Gunn High School
High school in Palo Alto, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry M. Gunn Senior High School is one of two public high schools in Palo Alto, California, the other being Palo Alto High School.[3]
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Henry M. Gunn High School | |
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Address | |
780 Arastradero Road , 94306 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°24′10″N 122°08′02″W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
Established | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
School district | Palo Alto Unified School District |
Principal | Wendy Stratton[1] |
Teaching staff | 103.64 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,936 (2020-21)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.68[2] |
Area | Northern Santa Clara County |
Color(s) | Red and Black |
Athletics conference | Santa Clara Valley Athletic League CIF Central Coast Section |
Mascot | Timmy the Titan |
Nickname | Titans |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Newspaper | The Oracle |
Yearbook | The Olympian |
Feeder schools | Greene Middle School, JLS Middle School, & Fletcher Middle School |
Website | gunn |
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Established in 1964 (60 years ago) (1964), Gunn High School was named after Henry Martin Gunn, who served as the Palo Alto superintendent from 1950 to 1961. In 1964, the Palo Alto Unified School District announced that it would name the district's third high school after him. The Class of 1966 was the first class to graduate from Gunn High School.[4]
1,993 students attended the school in the 2019–2020 school year.[5] In 1992, the school was honored as a California Distinguished School.