Palo Alto High
General Information
| School Identification Code (CDS): |
43-69641-4335782 |
| Address: |
50 Embarcadero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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| School Type: |
High |
| Grades Taught: |
09-12 |
| Charter School? |
No |
| School District: |
Palo Alto Unified |
| County: |
Santa Clara |
| # of Students in 2009
: |
1500 |
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 - School with API Percentile of 80 or above
 - School with API Percentile between 50 & 80
 - School with API Percentile below 50
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Academic Performance
API State Rank for 2009
-- #23
|
School |
District |
State |
| API Growth Score |
899 |
920 |
755 |
| Statewide Rank Percentile |
98% |
|
|
| Similar School Rank Percentile |
80% |
|
|
SAT State Rank for 2009
-- #7
|
School |
District |
State |
State
Percentile |
Score |
| SAT Total |
99% |
1917 |
1921 |
1502 |
| SAT Reading |
100% |
630 |
625 |
495 |
| SAT Math |
99% |
655 |
664 |
513 |
| SAT Writing |
99% |
632 |
632 |
494 |
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Student Demographics
Total Enrollment in 2009
: 1500 students
Student Ethnicities
|
School |
District |
State |
| Students |
% |
% |
% |
| Native American |
5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
| Asian |
343 |
22.9 |
27.8 |
12.1 |
| Black |
67 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
| Hispanic |
112 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
50.2 |
| White |
973 |
64.9 |
47.8 |
29.5 |
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Teachers
|
School |
District |
State |
| Students |
1500 |
|
|
| Fulltime Equivalent Teachers |
120.4 |
|
|
| Students / Fulltime Equivalent Teachers |
12.5 |
14.9 |
20.9 |
