Palo Alto High (Palo Alto Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Palo Alto High is a High in Palo Alto, CA. It currently serves 1932 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Palo Alto Unified School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1932
Number of Teachers: 115
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.83

Location Info

Location: 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301
Mailing Address: 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94301-2321
Phone: (650)329-3701
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 479
Grade 11 466
Grade 12 520
Grade 9 467
Gender/Sex of Palo Alto High Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 1026 53.11
Female 904 46.79
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Palo Alto High Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.05
Asian 698 36.13
Black or African American 34 1.76
Hispanic/Latino 265 13.72
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 26 1.35
Two or more races 232 12.01
White 674 34.89
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 374 36.45
Black or African American 21 2.05
Hispanic/Latino 145 14.13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17 1.66
Two or more races 125 12.18
White 344 33.53
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.11
Asian 324 35.84
Black or African American 13 1.44
Hispanic/Latino 120 13.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 1.00
Two or more races 107 11.84
White 330 36.50

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 189 39.46
Black or African American 10 2.09
Hispanic/Latino 73 15.24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 1.46
Two or more races 52 10.86
White 148 30.90
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 155 33.26
Black or African American 12 2.58
Hispanic/Latino 57 12.23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1.07
Two or more races 72 15.45
White 164 35.19
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.19
Asian 178 34.23
Black or African American 7 1.35
Hispanic/Latino 66 12.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.77
Two or more races 55 10.58
White 209 40.19
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 176 37.69
Black or African American 5 1.07
Hispanic/Latino 69 14.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 2.14
Two or more races 53 11.35
White 153 32.76