Palo Alto Unified School District

25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto, CA Phone Web

Academic Summary

Schools

12,262

Total Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

81%

Percent Proficient - Math

81%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Living Summary view more

30,510

households

75,684

Total Population

$2,000,000

Average House Value

$2,342

Average Housing Rent

$151,578

Average Household Income

97.88%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

District Overview

Palo Alto Unified School District is a public school district serving Palo Alto area, California. For academic year 2020-2021, 19 schools served 12,262 students through KG to 12^th grade in its 19 schools. A total of 777 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1.

According to the California state assessment result, 81% of students are proficient in Math learning and 81% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.pausd.org (650)329-3700 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto, CA

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

MEGAN FARRELL

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

MEGAN FARRELL

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

MEGAN FARRELL

email phone

Schools in Palo Alto Unified School District

In Palo Alto Unified School District, 19 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.

Addison Elementary View

434 Students

17 Students per teacher

Herbert Hoover Elementary View

396 Students

17 Students per teacher

El Carmelo Elementary View

377 Students

18 Students per teacher

Escondido Elementary View

537 Students

16 Students per teacher

Fairmeadow Elementary View

466 Students

17 Students per teacher

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Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School View

1,202 Students

16 Students per teacher

Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School View

1,118 Students

15 Students per teacher

Ellen Fletcher Middle School View

691 Students

15 Students per teacher

Henry M. Gunn High School View

2,007 Students

16 Students per teacher

Palo Alto High School View

2,072 Students

15 Students per teacher

Greendell View

137 Students

14 Students per teacher

Packard Children's Hospital/stanford View

20 Students

3 Students per teacher

Best Colleges in California

West Los Angeles College VIEW

Culver City, CA

$10,130 ($1,238) Tuition & Fees

Solano Community College VIEW

Fairfield, CA

$8,900 ($1,172) Tuition & Fees

Skyline College VIEW

San Bruno, CA

$11,384 ($1,332) Tuition & Fees

Shasta College VIEW

Redding, CA

$8,277 ($1,197) Tuition & Fees

Santa Monica College VIEW

Santa Monica, CA

$9,316 ($1,156) Tuition & Fees

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Stanford University VIEW

Stanford, CA

$62,484 Tuition & Fees

1,550 SAT Score

California Institute of Technology VIEW

Pasadena, CA

$63,255 Tuition & Fees

Pomona College VIEW

Claremont, CA

$62,326 Tuition & Fees

1,520 SAT Score

Claremont McKenna College VIEW

Claremont, CA

$64,150 Tuition & Fees

1,510 SAT Score

University of Southern California VIEW

Los Angeles, CA

$68,237 Tuition & Fees

1,520 SAT Score

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Clovis Community College VIEW

Fresno, CA

$9,454 ($1,334) Tuition & Fees

Norco College VIEW

Norco, CA

$11,230 ($1,420) Tuition & Fees

Moreno Valley College VIEW

Moreno Valley, CA

$11,230 ($1,420) Tuition & Fees

Woodland Community College VIEW

Woodland, CA

$8,184 ($1,124) Tuition & Fees

West Hills College-Lemoore VIEW

Lemoore, CA

$10,082 ($1,382) Tuition & Fees

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Student Population

A total of 12,262 students are attending Palo Alto Unified School District. By gender, there are 6,439 (52.5%) and 5,817 (47.4%) female students at Palo Alto Unified School District.

By race/ethnicity, 4,714 White (38.4%), 225 Black (1.8%), and4,433 Asian (36.2%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 12.8%	1,569	808	761
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1%	18	12	6
Asian 36.2%	4,433	2,319	2,114
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8%	102	52	50
Black 1.8%	225	134	91
White 38.5%	4,714	2,469	2,245
Two or More Races 9.8%	1,195	645	550
Total	12,256	6,439	5,817

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	422	238	184
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	487	272	215
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	10	4	6
Black	6	2	4
White	332	178	154
Two or More Races	28	14	14
Total	1,292	708	584

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	325	193	132
American Indian/Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	264	182	82
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	21	15	6
Black	66	48	18
White	690	435	255
Two or More Races	129	93	36
Total	1,503	970	533

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 81%	81%	82%	84%	78%	79%	83%	82%	79%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 50%	≥50%	***	***	***	***	*	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander students 91%	91%	90-94%	91%	91%	89%	92%	94%	85-89%
Hispanic students 48%	48%	50-54%	55-59%	40-44%	40-44%	55-59%	45-49%	30-39%
Black students 37%	35-39%	40-59%	21-39%	<50%	<50%	≤20%	≥50%	≥50%
White students 83%	83%	85-89%	86%	80-84%	81%	85%	82%	75-79%
Two or More Races 87%	87%	90-94%	90-94%	75-79%	85-89%	85-89%	85-89%	80-89%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 39%	39%	50-54%	50-54%	35-39%	30-34%	35-39%	25-29%	20-29%
Economically disadvantaged students 41%	41%	35-39%	50-54%	35-39%	35-39%	45-49%	40-44%	40-49%
Limited English proficient students 64%	64%	65-69%	70-74%	65-69%	55-59%	50-54%	50-54%	70-79%
Female students 81%	81%	83%	84%	78%	78%	82%	81%	75-79%
Male students 82%	82%	81%	84%	78%	81%	84%	83%	80%
Homeless enrolled students 30%	21-39%	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status 50%	<50%	***	***	*	*	*	*	*

	Grade
	Overall	5	6	4	3	8	7
White students 87%	85-89%	86%	81%	80-84%	85-89%	82%	87%
Limited English proficient students 45%	70-74%	60-64%	65-69%	55-59%	40-49%	45-49%	55-59%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 87%	91%	88%	87%	85-89%	85-89%	92%	92%
Economically disadvantaged students 45%	45-49%	40-44%	50-54%	25-29%	40-49%	40-44%	50-54%
Black students 50%	<50%	<50%	21-39%	21-39%	≥50%	≥50%	21-39%
Hispanic students 55%	50-54%	45-49%	55-59%	40-44%	50-59%	50-54%	60-64%
Female students 87%	86%	83%	85%	78%	85-89%	84%	88%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 35%	45-49%	35-39%	40-44%	40-44%	30-39%	30-34%	40-44%
All students 85%	83%	81%	80%	74%	85%	82%	85%
Two or More Races 90%	80-84%	80-84%	85-89%	75-79%	≥90%	90-94%	≥95%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy
Male students 82%	80%	80%	75%	70%	82%	79%	83%
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy

Advanced Placement Programs

Total 1,678 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 287 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Palo Alto Unified School District.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Advanced Placement Programs	1,678	41%
Advanced Placement Math	1,218	30%
Advanced Placement Science	781	19%
Advanced Placement Other programs	1,194	29%
SAT/ACT Participation	287	7%

Teachers & Staffs

Total 777 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Palo Alto Unified School District and the students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1. 99.9% of teachers are certified. 96.5% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	777	Students per teacher: 16 to 1
Teachers who are certified	776	99.9%
Teachers who are not certified	1	0.1%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	11	1.4%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	16	2.1%
School counselors	25	Students per counselor: 490 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	-	-
Psychologists	22	-
Social workers	-	-