Gunn High School

Henry M. Gunn High School is one of two public high schools in Palo Alto, California.HistoryEstablished in 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 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.Gunn High School received national attention in 2009 after five of its students committed suicide over a span of nine months, mainly by walking in front of trains at a nearby crossing. Attempts have since been made to try to improve the emotional health of students attending the school., cluster suicide has remained a problem in the district's high schools.AcademicsGunn offers 22 Advanced Placement classes and 8 Honors classes that count for the weighted Grade Point Average . In May 2010, 657 students took 1820 AP tests. 93% scored 3 or higher and 54% scored a grade of 5. Gunn no longer ranks students, but ranking was previously recorded by decile.PLTWGunn is also host to Project Lead the Way, an organization that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math. Courses from this program include Digital Electronics and Introduction to Engineering Design, as well as Principles of Engineering. However, in the 2012–2013 school year, only Introduction to Engineering Design will be offered. Digital Electronics was cancelled due to low enrollment and Principles of Engineering was cancelled due to funding issues.StatisticsDemographics2015–2016 1,939 students: 1,006 Male, 933 Female