How much difference does private school make (vs public) in Palo Alto?
TL;DR (PAUSD vs Harker): Harker doubles your top-50 odds (though there is selection bias), UCs are the most common outcome for PAUSD, and Foothill is smarter than it sounds.
I wanted to get some clarity on what the actual data looks like - expecially comparing public school in Palo Alto with other private schools in the bay area. Fortunately, PAUSD publishes detailed matriculation data for both …