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Palo Alto High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,772 students

50 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto CA 94301 (map) | 650-329-3701
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 501
  10th Grade: 419
  11th Grade: 441
  12th Grade: 411

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Palo Alto High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
64%
  State
23%
  County
26%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 183 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Algebra II

School
100%
  State
69%
  County
86%
  District
100%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Biology

School
86%
  State
58%
  County
71%
  District
87%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 405 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

English Language Arts

School
87%
  State
55%
  County
66%
  District
87%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 454 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

General Mathematics

School
13%
  State
17%
  County
6%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

Geometry

School
100%
  State
48%
  County
63%
  District
99%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 233 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
19%
  State
21%
  County
18%
  District
19%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 27 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

World History

School
80%
  State
49%
  County
72%
  District
79%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 451 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
9%
  State
13%
  County
11%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 22 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Algebra II

School
94%
  State
42%
  County
53%
  District
90%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 193 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Biology

School
36%
  State
41%
  County
46%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Chemistry

School
81%
  State
46%
  County
58%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 315 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

English Language Arts

School
78%
  State
48%
  County
58%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 446 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Geometry

School
64%
  State
17%
  County
22%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 185 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
81%
  State
50%
  County
60%
  District
84%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 440 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
100%
  State
76%
  County
88%
  District
98%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Algebra II

School
43%
  State
16%
  County
18%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Chemistry

School
40%
  State
29%
  County
36%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 71.

English Language Arts

School
83%
  State
45%
  County
54%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 428 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Geometry

School
11%
  State
9%
  County
6%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Physics

School
76%
  State
56%
  County
66%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 349 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
95%
  State
50%
  County
68%
  District
95%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 199 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

U.S. History

School
87%
  State
48%
  County
57%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 413 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
58%
  State
33%
  County
42%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 207 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Algebra II

School
71%
  State
33%
  County
45%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 378 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Biology

School
80%
  State
49%
  County
59%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 465 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Chemistry

School
79%
  State
38%
  County
50%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 331 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

General Mathematics

School
13%
  State
28%
  County
29%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Geometry

School
81%
  State
30%
  County
43%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 436 students tested - State percentile rank: 84.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
19%
  State
20%
  County
15%
  District
19%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 27 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Physics

School
76%
  State
52%
  County
66%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 353 students tested - State percentile rank: 73.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
96%
  State
54%
  County
73%
  District
95%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 225 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

World History

School
79%
  State
44%
  County
55%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 459 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 991
Black: 81
Hispanic: 113
Asian: 368
Hawaiian: 9
American Indian: 3
Multi-Ethnic: 207

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 4%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 2%

Other Schools Nearby

Castilleja School (0.36 mi.)
1310 Bryant St, Palo Alto CA 94301

Rocketship Two Public School (0.58 mi.)
550 Kingsley Ave, Palo Alto CA 94301

Addison Elementary School (0.68 mi.)
650 Addison Ave, Palo Alto CA 94301

Discovery Children's House Montessori School (0.85 mi.)
437 Webster St, Palo Alto CA 94301

Walter Hays Elementary School (0.88 mi.)
1525 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto CA 94301

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $97,758 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $1,000,001 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 7,988 (Occupied: 95.9% - Stave Avg: 144,001.9%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1951 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 27% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 94301)
*NR - Not reported

15:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,772 students - 105 teachers)

Palo Alto High School has 15 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 17:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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