Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Palo Alto Senior High School
Public · Palo Alto · Santa Clara County · 1,828 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach · Class of 2025
70%
Higher than 96% of California high schools
+26.9 pp above peer median (43.0%)
· Ranked #3 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 80.6%
2025 · 69.9%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-2.1 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~1790
5-yr projected enrollment (38 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Palo Alto Senior High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 9): 70% vs. a peer median of 43%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 16 points since 2018.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 8% (520→477 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1790 by 2029 — about 38 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto High | Public | — | -2% |
| Menlo Atherton High School | Public | 30.1% | -1% |
| Sequoia High School | Public | 21.3% | -5% |
| Woodside High School | Public | 31.7% | -2% |
| Henry M. Gunn High | Public | — | -16% |
| Los Altos High | Public | 54.3% | +4% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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