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Palo Alto High
A+

Palo Alto High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301 · (650) 329-3701 · Part of Palo Alto Unified School District

Palo Alto’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Mika Ben-Shaul · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,891
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palo Alto High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 53 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Palo Alto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Palo Alto HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9450
Grade 10478
Grade 11468
Grade 12495
Enrollment over time
2,085’20
2,010’21
1,992’22
1,932’23
1,891’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 38%White 31%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 12%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palo Alto High from Palo Alto families.

Other schools in Palo Alto Unified School District

The district →
Ohlone Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
464 students22:1
Escondido Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanford
A
432 students18:1
Fairmeadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
425 students20:1
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
389 students19:1
Duveneck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
376 students21:1
Addison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A
366 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Palo Alto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.