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How Palo Alto Middle College High compares for families

What families should know about Palo Alto Middle College High.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Santa Clara County Court, Alta Vista High, Milpitas Middle College High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

13.3%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Santa Clara County Court
San Jose
Public 12.7 43
Alta Vista High
Mountain View
Public 3.6 78 +25.8%
Milpitas Middle College High
Milpitas
Public 14.0 55
Bridgepoint High
Newark
Public 13.9 60 -3.2%
Oxford Day Academy
East Palo Alto
Public · charter 7.1 108 +8.0%
Santa Clara County Community
San Jose
Public 12.7 86
San Mateo County Special Education
Redwood City
Public 13.5 22
Mission Valley ROCP
Fremont
Public 14.0

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