Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Henry M. Gunn High School
Public · Palo Alto · Santa Clara County · 1,606 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 5% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
79
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 98% of California high schools
+28.0 pp above peer median (51)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 64
2025 · 79
-16%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-12.8 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-3%)
~1462
5-yr projected enrollment (144 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Henry M. Gunn High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 79 vs. a peer median of 51.
- ▸Henry M. Gunn High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 85 in 2020 to 79 in 2025 — a 6-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 16% (477→401 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1462 by 2029 — about 144 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Senior High School | Public | 70 | -8% |
| Palo Alto High | Public | — | -2% |
| Woodside High School | Public | 32 | -2% |
| Monta Vista High School | Public | 86 | -31% |
| Los Altos High | Public | 54 | +4% |
| Lynbrook High School | Public | 86 | -5% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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