Palo Alto Middle College High

Palo Alto Middle College High, a rural-scale high school in Los Altos Hills, California, operated by Palo Alto Unified, teaches 45 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

Palo Alto Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,187 students; Palo Alto Middle College High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Palo Alto Middle College High lists that 49% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Palo Alto Middle College High has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Palo Alto Middle College High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.7%; this one delivers 78.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Santa Clara County shows the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Palo Alto Middle College High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gardner Bullis Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palo Alto Middle College High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Palo Alto Middle College High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 83.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

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