Palo Alto High School

Palo Alto High School
Address
50 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto , Santa Clara , California 94301 United States
Coordinates	37°26′13″N 122°09′25″W / 37.437°N 122.157°W / 37.437; -122.157
Information
School type	Public, comprehensive high school
Founded	1898
School district	Palo Alto Unified School District
Oversight	Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
Superintendent	Don Austin[1]
Principal	Brent Kline[2]
Staff	117.60 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,010 (2021–22)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	17.73[3]
Color(s)	Green & White
Mascot	Vikings
Newspaper	The Campanile
Feeder schools	Greene Middle School JLS Middle School
Website	www.paly.net

Palo Alto Senior High School, commonly referred to locally as "Paly",^[4] is a comprehensive public high school in Palo Alto, California. Operated by the Palo Alto Unified School District, the school is one of two high schools in the district, the other being across town: Gunn High School, with which Paly has a rivalry.

Palo Alto High School was originally established as a private school in 1894. The school was later established as a public school four years later, and a new campus was built in 1918. The school's property is adjacent to Stanford University, who provided the land for the school.

The school admits roughly 500 students each year and features various extracurriculars, including a variety of student-led publications, glassblowing, robotics, and a theater program. It is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School.^[5]