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Barron Park Elementary School in Palo Alto, CA
(KG-05 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 79
Address
 800 Barron Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Telephone
(650) 858-0508
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City-data.com school rating
79
Students
289
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
17.9
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
72
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
12
School district
Palo Alto Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I targeted assistance eligible school-No program
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary (1.1 miles):

99
Henry M. Gunn High (0.7 miles):

98
Terman Middle (0.9 miles):

98
Juana Briones Elementary (0.6 miles):

97
Fairmeadow Elementary (1.2 miles):

97
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle (1.2 miles):

96
El Carmelo Elementary (0.9 miles):

94
Escondido Elementary (1.2 miles):

89
Barron Park Elementary School:

79
Barron Park Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Santa Clara County:

64
Palo Alto:

95
Barron Park Elementary School:

79

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 289
Enrollment in 2015: 338
Enrollment in 2014: 346
Enrollment in 2013: 346
Enrollment in 2012: 335
Enrollment in 2011: 316
Enrollment in 2010: 322
Enrollment in 2009: 343
Enrollment in 2008: 294
Enrollment in 2007: 315
Enrollment in 2006: 291
Enrollment in 2005: 292
Enrollment in 2004: 244
Enrollment in 2003: 221
Enrollment in 2002: 202
Enrollment in 2001: 198
Enrollment in 2000: 194
Enrollment in 1999: 125

Barron Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05Total
All students424355465647289
Female students171830212217125
Male students252525253430164
Asian students710158112071
Hispanic students1313151420984
Black students22313 - 11
White students11141819171695
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students13 - 21 - 7
Two or More Races students81424221

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 42
1st grade enrollment: 43
2nd grade enrollment: 55
3rd grade enrollment: 46
4th grade enrollment: 56
5th grade enrollment: 47

Barron Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 125 (43.3%)
School:

43.3%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 164 (56.7%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

56.7%
State:

49.6%

Barron Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Asian enrollment: 71 (24.6%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

24.6%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 84 (29.1%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

29.1%
California:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 11 (3.8%)
School:

3.8%
State:

6.1%
White enrollment: 95 (32.9%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

32.9%
California:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 7 (2.4%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

2.4%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 21 (7.3%)
School:

7.3%
California:

4.5%

Barron Park Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 84 (29.1%)
Here:

29.1%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 72 (24.9%)
School:

24.9%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 12 (4.2%)
Barron Park Elementary School:

4.2%
State:

8.6%

Barron Park Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 17.9

Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 3.3
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.3

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

16.1
California:

22.8

Barron Park Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $3,187,420
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 22.9 (Salary Expenditures: $2,310,625)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 13.2 (Salary Expenditures: $554,001)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.1 (Salary Expenditures: $229,409)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2.6 (Salary Expenditures: $252,506)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $269,613

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic55
  • Asian31
  • White16
  • Multirace2
  • IDEA28
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 104 (male: 48, female: 56)
  • Hispanic: 55 (male: 29, female: 26)
  • Asian: 31 (male: 14, female: 17)
  • White: 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 28 (male: 17, female: 11)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.

    Students with disabilities served under IDEA

  • Hispanic26
  • Asian11
  • White17
  • Multirace4
  • LEP29
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 58 (male: 37, female: 21)
  • Hispanic: 26 (male: 19, female: 7)
  • Asian: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
  • White: 17 (male: 7, female: 10)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 29 (male: 16, female: 13)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All52%
  • Males50%
  • Females54%
  • Hispanic12%
ELA students tested: 144
ELA students with scores: 144

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

52%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 29.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 18.8%
Standard Met: 19.4%
Standard Exceeded: 32.6%

All Grades:
29.2%
18.8%
19.4%
32.6%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2440.4, Students tested: 45, Standard Not Met: 24.4%, Nearly Met: 17.8%, Met: 22.2%, Exceeded: 35.6%)
24.4%
17.8%
22.2%
35.6%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2451.1, Students tested: 44, Standard Not Met: 29.6%, Nearly Met: 31.8%, Met: 15.9%, Exceeded: 22.7%)
29.6%
31.8%
15.9%
22.7%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2517.5, Students tested: 55, Standard Not Met: 32.7%, Nearly Met: 9.1%, Met: 20.0%, Exceeded: 38.2%)
32.7%
9.1%
20.0%
38.2%

