Los Altos Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and parts of Mountain View and Palo Alto.

At a glance

3,368Students enrolled

10Schools

2Towns served

$23,589Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

7%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Los AltosLos Altos Hills

Grades K–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listCupertino Union Elementary School District

Grades 7–8

Ardis G. Egan Junior High or Georgina P. Blach Junior HighDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Los Altos High2,170 students · Los AltosMountain View-Los Altos Union School District

Grades K–6

Gardner Bullis Elementary313 students · Los Altos HillsThis district

Grades 7–12

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listPalo Alto Unified School District

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMountain View-Los Altos Union School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency24.5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Reading / language arts24.5%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Graduation rate 94% at Palo Alto Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,589

per student each year · 11% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration40%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)89%

State9%

Federal1%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,156’20

3,344’21

3,352’22

3,358’23

3,368’24

Students

Asian · 41%1,392

White · 35%1,166

Two or more races · 13%445

Hispanic · 10%346

Black · 0%10

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Los Altos30,698 people · Grades K–6 at Montclaire Elementary or Covington Elementary and others

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Los Altos Hills8,377 people

Also covers small parts of Mountain View and Palo Alto.

Schools10 in district · 5 next

This district · grades K–8

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Covington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 404 students · Los Altos

D-Public 📚

Loyola ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 367 students · Los Altos

Public 📚

Springer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 365 students · Mountain View

Public 📚

Almond ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 354 students · Los Altos

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Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 334 students · Los Altos

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Santa Rita ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 326 students · Los Altos

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Gardner Bullis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 313 students · Los Altos Hills

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Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 517 students · Los Altos

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Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 388 students · Los Altos

CPublic 📚

LASD PreschoolGrades M · Los Altos

Public

Where students go next · Palo Alto Unified School District and Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District

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Packard Children's Hospital/StanfordOther · Grades K–12 · 15 students · Palo Alto

Public 🏫

Henry M. Gunn HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · Palo Alto

A+Public 🏫

Los Altos HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,170 students · Los Altos

A+Public 🏫

Mountain View HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · Mountain View

A+Public 🏫

Palo Alto HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,891 students · Palo Alto

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Sequoia Union High School DistrictEast Palo Alto · Menlo Park · Portola Valley · $27,344 per student

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Ravenswood City Elementary School DistrictEast Palo Alto · Menlo Park · $39,727 per student

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Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictSunnyvale · $25,650 per student

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Menlo Park City Elementary School DistrictMenlo Park · $27,970 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.