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Duveneck Elementary

Duveneck Elementary serves grades K–5 for 349 students in Palo Alto Unified School District.

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

Palo Alto Unified School District calendar

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 5th largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 19.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 417 in 2019–20 to 349 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 3, with 69 students. 11% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (37 free, 2 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Eleanor Pardee Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Duveneck Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students349
Teachers18
Students per teacher19.4
Free or reduced-price lunch11%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPalo Alto Unified School District
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Duveneck Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K64
  • 154
  • 246
  • 369
  • 468
  • 548
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20417
  • 2020–21340
  • 2021–22356
  • 2022–23346
  • 2023–24349
Nearby

Parks near Duveneck Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

705 Alester Ave., Palo Alto 94303

(650) 322-5946

State school ID 6048292 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961004586

Palo Alto Unified School District

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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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