5 East Palo Alto Area Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020

EAST PALO ALTO, CA — The beginning of the school year is a good time to do a little research on how your teachers stack up against others — whether you’re sending your children to kindergarten for the first time or if they’re preparing to graduate.

Niche, which rates everything in education, has created a list of what it considers the schools with the best teachers in the East Palo Alto area.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on seven factors: academic grades, parent/student surveys on teachers, teacher absenteeism, teacher salary index, teachers in their first or second year, average teacher salary and the student-teacher ratio.

Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Carlmont High School has the best teachers in the East Palo Alto area, according to the rankings. With 2,152 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 22:1, Carlmont High School had an A rating in teachers and A+ overall Niche grade.

Menlo-Atherton High School followed in second place with a total of 2,401 students and a 19:1 student-teacher ratio. It was given an A rating in teachers and an A+ overall Niche grade.

Here are the top 5 schools in the East Palo Alto area with the best teachers:

1. Carlmont High School
2. Menlo-Atherton High School
3. Summit Preparatory Charter High School
4. Woodside High School
5. East Palo Alto Academy