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Henry M. Gunn High School

780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94306-3827

Tel: (650)354-8200

Grades: 9-12 | 1,885 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Henry M. Gunn High School serves 1,885 students in grades 9-12.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body.
Henry M. Gunn High School is one of 4 public high schools within Palo Alto, and operates within the Palo Alto Unified School District.

The nearest elementary school is Juana Briones Elementary School (0.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is Terman Middle School (0.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is Los Altos High School (1.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, CA Dept. of Educ.	Henry M. Gunn High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,885 students

% Male / % Female	48% / 52%
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a

Students by Grade

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	:n/a	18:1

	This School	(CA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	39%	11%

% Hispanic	8%	51%

% Black	2%	7%

% White	47%	27%

Unknown	4%	3%


	This School	(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	6%	46%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	2%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Palo Alto Unified School District
	This School's Agency	(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	19	4
Number of Students Managed	11,430 students	1,671 students

District Total Revenue	$177,229,000	$18,546,000

District Expenditure	$186,016,000	$18,340,000

District Revenue / Student	$15,506	$11,099

District Expenditure / Student	$16,274	$10,975

District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Nearby Schools:

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Henry M. Gunn High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Terman Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.4 mi. away

Juana Briones Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.6 mi. away

Santa Rita Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0.7 mi. away

Bullis Charter
Grades: KG-6 | 0.9 mi. away

Ardis G. Egan Junior High School
Grades: 7-8 | 0.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Zip 94306

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