Barron Park Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All55%
  • Males59%
  • Females50%
  • Hispanic6%
Math students tested: 154
Math students with scores: 154

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

55%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 24.7%
Standard Nearly Met: 20.8%
Standard Met: 24.7%
Standard Exceeded: 29.9%

All Grades:
24.7%
20.8%
24.7%
29.9%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2461.4, Students tested: 50, Standard Not Met: 20.0%, Nearly Met: 16.0%, Met: 34.0%, Exceeded: 30.0%)
20.0%
16.0%
34.0%
30.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2459.5, Students tested: 45, Standard Not Met: 24.4%, Nearly Met: 33.3%, Met: 20.0%, Exceeded: 22.2%)
24.4%
33.3%
20.0%
22.2%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2524.5, Students tested: 59, Standard Not Met: 28.8%, Nearly Met: 15.3%, Met: 20.3%, Exceeded: 35.6%)
28.8%
15.3%
20.3%
35.6%

Barron Park Elementary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 42
CST Science students with scores: 42

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

79%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 4.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 5.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 12.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 36.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 43.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 392.3, Students tested: 42, Far Below Basic: 4.0%, Below Basic: 5.0%, Basic: 12.0%, Proficient: 36.0%, Advanced: 43.0%)
4.0%
5.0%
12.0%
36.0%
43.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 91.9%, Needs Improvement: 8.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
91.9%
8.1%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 74.2%, Needs Improvement: 17.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 8.1%)
74.2%
17.7%
8.1%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 93.5%, Needs Improvement: 6.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
93.5%
6.5%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 91.9%, Needs Improvement: 8.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
91.9%
8.1%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.1%, Needs Improvement: 12.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
87.1%
12.9%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 62, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 88.7%, Needs Improvement: 11.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
88.7%
11.3%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Barron Park Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 126
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 56

Students who met CELDT criterion:

44.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 25
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6

Students who met CELDT criterion:

24.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

400.0
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

284.5
State:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

393.1
State:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

303.4
State:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 16
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7

Students who met CELDT criterion:

44.0%
California:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

428.6
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

403.9
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

434.2
State:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

382.3
California:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 20
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 8

Students who met CELDT criterion:

40.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

476.5
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

455.7
California:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

463.9
California:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

459.0
State:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 26
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 13

Students who met CELDT criterion:

50.0%
State:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

489.5
State:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

467.8
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

501.4
State:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

478.3
California:

478.6
Grade 4:
Student Count: 17
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 10

Students who met CELDT criterion:

59.0%
State:

37.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

545.8
State:

509.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

512.4
State:

490.7
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

547.4
State:

515.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

515.1
California:

502.2
Grade 5:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 12

Students who met CELDT criterion:

55.0%
State:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

563.2
California:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

518.8
California:

514.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

534.7
California:

530.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

511.8
State:

519.1

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Barron Park Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
School:

99.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian97
  • Filipino100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED98
  • LEP98
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 43 out of 43 enrolled)
  • Asian: 97% (tested 26 out of 27 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 46 out of 46 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (tested 37 out of 38 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 98% (tested 43 out of 44 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 30 out of 30 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
School:

100.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 44 out of 44 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 35 out of 35 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 48 out of 48 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 43 out of 43 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 55 out of 55 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 30 out of 30 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Harassment & Bullying:
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(State average from 2,337 schools)
An allegation is a claim or assertion that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically made without proof.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment or bullying and gender-based harassment or bullying. Sexual harassment or bullying is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment or bullying is nonsexual intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on the student's actual or perceived sex, including harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Both male and female students can be victims of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, and the harasser or bully and the victim can be of the same sex. Bullying on the basis of sex constitutes sexual harassment.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of religion refers to intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on actual or perceived religion. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Bullying on the basis of religion constitutes religious harassment.
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex: 1
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex per 1,000 students
Barron Park Elementary School:

3.5
State:

6.8
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of sex: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2

Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sexual orientation: 1
Allegations of harassment or bullying on the basis of sexual orientation per 1,000 students
School:

3.5
State:

1.5


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,415 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic13
  • Asian4
  • White16
  • Multirace2
  • LEP7
  • IDEA10
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 35 (male: 21, female: 14)
  • Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
  • Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
School:

121.1
State:

178.2

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