About This School
Public School | Grades 9-12 | Palo Alto Unified
Henry M. Gunn High School is located in Palo Alto, CA and is one of 6 high schools in Palo Alto Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 1885 students in grades 9-12.
Henry M. Gunn High School made AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Henry M. Gunn High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Henry M. Gunn High School had an API growth score of 920 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Henry M. Gunn High School's 2012 base score was 910 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.
In 2010, Henry M. Gunn High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Henry M. Gunn High School's students and teachers. more
Henry M. Gunn High School made AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Henry M. Gunn High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Henry M. Gunn High School had an API growth score of 920 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Henry M. Gunn High School's 2012 base score was 910 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.
In 2010, Henry M. Gunn High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Henry M. Gunn High School's students and teachers. more
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Michelle B: Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful!!! Why has no one written a review on this school yet? This school is a great high school with amazing teachers and hard working pleasant students, I should know I graduated in 05'. Most of the students here go off to have amazing careers because Gunn truly preps you for college and the outside world. There is no bad crowd to fall into at Gunn unlike its sister school Palo Alto High which has some seedy crowds. I wish I could give this school 10 stars because they would really deserve it. People come from all over the Bay to put their children in Gunn. This school is all around amazing!
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 1885
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Henry M. Gunn High School had 8% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. California had 53% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Hispanic
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Palo Alto Unified District Spending
$13,411Per Pupil
The Palo Alto Unified spends $13,411 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 67% on instruction, 32% on support services, 1% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Palo Alto Unified District
18:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2010, Henry M. Gunn High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the CST
What is it?
The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 2 through 11 in English language arts and math, in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science, and in grades 8, 10 and 11 in history/social science. In grades 9 through 11, students may also be assessed in math and science, depending on course enrollment.
How is it Scored?
Students receive one of five ratings: far below basic, below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
About the CAHSEE
What is it?
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is used to measure student mastery of specific skills as determined by the state. Students must pass both sections of the exam in order to graduate from high school.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Each student is assessed in grade 10 in English language arts and math. Students can retake the exam up to five times after grade 10.
How is it Scored?
The CAHSEE is an untimed pass/fail test. The goal is for all students to pass both sections of the test.
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9 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 CST Results for all subjects tested.
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