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East Palo Alto Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

East Palo Alto Academy (EPAA) is a small public high school of about 278 students in grades 9-12, operating within its own East Palo Alto Academy District in a community facing significant socioeconomic challenges, yet it is located just miles away from some of the highest-performing schools in California.

The school presents a complex picture with some clear strengths and significant challenges. A major strength is its exceptional work with English Language Learners, where it ranks in the 88th percentile statewide, and it graduates an impressive 98.4% of its students. However, academic proficiency, especially in math, is critically low at just 4.29%, and chronic student absenteeism, though improving, remains high at 32%. This creates a puzzling situation where students are graduating at elite rates despite severe proficiency gaps.

When compared to nearby schools, the contrasts are stark. EPAA is only about two miles from elite schools like Palo Alto High and Menlo-Atherton High, yet it performs far below them academically. Even compared to schools with similar student demographics, such as KIPP Esperanza High, EPAA's math scores are significantly lower. The school's key tasks are to urgently address math instruction, continue reducing absenteeism, and figure out how to extend its proven success with English Learners to boost overall academic achievement.

278

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,846

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Myrtle St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 893-8900

District: East Palo Alto Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

Pacific Islander:

3.6%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

1,632^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1287^th of 1,543East Palo Alto Academy District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1632 of 2162	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1494 of 2159	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1543 of 2170	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1748 of 2123	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1324 of 2133	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	128 of 1085	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	296 of 1064	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.2	698 of 1044	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	115 of 941	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1488 of 1906	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1563 of 1915	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1487 of 1915	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1682 of 1858	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1237 of 1833	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1397 of 1900	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1258 of 1902	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1274 of 1917	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1498 of 1861	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1128 of 1814	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1571 of 2013	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1365 of 2026	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1449 of 2030	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1550 of 1943	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1187 of 1937	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1523 of 1942	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1098 of 1948	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1291 of 1963	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1479 of 1916	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1182 of 1880	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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Schools Near East Palo Alto Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	East Palo Alto Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 893-8900	278	21	12.9	63.3%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	251 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	22.8	1632^nd of 2162 public high schools	24.5%		29.8	1494^th of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	138		8.6		9.3	39.4	39.4	4.3	4.3	$21,846	$2,547	$19,299
KIPP Esperanza High	Public, Charter	9-12	1039 Garden St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	KIPP Esperanza High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 528-1546	194	19	10.2	95.9%	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	185 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.8	973^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.0%		41.1	1220^th of 2159 public high schools	43.5%	247	20.6			21.6	47.5	47.5	32.5	32.5	$42,398	$2,676	$39,722
Oxford Day Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	763 Green St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Oxford Day Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 260-3152	108	3	43.0	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	17.5	1731^st of 2162 public high schools	19.9%		8.8	2129^th of 2159 public high schools	1.4%	398					11.8	11.8	12.5	12.5	$17,593	$3,788	$13,805
Palo Alto High	Public	9-12	50 Embarcadero Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-3701	1,891	113	16.7	13.3%	594 (31.4%)	37 (2.0%)	287 (15.2%)	709 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.5%)	233 (12.3%)	95.4	88^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		94.9	116^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	28	68.5		42.3	66.8	75.8	75.8	73.7	73.7	$30,046	$1,022	$29,024
Menlo-Atherton High	Public	9-12	555 Middlefield Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5311	2,158	120	17.9	33.0%	747 (34.6%)	69 (3.2%)	918 (42.5%)	180 (8.3%)	36 (1.7%)	96 (4.4%)	111 (5.1%)	87	264^th of 2162 public high schools	87.8%		90.7	207^th of 2159 public high schools	90.4%	57		52.6	7.1	51.2	69.3	69.3	50.9	50.9	$18,820	$876	$17,944
Tide Academy	Public	9-12	150 Jefferson Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	212	22	9.4	40.1%	47 (22.2%)	5 (2.4%)	129 (60.8%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	13 (6.1%)	58.6	859^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%		91.6	186^th of 2159 public high schools	91.4%	673		31.8		31.1	60.0	60.0	22.7	22.7	$34,306	$1,433	$32,873
Everest Public High	Public, Charter	9-12	455 Fifth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Everest Public High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 366-1050	224	12	18.4	81.7%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	29.9	1486^th of 2162 public high schools	31.3%		28	1540^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	54			4.6	4.6	45.0	45.0	8.5	8.5	$17,111	$1,701	$15,410
Henry M. Gunn High	Public	9-12	780 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 354-8200	1,643	100	16.4	11.7%	450 (27.4%)	20 (1.2%)	215 (13.1%)	765 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (11.4%)	97.6	42^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.1%		97.8	47^th of 2159 public high schools	97.8%	5	80.3		41.2	78.6	84.4	84.4	80.4	80.4	$30,704	$1,048	$29,656
Summit Preparatory Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	890 Broadway	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 556-1110	293	15	19.5	71.7%	22 (7.5%)	3 (1.0%)	242 (82.6%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	44.8	1145^th of 2162 public high schools	47.0%		62.5	706^th of 2159 public high schools	67.3%	439			20.2	20.2	44.7	44.7	16.7	16.7	$16,405	$846	$15,559
Los Altos High	Public	9-12	201 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-8812	2,170	120	18.1	16.5%	630 (29.0%)	13 (0.6%)	607 (28.0%)	660 (30.4%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	226 (10.4%)	95.8	83^rd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%		95.8	92^nd of 2159 public high schools	95.7%	9			56.6	56.6	78.8	78.8	68.8	68.8	$32,915	$1,283	$31,632

Frequently Asked Questions about East Palo Alto Academy

What is the racial makeup of East Palo Alto Academy?

Students at East Palo Alto Academy are 90% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend East Palo Alto Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended East Palo Alto Academy.

What district is East Palo Alto Academy in?

East Palo Alto Academy District

Is East Palo Alto Academy a good school?

East Palo Alto Academy ranks in the bottom 24.5% of California high schools.

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