Palo Alto High School

50 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301 | (650) 329-3701

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,850

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,850 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 66th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301

School District Details

Palo Alto Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $13,568
Graduation Rate: 96.6%
Dropout Rate: 1.0%
Students Per Teacher: 17.7
Enrolled Students: 11,661

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,850
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 99.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 912 (49.3%)
Females: 938 (50.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 42 (2.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79 (4.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 121 (6.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Palo Alto High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.1%
Black	76	4.1%
Asian	384	20.8%
Hispanic	176	9.5%
White	1,062	57.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
8th Grade	3	0.2%
9th Grade	485	26.2%
10th Grade	492	26.6%
11th Grade	427	23.1%
12th Grade	443	23.9%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

98.0%

District:

97.6%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

1.7%

District:

2.1%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

5.1%

District:

14.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

43.3

District:

51.8

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.2

Number of Certificated Staff: 117.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 98.1%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 1.9%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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