Palo Alto High School - Palo Alto, California/CA

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Palo Alto High School

50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA, 94301-2321 -

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Definition of Terms

Palo Alto High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Santa Clara County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1728 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 433 students

Grade 10 - 433 students

Grade 11 - 426 students

Grade 12 - 436 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	20%	8%
% Hispanic	7%	39%
% Black	5%	9%
% White	62%	36%
% Unknown	6 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Palo Alto Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	7
Number of Students Managed	10,756 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$135,546,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$145,106,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,602	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$13,491	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Paly senior Lynnelle Ye's game theory beats out the competition (San Jose Mercury News)
posted on November 28, 2009 at 05:32:22 am
If you had two countries fighting an all-out cyberwar, attempting to destroy each other by dismantling pieces of the other side's technological networks, you might be looking at something like what Palo Alto High School senior Lynnelle Ye has been working on.
School crisis expert to speak at Paly Tuesday (Palo Alto Weekly)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 10:49:31 pm
School crisis and recovery expert Marleen Wong will speak about suicide prevention, youth depression and crisis support Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Haymarket Theatre at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road. by Chris Kenrick
Palo Alto residents push for park playground accessible to everyone (San Mateo County Times)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:24:51 pm
Eight-year-old Fabiana Garcia loved making pretend feasts in a play kitchen at Palo Alto's Johnson Park when she was younger. But each time she made a new dish, she had to bring it out to her dad as he waited off to the side.
Paly 'egg war' suspensions may be scrubbed (Palo Alto Weekly)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 06:04:41 pm
Students who were suspended for participating in Palo Alto High School's "egg wars" have been told the suspensions will be removed from their permanent records if they behave well for the rest of the school year, parents report. by Chris Kenrick
Miss California USA crown eludes Paly grad (Palo Alto Weekly)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 10:34:21 pm
Enduring a grueling schedule this weekend, Palo Alto High School graduate and "Miss Palo Alto" Amy Rogg remained upbeat despite failing to win the title of Miss California USA Sunday afternoon. "I'm happy just to be in it," Rogg, 23, told the Weekly in an interview Sunday night. ==B Photos by Kyle Terada.== by Royston Sim