Palo Alto High School

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Palo Alto High School
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Address
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto
,
Santa Clara
,
California
94301

United States
Coordinates 37°26′13″N122°09′25″W / 37.437°N 122.157°W / 37.437; -122.157
Information
School type Public, comprehensive high school
Founded1898
School district Palo Alto Unified School District
Oversight Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
SuperintendentDon Austin [1]
PrincipalBrent Kline [2]
Staff117.60 (FTE) [3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,010 (2021–22) [3]
Student to teacher ratio17.73 [3]
Color(s)   Green & White
MascotVikings
NewspaperThe Campanile
Feeder schools Greene Middle School
JLS Middle School
Website www.paly.net
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Palo Alto Senior High School, commonly referred to locally as "Paly", [4] is a comprehensive public high school in Palo Alto, California. Operated by the Palo Alto Unified School District, the school is one of two high schools in the district, the other being across town: Gunn High School, with which Paly has a rivalry.

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Palo Alto High School was originally established as a private school in 1894. The school was later established as a public school four years later, and a new campus was built in 1918. The school's property is adjacent to Stanford University, who provided the land for the school.

The school admits roughly 500 students each year and features various extracurriculars, including a variety of student-led publications, glassblowing, robotics, and a theater program. It is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School. [5]

History

Palo Alto Senior High School initially opened in 1894 as a private school. At the time of its opening, the school consisted of 24 students to 3 teachers. The school would later become a public school in 1918. Classes were initially held in the Channing Avenue Grammar School; a three-room high school was later built using funds from a trustee. An expanded campus began construction in 1917 and finished construction by December 1918. [6]

Demographics

2021–22 [3]

WhiteAsianHispanicTwo or More RacesAfrican AmericanPacific IslanderFilipinoAmerican Indian

or Alaska Native

Not Reported
42338913280158830
41.7%34.7%12.9%7.6%1.3%0.7%0.7%0.3%0%

2015–16 [7]

WhiteAsianHispanicTwo or More RacesAfrican AmericanPacific IslanderFilipinoAmerican IndianNot Reported
976602187109662120130
48.9%30.2%9.4%5.5%3.3%1.1%1%0.7%0%

Standardized testing

Advanced Placement (AP) Testing for 2018–19 [3]
AP Test Taking Students: 908 [3]
12345
20852805831140
ACT Scores for 2018–19 [8]
ACT Test Taking Students: 231
English AverageReading AverageMath AverageScience Average
28282828
SAT Scores for 2014–2015 [9]
Critical Reading AverageMath AverageWriting Average
Palo Alto High627657624
District634671634
Statewide489500484
2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 Base API [10] 2013 Growth API [11] Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
9019054

Student media

In October 2014, a new Media Arts Center (MAC) was unveiled at Paly. The MAC is the hub of journalism at Palo Alto High School. [12]

Year-round student publications

These publications have a dedicated class associated with them.

Additional student publications

These publications are clubs but do not have a dedicated class.

Athletics

Titles won by teams from Palo Alto High School range from CIF State Championships in Boys Varsity Basketball in 1993 and 2006, [19] a football Division I state championship in 2010, [20] [21] volleyball Division I state championships in 2010 and 2011, [22] to CCS Championships in Football in 1995, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2022 [23] and countless CCS titles in other sports. In 2010, both the Boys and Girls Lacrosse teams won the inaugural Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships.

Paly has 25 varsity teams, including football, swimming, as well as badminton, softball, basketball, track and field/cross country running, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball, water polo, field hockey, ice hockey, and wrestling teams. [24] The school is also home to several athletic clubs, including an Ultimate Frisbee Club. [25]

Notable alumni

See also

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