English as a Second Language (ESL)

Do you need to improve your English to get a job or a promotion? Apply for citizenship? Communicate with your children’s teachers? Become more confident and self-reliant? Whether your goals are personal or professional, the Palo Alto Adult School ESL program offers a wide-range of free classes to help you. For additional fee-based English classes, please see the English Enrichment section.

To enter our FREE classes, new students must register for a placement test. Registration for the ESL Placement Test for our Spring 2025 session is now full and closed. ESL FALL Quarter ESL Placement Test registration starts on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. If you have questions, or for more details, please call the ESL office at (650) 494-2326, or send us an email at esl@pausd.org.