Elementary school · Palo Alto Unified School District

Herbert Hoover Elementary

Herbert Hoover Elementary serves grades K–5 for 386 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

Nov11
No School - Veterans's DayWednesday · All dayKey date
Nov20
Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
Dec18
Early Release DayFriday · All dayKey date
Jan4
Teacher Work Day - Grades 9-12Monday · All dayKey date
Jan18
No School - Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday · All dayKey date
Feb12
No School - Local HolidayFriday · All dayKey date

Coming up

Nov5
SEDAC MeetingThursday · 12:00 PM · Palo Alto District Office – Board Room
Nov6
End of 1st TrimesterFriday · All day
Nov10
Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
Nov20
BPRC MeetingFriday · 8:30 AM · Palo Alto District Office – Aspen Room
Dec15
Regular Board MeetingTuesday · 6:30 PM · Board Room, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto
Dec18
End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester (84 Days)Friday · All day
Jan4
Staff Development Day - Grades TK-8Monday · All day
Jan19
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 3rd largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 20.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.9 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 386 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 72 students. 5% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (19 free, 1 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Mitchell Park (0.1 mi).

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