Henry M. Gunn High School
- Public
- Palo Alto
- 432 seniors
- 1,606 students
UC admit rate
80%
260 of 325 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
60%
260 of 432 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
75%
325 of 432 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.9%
27 of 274 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
40 of 261 applicants, fall 2025
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 campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 63 | 13% |
| CSU | 30 | 6% |
| CA private college | 39 | 8% |
| Out of state | 213 | 45% |
| Community college | 69 | 14% |
| Not enrolled | 62 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 414 | 87% |
| Total | 476 | 100% |
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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 84%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 80%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 63%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 63%County median 22%
- Low-income students 10%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Palo Alto Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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