Los Altos Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and parts of Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Students
3,368
Schools
10
Spent per student
$23,589
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Debt
$53.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Los Altos Elementary School District
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the CA average
- 20 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.7% since 2020
- Debt of $53.0M, about $15,736 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for San Geronimo.
K–82 schoolsLagunitas Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsTamalpais Union High School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency24.5%
State average 33.4% · small group: the state reports 0–49%
Reading / language arts24.5%
State average 48.5% · small group: the state reports 0–49%
Graduation rate 96% at Tamalpais Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,589 per student · 11% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 89%State 9%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,156’20
3,344’21
3,352’22
3,358’23
3,368’24
Up 6.7% since 2020.
Students
Asian 41%White 35%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 10%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Covington Elementary
D−404 students19:1
Loyola Elementary
367 students20:1
Springer Elementary
365 students20:1
Almond Elementary
354 students19:1
Oak Avenue Elementary
334 students20:1
Santa Rita Elementary
326 students18:1
Gardner Bullis Elementary
313 students19:1
Ardis G. Egan Junior High
517 students23:1
Georgina P. Blach Junior High
C388 students18:1
LASD Preschool
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Fremont Union High School DistrictCupertino, Sunnyvale
$24,927per student
Sequoia Union High School DistrictEast Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley
$27,344per student
Ravenswood City Elementary School DistrictEast Palo Alto, Menlo Park
$39,727per student
Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictSunnyvale
$25,650per 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.