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Juana Briones Elementary

Juana Briones Elementary serves grades K–5 for 260 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

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 9th largest of the 11 Palo Alto Unified School District elementary schools in Palo Alto. Its 20 students per teacher compares with a median of 19.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 317 in 2019–20 to 260 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 49 students. 9% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (22 free, 0 reduced-price). It was eligible for Title I funding without a program in 2019–20. The closest park is Briones Park (next door).

At a glance

Juana Briones Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5

Students260

Teachers13

Students per teacher20

Free or reduced-price lunch9%

School typeRegular School

DistrictPalo Alto Unified School District

Title IEligible for targeted assistance, no program (2019–20)

Enrollment

Students at Juana Briones Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24

Total enrollment by school year

2019–20317
2020–21277
2021–22263
2022–23258
2023–24260

Nearby

Parks near Juana Briones Elementary

All parks

Park · next doorBriones ParkPlayground Park · 0.4 miTerman Park Park · 0.6 miBol Park

Contact

Address, phone and official links

4100 Orme St., Palo Alto 94306

(650) 856-0877

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

State school ID 6048326 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062961004591

Palo Alto Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools

K–5Barron Park Elementary229 students K–5Herbert Hoover Elementary386 students K–5Fairmeadow Elementary441 students K–5El Carmelo Elementary314 students KGreendell15 students K–5Palo Verde Elementary366 students

Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.4 miEllen Fletcher MiddleGrades 6–8 High school · 0.5 miHenry M. Gunn HighGrades 9–12 School · 0.6 miKeys Family Day SchoolGrades K–8 Middle school · 1.1 miJane Lathrop Stanford MiddleGrades 6–8 High school · 1.3 miLiving Widsom High SchoolGrades 9–12 School · 1.3 miAchieve Inc.Grades 1–12

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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