Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Palo Alto Senior High School
Public · Palo Alto · Santa Clara County · 1,828 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
70
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 96% of California high schools
+19.0 pp above peer median (51)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 81
2025 · 70
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-5.2 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-3%)
~1802
5-yr projected enrollment (26 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Palo Alto Senior High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 70 vs. a peer median of 51.
- ▸Palo Alto Senior High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 82 in 2020 to 70 in 2025 — a 12-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 8% (520→477 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1802 by 2029 — about 26 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto High | Public | — | -2% |
| Menlo Atherton High School | Public | 30 | -1% |
| Sequoia High School | Public | 21 | -5% |
| Woodside High School | Public | 32 | -2% |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Public | 79 | -16% |
| Los Altos High | Public | 54 | +4% |
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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