Elementary school · Palo Alto Unified School District
El Carmelo Elementary
El Carmelo Elementary serves grades K–5 for 314 students in Palo Alto Unified School District.
Palo Alto Unified School District calendar
Key dates
- No School - Veterans's DayWednesday · All dayKey date
- Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
- Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
- Teacher Work Day - Grades 9-12Monday · All dayKey date
- No School - Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday · All dayKey date
- No School - Local HolidayFriday · All dayKey date
Coming up
- SEDAC MeetingThursday · 12:00 PM · Palo Alto District Office – Board Room
- End of 1st TrimesterFriday · All day
- Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
- BPRC MeetingFriday · 8:30 AM · Palo Alto District Office – Aspen Room
- Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
- End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester (84 Days)Friday · All day
- Staff Development Day - Grades TK-8Monday · All day
- 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 7th largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 20.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 347 in 2019–20 to 314 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 71 students. 21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (61 free, 4 reduced-price). It ran a targeted Title I assistance program in 2019–20. The closest park is Hoover Park (0.3 mi).
El Carmelo Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at El Carmelo Elementary
Parks near El Carmelo Elementary
Address, phone and official links
3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto 94306
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State school ID 6048235 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961004583
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
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.