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Addison Elementary

Addison Elementary serves grades K–5 for 338 students in Palo Alto Unified School District.

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Next day off: Wed, Nov 11 · No School - Veterans's Day · All days off

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Key dates

  1. No School - Veterans's DayWednesday · All dayKey date
  2. Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
  3. Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
  4. Teacher Work Day - Grades 9-12Monday · All dayKey date
  5. No School - Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday · All dayKey date
  6. No School - Local HolidayFriday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. SEDAC MeetingThursday · 12:00 PM · Palo Alto District Office – Board Room
  2. End of 1st TrimesterFriday · All day
  3. Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
  4. BPRC MeetingFriday · 8:30 AM · Palo Alto District Office – Aspen Room
  5. Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
  6. End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester (84 Days)Friday · All day
  7. Staff Development Day - Grades TK-8Monday · All day
  8. Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto

Last checked Oct 31, 2026, 3:06 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 6th largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 19.9 students per teacher matches the median for those schools. Enrollment fell from 391 in 2019–20 to 338 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 3, with 68 students. 18% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (57 free, 3 reduced-price). It ran a targeted Title I assistance program in 2019–20. The closest park is Scott Park (0.3 mi).

At a glance

Addison Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students338
Teachers17
Students per teacher19.9
Free or reduced-price lunch18%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPalo Alto Unified School District
Title ITargeted assistance program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Addison Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K59
  • 150
  • 256
  • 368
  • 458
  • 547
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20391
  • 2020–21319
  • 2021–22332
  • 2022–23331
  • 2023–24338
Nearby

Parks near Addison Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.3 miScott ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.3 miHeritage ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.4 miBowling Green Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

650 Addison Ave., Palo Alto 94301

(650) 322-5935

Palo Alto Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6048193 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961004579

Palo Alto Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Walter Hays Elementary295 studentsK–5Duveneck Elementary349 studentsK–5Ohlone Elementary448 studentsK–5El Carmelo Elementary314 studentsK–5Palo Verde Elementary366 studentsK–5Barron Park Elementary229 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

School · 0.4 miSt Elizabeth Seton SchoolGrades Pre-K–8School · 0.5 miCastilleja SchoolGrades 6–12High school · 0.7 miPalo Alto HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.0 miFrank S. Greene Jr. MiddleGrades 6–8School · 1.3 miLiving Wisdom School Of Palo AltoGrades K–12School · 1.4 miThe Vr SchoolGrades 1–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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