Palo Alto Unified School District generally places students in neighborhood schools closest
to their residence based on the pre-assigned District boundary
lines. If a neighborhood school is full,
the neighborhood school will assign students to nearest school
(that has space) within the District. The following year,
overflow students may return to their neighborhood school (on
a space available basis) or remain in their current school.
Find your neighborhood school with our School
Finder.
Our open enrollment policy allows students to attend Choice or Alternative Programs or transfer to another PAUSD school on a space-available basis.
If you would like your child to enroll in a choice or alternative
program, you must still register your
child with the Central Attendance office for your neighborhood
school.
Grade Placement
When a student enrolls,
in the Palo Alto Unified School District, the Central Attendance
Office assigns the student to a grade level based on the student's
date of birth. Begining the 2012-13 school year the District will implement Transitional Kindergarten classes for incoming Kindengartners based on the students birth month.
Elementary
Student Grade Placement (Kindergarten to 5th Grade)
The assigned Palo Alto
school will then review the child's levels of achievement and
the student's school documents, as provided, to make the appropriate
grade level placement. Begining the 2012 - 2013 school year registered students born between November 2 and December 2, 2007 will be placed in a Transitional Kindergarten classes.
Secondary
Student Grade Placement (6th Grade to 12th Grade)
The assigned Palo Alto
school will match course work with the student's appropriate level
of achievement as documented by transcripts, course descriptions,
and the student's file, sent by the student's previous school.
Revised January 2012
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