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School Comparison

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
vs.
Costano Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
Costano Elementary
  • Costano Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (212 vs. 147).
  • Costano Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (53 vs. 13).
  • Costano Elementary reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (1 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Costano Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (212 vs. 147).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Costano Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (53 vs. 13).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Aspire East Palo Alto Charter reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Costano Elementary (0.63 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

12 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Aspire East Palo Alto Charter

1 metric was reported by Aspire East Palo Alto Charter. Comparable data for Costano Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
919:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
$22,398.5
Costano Elementary
$33,564.14
Local revenue share
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
38.2%
Costano Elementary
63.3%
State revenue share
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
44%
Costano Elementary
22.5%
Federal revenue share
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
17.8%
Costano Elementary
14.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
27.6%
Costano Elementary
48.8%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
San Mateo County
$156,000
San Mateo County
$156,000
Poverty rate
San Mateo County
6.5%
San Mateo County
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
San Mateo County
53.1%
San Mateo County
53.1%
Unemployment rate
San Mateo County
3.6%
San Mateo County
3.6%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.