East Palo Alto Academy

Families in East Palo Alto, California, are served by East Palo Alto Academy, a very small high school. Its enrollment is 278 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.

East Palo Alto Academy is administered by East Palo Alto Academy District.

Roughly 90% of students at East Palo Alto Academy are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Pacific Islander and 3% Black. By comparison, San Mateo County residents are about 25% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.

East Palo Alto Academy lists 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 5.2 students per teacher. About 63% of students at East Palo Alto Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County, the school's rate is higher.

In the wider San Mateo County area, median household income comes to about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Mateo County counts 176 public schools with about 82,403 students.

East Palo Alto Academy's nearest public school is Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

East Palo Alto Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. Charter status: East Palo Alto Academy is a public charter school.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, East Palo Alto Academy had a net loss of 91 students, or 25%. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.

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