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Henry M. Gunn High

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 98% of California high schools

Summary

Henry M. Gunn High serves 1,643 students in grades 9–12 in Palo Alto, California. Its results are strong across subjects, with 82% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 81% in math and 78% in science in 2025–26. Its clearest academic distinction is math and science: Gunn had the highest scores among nearby schools with current results in both subjects.

Gunn’s math and science results also topped the state by 42 percentage points in each subject and exceeded Palo Alto Unified by 1 point in math and 3 points in science. ELA is strong but less distinctive locally: Gunn’s 82.2% was just below Palo Alto High at 82.3%, and behind Mountain View High at 88.3%. Completion is another strength: Gunn’s 96% graduation rate was 8 points above the state, while its 2% dropout rate was below the state’s 8%. Attendance is worth watching: chronic absenteeism was 12%, 3 points higher than the district’s 10%, though below the state’s 18%.

Over four years, math rose from 79% to 81% and science from 73% to 78%, while ELA edged down from 83% to 82%. Gunn’s advantage over the state narrowed by 3 points in ELA and 2 in math, while the science gap stayed about the same. SchoolDigger ranked Gunn 50th of 2,137 California schools in 2025–26, at the 98th percentile with five stars. Its 16.4 student-teacher ratio is close to the nearby-school average of 17.2. Gunn reported 12% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25; this is an eligibility measure, not a count of students receiving meals. One notable exception to the school’s overall standing is SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students: Gunn was at the 79th percentile in 2025–26, down 17 percentile points from the prior year and below its 98th-percentile overall ranking.

1,643

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,570

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

780 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3827

(650) 354-8200

District: Palo Alto Unified

Feeder schools for Henry M. Gunn High:

Elementary:	Barron Park Elementary
	Fairmeadow Elementary
	Juana Briones Elementary
	Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Middle:	Ellen Fletcher Middle
	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.6%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg79%

California avg42%

50^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Palo Alto Unified

31^st of 968Palo Alto Unified 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
2026	97.0	50 of 2137	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	42 of 2162	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	47 of 2159	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	65 of 2170	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	22 of 2123	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	12 of 1290	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	33 of 2133	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	27 of 2017	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	88 of 2021	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	18 of 2039	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	58 of 1994	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	52 of 2426	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	45 of 2354	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	72 of 2367	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	34 of 2281	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	35 of 2238	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.4	39 of 2117	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.1	55 of 2063	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	18 of 1968	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	90.4	24 of 1901	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.1	9 of 1653	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	70 of 575	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	38 of 585	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	62 of 573	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	48 of 591	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	17 of 581	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	55 of 582	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	38 of 581	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.5	25 of 1161	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	15 of 555	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	53 of 1117	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	1 of 1085	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	37 of 1865	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	34 of 1906	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	45 of 1915	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	57 of 1915	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	33 of 1858	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	9 of 1054	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	36 of 1833	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	27 of 1760	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	161 of 1880	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	123 of 1900	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	158 of 1902	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	100 of 1917	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	104 of 1861	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	490 of 1814	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	93.7	93 of 1742	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	412 of 1999	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	93.7	88 of 2013	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	167 of 2026	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	86 of 2030	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	104 of 1943	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	51 of 1126	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	278 of 1937	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	110 of 1862	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	60 of 1932	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	48 of 1942	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	44 of 1948	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	61 of 1963	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	14 of 1916	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	20 of 1122	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	38 of 1880	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	34 of 1834	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	1 of 588	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	15 of 577	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	25 of 574	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	16 of 541	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	4 of 515	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	13 of 422	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	6 of 366	98.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.8	18 of 1235	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.8	10 of 1252	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	12 of 1216	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	13 of 1197	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	54 of 1132	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	34 of 1155	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	36 of 1173	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	68 of 1193	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	16 of 1204	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	12 of 1222	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	23 of 1173	98.0%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)88th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics81%+42 vs state

Science78%+42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	50^th of 2137 public high schools	97.7%		97.6	42^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.1%	8	79.0		54.6	78.4	82.2	82.2	80.6	80.6	$42,570	$40,014	$2,556
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%)	95.2	83^rd of 2137 public high schools	96.1%		95.8	83^rd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%				66.9	66.9	77.3	77.3	66.5	66.5	$48,017	$47,146	$871
Palo Alto Middle College High	Public	9-12	12345 El Monte Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 949-7771	45	4	11.2	13.3%	9 (20.0%)	1 (2.2%)	7 (15.6%)	22 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)	91.7	169^th of 2137 public high schools	92.1%					(n/a)		53.9		50.0	80.0	80.0	60.0	60.0	$79,121	$76,748	$2,373
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%)	95.5	76^th of 2137 public high schools	96.4%		95.4	88^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%	12	71.1		18.2	68.4	82.3	82.3	77.9	77.9	$40,594	$38,122	$2,472
East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara 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%)								(n/a)
Oxford Day Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	763 Green St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara 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%)								(n/a)
KIPP Esperanza High	Public, Charter	9-12	1039 Garden St.	East Palo Alto	94607	Alameda 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%)	52.9	977^th of 2137 public high schools	54.3%		52.8	973^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.0%	4	21.6			23.1	53.3	53.3	36.7	36.7
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	3535 Truman Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-4602	2,187	118	18.4	12.7%	729 (33.3%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.4%)	661 (30.2%)	1 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	264 (12.1%)	97.8	31^st of 2137 public high schools	98.5%		96.5	70^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%	39			70.3	70.3	88.3	88.3	72.6	72.6	$47,017	$46,142	$875
Alta Vista High	Public	9-12	1325 Bryant Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 691-2433	78	6	13.7	50.0%	6 (7.7%)	2 (2.6%)	51 (65.4%)	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	5 (6.4%)	24.4	1589^th of 2137 public high schools	25.6%		28.1	1523^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.6%	66			7.7	7.7	37.9	37.9	4.4	4.4	$73,593	$66,614	$6,979
Menlo-Atherton High	Public	9-12	555 Middlefield Rd.	Atherton	94025	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%)	85.3	291^st of 2137 public high schools	86.4%		87	264^th of 2162 public high schools	87.8%	27		54.1	26.1	52.9	68.3	68.3	52.5	52.5	$36,894	$36,108	$786

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry M. Gunn High

Is Henry M. Gunn High a good school?

Yes! Henry M. Gunn High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 2137 California high schools.

What district is Henry M. Gunn High in?

Palo Alto Unified

How many students attend Henry M. Gunn High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,643 students attended Henry M. Gunn High.

What is the racial makeup of Henry M. Gunn High?

Students at Henry M. Gunn High are 47% Asian, 27% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Henry M. Gunn High?

Henry M. Gunn High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barron Park Elementary
Elementary : Fairmeadow Elementary
Elementary : Juana Briones Elementary
Elementary : Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Middle : Ellen Fletcher Middle
Middle : Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle

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