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Henry M. Gunn High School

780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306View on map

  • Public
  • Palo Alto
  • 432 seniors
  • 1,606 students

Henry M. Gunn High School is a public high school in Palo Alto (Palo Alto Unified) with 432 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 325 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

260 of 325 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

60%

260 of 432 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

75%

325 of 432 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.9%

27 of 274 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

40 of 261 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Henry M. Gunn High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    27 of 274 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    40 of 261 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.07)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    54 of 267 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.02)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    46 of 291 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    99 of 284 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    75 of 273 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    162 of 221 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.96)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    120 of 138 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.94)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    106 of 107 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.92)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Henry M. Gunn High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    27%

    48 of 177 admitted

    This school27%Overall30%

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    38%

    49 of 129 admitted

    This school38%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    46%

    33 of 71 admitted

    This school46%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    80%

    100 of 125 admitted

    This school80%Overall80%

  • San Francisco14 pts lower

    83%

    33 of 40 admitted

    This school83%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (476 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

414 of 476 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

93 graduates

Community college

14%

69 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6313%
CSU306%
CA private college398%
Out of state21345%
Community college6914%
Not enrolled6213%
Enrolled in college41487%
Total476100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

35

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

83

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

47% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

85%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

342 of 401 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

76%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

349 of 459 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
  • Foreign language: 11 classes
  • Mathematics: 14 classes
  • Science: 22 classes
  • Social science: 23 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 81%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 60%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 63%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 10%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

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