 29%
2018-19 82% state 39% 88% state 51% 75% state 31%
2017-18 83% state 38% 83% state 49% —
2016-17 80% state 37% 83% state 47% —
2015-16 82% state 36% 85% state 47% —
2014-15 83% state 33% 85% state 43% —

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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Ormondale Elementary
Grades K–3 · Portola Valley Elementary
0.9 mi
92%
+45 vs state
88%
+44 vs state
— Average of math, English and science: 90% in 2022-23 → 90% in 2025-26 6% 243 White 65%
La Entrada Middle
Grades 4–8 · Las Lomitas Elementary
4.1 mi
82%
+43 vs state
84%
+35 vs state
69%
+34 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 80% in 2022-23 → 78% in 2025-26 7% 612 White 47%
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
4.4 mi
85%
+43 vs state
81%
+34 vs state
84%
+49 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 89% in 2022-23 → 83% in 2025-26 6% 350 Asian 37%
Oak Knoll Elementary
Grades K–5 · Menlo Park City Elementary
4.5 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%
Gardner Bullis Elementary
Grades K–6 · Los Altos Elementary
4.6 mi
86%
+45 vs state
82%
+35 vs state
83%
+48 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 87% in 2022-23 → 84% in 2025-26 2% 313 White 46%
Escondido Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palo Alto Unified
4.7 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%
La Honda Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Honda-Pescadero Unified
4.8 mi
57%
+20 vs state
65%
+16 vs state
40%
+5 vs state
22% Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 22% 65 White 72%
Las Lomitas Elementary
Grades K–3 · Las Lomitas Elementary
4.8 mi
84%
+37 vs state
77%
+33 vs state
— 5% Average of math, English and science: 85% in 2022-23 → 80% in 2025-26 5% 522 White 42%
Woodside Elementary
Grades K–8 · Woodside Elementary
4.9 mi
86%
+46 vs state
87%
+39 vs state
80%
+44 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 78% in 2022-23 → 84% in 2025-26 7% 385 White 63%