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Palo Alto High

Regular School · Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto High is a regular school school in Palo Alto, California, serving grades 09–12 with 1,891 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,891
Teachers (FTE)
112.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 709 37%
White 594 31%
Hispanic/Latino 287 15%
Two or more races 233 12%
Black or African American 37 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 29 2%
Not Specified 2 0%
Total enrollment 1,891 1,021M / 868F

English Language Learners: 29 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 85-89% 33.9% 128
Reading Proficiency 85-89% 48.7% 147
Science Proficiency . — —
4-Year Graduation Rate 95.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (33)
1,062 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
398
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
68
3.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,891 100%

Contact & Location

50 Embarcadero Rd.

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Phone: (650)329-3701

District

Palo Alto Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,953

District enrollment: 10,285

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

062961004596

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD