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Fairmeadow Elementary

Fairmeadow Elementary serves grades K–5 for 441 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 2nd largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 21 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.9 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 441 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 97 students. 10% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (41 free, 2 reduced-price). It was eligible for Title I funding without a program in 2019–20. The closest park is Mitchell Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Fairmeadow Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students441
Teachers21
Students per teacher21
Free or reduced-price lunch10%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPalo Alto Unified School District
Title IEligible for targeted assistance, no program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Fairmeadow Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K97
  • 164
  • 269
  • 369
  • 470
  • 572
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20438
  • 2020–21360
  • 2021–22408
  • 2022–23403
  • 2023–24441
Nearby

Parks near Fairmeadow Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.2 miMitchell ParkPlayground · Dog parkPark · 0.5 miRamos ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.6 miRobles ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

500 East Meadow Dr., Palo Alto 94306

(650) 856-0845

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

State school ID 6048268 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961004585

Palo Alto Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Herbert Hoover Elementary386 studentsK–5Palo Verde Elementary366 studentsK–5El Carmelo Elementary314 studentsKGreendell15 studentsK–5Ohlone Elementary448 studentsK–5Juana Briones Elementary260 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.1 miJane Lathrop Stanford MiddleGrades 6–8School · 0.3 miAchieve Inc.Grades 1–12High school · 0.6 miLiving Widsom High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 0.7 miImagination Lab SchoolGrades K–7High school · 0.7 miKehillah Jewish High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 0.7 miKeys Family Day SchoolGrades K–8

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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