Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8
Serves Mountain View, and parts of Sunnyvale.
Students
4,624
Schools
12
Spent per student
$25,472
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$353.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District
- Spends 20% more per student than the CA average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $353.5M, about $76,443 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Broadmoor.
K–5Garden Village ElementaryJefferson Elementary School District
6–8Benjamin Franklin IntermediateJefferson Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsJefferson Union High School District
Test scores vs. CA
No district test scores published yet.
Graduation rate 91% at Jefferson Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,472 per student · 20% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 83%State 14%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,748’20
4,507’21
4,509’22
4,572’23
4,624’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 39%Asian 25%White 23%Two or more races 13%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Stevenson Elementary
461 students24:1
Edith Landels Elementary
399 students21:1
Amy Imai Elementary
388 students21:1
Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary
368 students20:1
Gabriela Mistral Elementary
366 students20:1
Benjamin Bubb Elementary
312 students17:1
Theuerkauf Elementary
308 students21:1
Monta Loma Elementary
298 students18:1
Mariano Castro Elementary
248 students18:1
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
860 students18:1
Crittenden Middle
616 students18:1
BMO Preschool at Latham
0 students
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Fremont Union High School DistrictCupertino, Los Altos, Palo Alto
$24,927per student
Cupertino Union Elementary School DistrictCupertino, Los Altos
$18,329per student
Mountain View-Los Altos Union School DistrictLos Altos, Palo Alto
$33,926per student
Los Altos Elementary School DistrictLos Altos
$23,589per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.