Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades 9–12 A-School Grade
High school for Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and parts of Sunnyvale. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
4,435Students enrolled
3Schools · + 20 feeders
4Towns served
$33,926Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
15%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listMountain View Whisman Elementary School DistrictGrades 6–8
Isaac Newton Graham Middle or Crittenden MiddleDepends on your addressMountain View Whisman Elementary School DistrictGrades 7–8
Ardis G. Egan Junior High or Georgina P. Blach Junior HighDepends on your addressLos Altos Elementary School DistrictGrades K–6
Gardner Bullis Elementary313 students · Los Altos HillsLos Altos Elementary School DistrictBased 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 proficiency77%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts86%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)43%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$33,926
per student each year · 60% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,537’20
4,514’21
4,430’22
4,388’23
4,435’24
Students
White · 31%1,365
Asian · 30%1,328
Hispanic · 26%1,127
Two or more races · 11%495
Black · 1%46
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%26
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Mountain View83,732 people · Grades K–5 at Stevenson Elementary or Edith Landels Elementary and others
Palo Alto67,237 people
Los Altos30,698 people · Grades K–6 at Montclaire Elementary or Covington Elementary and others
Los Altos Hills8,377 people · Grades K–6 at Gardner Bullis Elementary
Also covers small parts of Sunnyvale.
Schools3 in district · 20 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Mountain View HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · Mountain View
A+PublicLos Altos HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,170 students · Los Altos
A+PublicAlta Vista HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 78 students · Mountain View
A-PublicFeeder schools · grades K–8 · each town's own district
Almond ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 354 students · Los Altos
PublicArdis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 517 students · Los Altos
PublicCovington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 404 students · Los Altos
D-PublicGeorgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 388 students · Los Altos
CPublicLoyola ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 367 students · Los Altos
PublicMontclaire ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 442 students · Los Altos
A+PublicOak Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 334 students · Los Altos
PublicSanta Rita ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 326 students · Los Altos
PublicGardner Bullis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 313 students · Los Altos Hills
PublicAmy Imai ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 388 students · Mountain View
PublicBenjamin Bubb ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 312 students · Mountain View
PublicCrittenden MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 616 students · Mountain View
PublicEdith Landels ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 399 students · Mountain View
PublicGabriela Mistral ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 366 students · Mountain View
PublicIsaac Newton Graham MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 860 students · Mountain View
PublicJose Antonio Vargas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 368 students · Mountain View
PublicMariano Castro ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 248 students · Mountain View
PublicMonta Loma ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 298 students · Mountain View
PublicStevenson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 461 students · Mountain View
PublicTheuerkauf ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 308 students · Mountain View
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Sequoia Union High School DistrictEast Palo Alto · Menlo Park · Portola Valley · $27,344 per student
Ravenswood City Elementary School DistrictEast Palo Alto · Menlo Park · $39,727 per student
Campbell Union High School DistrictSanta Clara · $19,636 per student
East Side Union High School DistrictSan Jose · $18,147 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.