Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto CA

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Henry M. Gunn High:

SchoolDigger ranks Henry M. Gunn High 12^th of 1290 California public high schools. (See Henry M. Gunn High in the ranking list.)

Palo Alto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Alto Unified 28^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Henry M. Gunn High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.15	9^th	1653	99.5%
2005	90.40	24^th	1901	98.7%
2006	91.90	18^th	1968	99.1%
2007	87.12	55^th	2063	97.3%
2008	87.45	39^th	2117	98.2%
2009	86.28	35^th	2238	98.4%
2010	89.87	34^th	2281	98.5%
2011	85.29	72^nd	2367	97.0%
2012	88.06	45^th	2354	98.1%
2013	87.31	52^nd	2426	97.9%
2015	95.76	58^th	1994	97.1%
2016	97.91	18^th	2039	99.1%
2017	94.80	88^th	2021	95.6%
2018	97.79	27^th	2017	98.7%
2019	98.21	33^rd	2133	98.5%
2021	98.16	12^th	1290	99.1%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Henry M. Gunn High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	995	49	194	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	1280
1989	928	46	210	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	1228
1990	828	42	216	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	1124
1991	804	53	230	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1992	819	52	260	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	1188
1993	803	49	266	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	1187
1994	795	42	291	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	1192
1995	847	42	322	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	1284
1996	847	42	322	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	1284
1997	902	49	366	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	1374
1998	948	57	389	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	1456
1999	955	64	418	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	1508
2000	1002	59	458	73	3	n/a	n/a	0	1595
2001	1079	44	447	78	5	n/a	n/a	1	1654
2002	1104	41	461	78	6	n/a	n/a	13	1703
2003	1104	41	461	78	6	n/a	n/a	13	1703
2004	1019	31	495	92	5	n/a	n/a	76	1718
2005	959	35	556	87	2	n/a	n/a	92	1731
2006	958	35	573	91	1	n/a	n/a	104	1762
2007	924	32	642	92	1	n/a	n/a	158	1849
2008	922	33	648	101	1	n/a	n/a	0	1705
2009	889	32	679	106	1	3	207	0	1917
2010	852	40	714	147	0	2	157	0	1912
2011	883	32	728	143	0	5	94	0	1885
2012	807	29	758	149	0	4	107	0	1854
2013	762	25	782	160	1	2	118	0	1850
2014	771	27	816	173	1	3	113	0	1904
2015	734	27	846	167	2	4	117	0	1897
2016	733	25	876	173	2	4	126	0	1939
2017	733	24	865	167	1	8	121	0	1919
2018	766	22	884	176	2	12	146	0	2008
2019	742	21	885	184	2	14	158	0	2006
2020	686	24	901	203	2	15	165	0	1996
2021	628	28	877	210	3	13	177	0	1936

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Henry M. Gunn High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1280	71.1	18.0	n/a
1989	1228	69.2	17.7	n/a
1990	1124	71.7	15.6	n/a
1991	1131	63.7	17.7	n/a
1992	1188	64.7	18.3	n/a
1993	1187	63.6	18.7	4.7
1994	1192	69.8	17.1	4.4
1995	1284	73.2	17.5	4.8
1996	1284	73.2	17.5	4.8
1997	1374	74.5	18.4	4.5
1998	1456	78.5	18.5	4.3
1999	1508	82.4	18.3	3.4
2000	1595	87.5	18.2	3.2
2001	1654	92.3	17.9	2.3
2002	1703	91.6	18.6	4
2003	1703	91.6	18.6	4
2004	1718	89.3	19.2	3.3
2005	1731	89.7	19.3	3.5
2006	1762	96.5	18.3	4.6
2007	1849	115.9	16.0	4.6
2008	1705	133.5	12.8	6.2
2009	1917	119.2	14.2	6.1
2010	1912	107.3	17.8	6.1
2011	1885	n/a	n/a	8.2
2012	1854	103.9	17.8	n/a
2013	1850	108.0	17.1	6.3
2014	1904	108.5	17.5	7
2015	1897	110.0	17.2	7.4
2016	1939	100.0	19.3	5.9
2017	1919	116.2	16.5	7.1
2018	2008	115.6	17.3	9.2
2019	2006	105.1	19.0	7.1
2020	1996	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	1936	103.6	18.6	8.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Henry M. Gunn High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1280	71.1	18.0	n/a
1989	1228	69.2	17.7	n/a
1990	1124	71.7	15.6	n/a
1991	1131	63.7	17.7	n/a
1992	1188	64.7	18.3	n/a
1993	1187	63.6	18.7	4.7
1994	1192	69.8	17.1	4.4
1995	1284	73.2	17.5	4.8
1996	1284	73.2	17.5	4.8
1997	1374	74.5	18.4	4.5
1998	1456	78.5	18.5	4.3
1999	1508	82.4	18.3	3.4
2000	1595	87.5	18.2	3.2
2001	1654	92.3	17.9	2.3
2002	1703	91.6	18.6	4
2003	1703	91.6	18.6	4
2004	1718	89.3	19.2	3.3
2005	1731	89.7	19.3	3.5
2006	1762	96.5	18.3	4.6
2007	1849	115.9	16.0	4.6
2008	1705	133.5	12.8	6.2
2009	1917	119.2	14.2	6.1
2010	1912	107.3	17.8	6.1
2011	1885	n/a	n/a	8.2
2012	1854	103.9	17.8	n/a
2013	1850	108.0	17.1	6.3
2014	1904	108.5	17.5	7
2015	1897	110.0	17.2	7.4
2016	1939	100.0	19.3	5.9
2017	1919	116.2	16.5	7.1
2018	2008	115.6	17.3	9.2
2019	2006	105.1	19.0	7.1
2020	1996	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	1936	103.6	18.6	8.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Henry M. Gunn High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$14,036

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Henry M. Gunn High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 33^rd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 12^th of 1290 High schools	0.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
10th Grade Science (Henry M. Gunn High)	68.2	78.6	10.3%
10th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified)	64.4	74	9.6%
10th Grade Science (California)	23.2	34.8	11.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Henry M. Gunn High)	87.6	90	2.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)	85.6	89.5	3.9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	59.2	2%
11th Grade Mathematics (Henry M. Gunn High)	83.3	88.3	5.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)	80	87.4	7.4%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	34.4	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2006	1936	3.5%
African American	21	28	33.3%
American Indian	2	3	50%
Asian	885	877	0.9%
Hispanic	184	210	14.1%
Pacific Islander	14	13	7.1%
Two or More Races	158	177	12%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	7.1%	8.9%	1.8%

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

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