Kehillah High School is an accredited private high school closely tied to the Jewish community. Just across the street from Palo Alto JCC, Kehillah promotes Jewish values such as chesed (loving kindness), emet (pursuit of truth) and hakarat hatov (gratitude) in all aspects of community life. The school prides itself on academic rigor, while maintaining a robust offering of extracurricular activities, from performing arts to sports and community service.
Hays Walter Elementary School, home of the Wildcats, is a feeder school to Jordan Junior High School and Palo Alto High School. Hays Walter School is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District. The school has high-quality playground areas and is next to a city park.
Gunn is a high school that offers a wide range of academic options for its diversified body of students. In addition to Advanced Placement and honors courses that provide rigorous preparation for college, Gunn also provides numerous resources for students with disabilities or who have limited English proficiency. The athletics program at Gunn is very robust, featuring traditionally popular sports like football and basketball in addition to badminton and golf. It also boasts numerous activities and clubs.
Located on Grendell Elementary School's campus, PreSchool Family is a parent education program serving families with children ages birth through five years. The program started in 1946 and is designed to offer parents an opportunity to learn about parenting and to actively participate in their child's education. For children, the program offers a developmentally appropriate, play-based, educational experience.
Serving Palo Alto Families since 1955, Friends Nursery School is a non-sectarian nursery school. Located in front of The Friends Meeting of Palo Alto on Colorado Avenue with plenty of parking, it specializes in younger children from ages 3 to 5. A nice playground and trees make this a great place to learn.
Hoover offers a more structured alternative to the standard elementary curriculum found in other PAUSD schools. Emphasizing basic academic skills and good study habits, Hoover aims to instill a sense of responsibility, confidence, pride in accomplishment, and a positive self-image in its students. One distinguishing characteristic of Hoover is the strictly enforced behavioral environment, which is kept quiet and orderly. The school also assigns homework for K-5 students.