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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 33rd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 38th of 2335 High schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Science (Henry M. Gunn High) | 68.2 | 75.1 | 6.9% |
10th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified) | 64.4 | 67.4 | 3% |
10th Grade Science (California) | 23.2 | 24.1 | 0.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Henry M. Gunn High) | 87.6 | 82.8 | 4.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 85.6 | 78.8 | 6.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Henry M. Gunn High) | 83.3 | 78.6 | 4.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 80 | 75.1 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2006 | 1787 | 10.9% |
African American | 21 | 22 | 4.8% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 885 | 840 | 5.1% |
Hispanic | 184 | 227 | 23.4% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 7 | 50% |
White | 742 | 504 | 32.1% |
Two or More Races | 158 | 181 | 14.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 7.1% | 10.3% | 3.2% |