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Costano Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2695 Fordham St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone
(650) 329-2830
District
Ravenswood City Elementary
County
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
348
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Costano Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
46%
4%
46%
0%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
43%
24%
44%
10%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
40%
4%
47%
0%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 66 19.0%
Grade 1 51 14.7%
Grade 2 47 13.5%
Grade 3 44 12.6%
Grade 4 62 17.8%
Grade 5 78 22.4%
Total 348 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.4% 1.2% 23.2%
Black 9.4% 6.2% 5.1%
Hispanic 69.7% 81.7% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.5% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 17.6% 10.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.6% 82.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 81.6% 82.4% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 36,160 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,528.1 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.6% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.8% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,558 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.0% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.0% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.6% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.6% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,235 $24,174,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,715 $2,553,000 4.5%
Staff $1,890 $2,814,000 5.0%
General Administration $1,083 $1,613,000 2.9%
School Administration $1,323 $1,970,000 3.5%
Operation $2,974 $4,429,000 7.9%
Transportation $551 $821,000 1.5%
Other $2,406 $3,582,000 6.4%
Total Support $11,942 $17,782,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,567 $14,246,000 25.3%
Total Expenditures $37,745 $56,202,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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