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Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and parts of Sunnyvale.
Students
4,435
Schools
3
Spent per student
$33,926
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$226.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District
- School Grade A−: better than 76% of California districts
- Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 45 pts below the state
- Spends 60% more per student than the CA average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $226.0M, about $50,959 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherryland.
K–5Colonial Acres ElementarySan Lorenzo Unified School District
6–89 middle schoolsHayward Unified School District
9–125 high schoolsHayward Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency77%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts86%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)43%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$33,926 per student · 60% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 88%State 11%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,537’20
4,514’21
4,430’22
4,388’23
4,435’24
About steady.
Students
White 31%Asian 30%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 11%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Fremont Union High School DistrictCupertino, Santa Clara
$24,927per student
Sequoia Union High School DistrictEast Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley
$27,344per student
Cupertino Union Elementary School DistrictCupertino
$18,329per student
Ravenswood City Elementary School DistrictEast Palo Alto, Menlo Park
$39,727per 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.