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Ellen Fletcher Middle

Ellen Fletcher Middle serves grades 6–8 for 549 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

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.

Enrollment fell from 640 in 2019–20 to 549 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 7, with 200 students. 12% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (53 free, 10 reduced-price). It was eligible for Title I funding without a program in 2019–20. The closest park is Terman Park (next door).

At a glance

Ellen Fletcher Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students549
Teachers37
Students per teacher14.8
Free or reduced-price lunch12%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPalo Alto Unified School District
Title IEligible for targeted assistance, no program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Ellen Fletcher Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6179
  • 7200
  • 8170
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20640
  • 2020–21562
  • 2021–22506
  • 2022–23515
  • 2023–24549
Nearby

Parks near Ellen Fletcher Middle

All parks
Park · next doorTerman ParkPark · 0.3 miBriones ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.6 miMonroe ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

655 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto 94306

(650) 856-9810

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

State school ID 6118707 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961011454

Palo Alto Unified School District

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
6–8Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle1,025 students6–8Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle760 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.4 miJuana Briones ElementaryGrades K–5High school · 0.5 miHenry M. Gunn HighGrades 9–12School · 1.0 miKeys Family Day SchoolGrades K–8Elementary school · 1.0 miBarron Park ElementaryGrades K–5Elementary school · 1.3 miHerbert Hoover ElementaryGrades K–5High school · 1.4 miLiving Widsom High SchoolGrades 9–12

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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