Home › California › Palo Alto › El Carmelo Elementary

El Carmelo Elementary

Palo Alto, California · Grades K to 5 · Palo Alto Unified

Public school

About El Carmelo Elementary

Located in Palo Alto, California, El Carmelo Elementary is a public school for kindergarten through grade 5. Enrollment was 282 in the 2024-25 school year. That makes it one of the smaller public and charter elementary schools in Palo Alto. There are about 19.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher (14.6 teachers in all). Families comparing options will find 98 other schools within 5 miles. It is one of 20 schools in Palo Alto Unified. Federal locale data places it in a small city, in Santa Clara County.

Open Houses & Tours

El Carmelo Elementary hasn't posted any open houses, tours, kindergarten roundups or school choice fairs here yet.

Planning a visit? Call the school at (650) 856-0960 to ask about tours, kindergarten registration and open house dates, or sign up below and we'll email you when schools near you post visit dates.

Work at this school? Add your next open house or tour for free. It takes about two minutes.

Add a visit event Get visit alerts

Parent reviews

No reviews yet. If your child goes here, or went here, your experience can help another family decide.

Be the first to review

Every review is checked against our moderation policy before it appears. We never remove a review because it is negative. ParentSchoolReview is owned and operated by School Success. Disclosure.

School facts

Address	3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone	(650) 856-0960
School district	Palo Alto Unified
Grades	K to 5
Students (2024-25)	282
Teachers (full-time equivalent, 2024-25)	14.6
Students per teacher	19.3
Charter school	No
School type	Regular
Level	Elementary
Locale (NCES)	City, small, Santa Clara County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 public school directory and membership files (NCES school ID 062961004583). Details may have changed since the survey. Schools can update them by claiming this profile.

Nearby schools

Keys Family Day SchoolPrivate · Grades K to 8Palo Alto · 0.4 mi The Vr SchoolPrivate · Grades 1 to 12Palo Alto · 0.6 mi Keys Family Day SchoolPrivate · Grades K to 8Palo Alto · 0.7 mi Fairmeadow ElementaryPublic · Grades K to 5Palo Alto · 0.8 mi Jane Lathrop Stanford MiddlePublic · Grades 6 to 8Palo Alto · 0.8 mi Barron Park ElementaryPublic · Grades K to 5Palo Alto · 0.9 mi Living Wisdom School of Palo AltoPrivate · Grades K to 12Palo Alto · 0.9 mi Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddlePublic · Grades 6 to 8Palo Alto · 0.9 mi

The 8 closest public, charter and private schools by straight-line distance, from NCES location data. Listings here are never paid.

Frequently asked questions

What grades does El Carmelo Elementary serve?

El Carmelo Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 5.

How many students attend El Carmelo Elementary?

El Carmelo Elementary reported 282 students in 2024-25, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.

What is the student-teacher ratio at El Carmelo Elementary?

About 19.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 282 students and 14.6 teachers in federal data.

Is El Carmelo Elementary a public or charter school?

El Carmelo Elementary is a traditional public (non-charter) school.

What school district is El Carmelo Elementary in?

El Carmelo Elementary is part of Palo Alto Unified. See all schools in this district at https://parentschoolreview.com/districts/ca/palo-alto-unified/

Where is El Carmelo Elementary located?

El Carmelo Elementary is at 3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94306. The phone number is (650) 856-0960.

How many other schools are near El Carmelo Elementary?

There are 98 other schools within 5 miles of El Carmelo Elementary in our directory.