Best Public Schools in Los Altos, CA

Summary:

The city of Los Altos, California is home to a high-performing school district, with 10 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is known for its exceptional academic achievement, with several schools ranking among the top performers in the state.

The standout schools in Los Altos include Bullis Charter School, which ranks among the top 7 elementary schools in California and boasts over 90% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Covington Elementary and Oak Avenue Elementary also rank exceptionally high, with similar outstanding test scores and low chronic absenteeism rates. The Mountain View-Los Altos Union High district, which includes Los Altos High School, also performs well above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Overall, the schools in the Los Altos Elementary district demonstrate a high level of academic excellence, with small class sizes, low rates of chronic absenteeism, and very few students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While there is some variation in performance between the highest and lowest-ranked schools, the district as a whole is exceptionally strong, ranking 17th out of 1,568 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	1,025	70	14.7	3.5%	170 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.5%)	648 (63.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	157 (15.3%)	99.2	7^th of 5862 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.2	12^th of 5874 public elementary schools	99.8%	5	81.1	93.1		85.4	88.2	93.8	92.9	91.3	89.0	94.4		91.5	94.1	98.4	89.8	93.9	86.3	93.1		93.1
Montclaire Elementary	Public	K-5	1160 St. Joseph Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 967-9388	406	19	21.5	8.4%	113 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	206 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.8%)	97.6	107^th of 5862 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.6	127^th of 5874 public elementary schools	97.8%	20	88.5			88.5	83.8	73.6	95.0					83.5	87.1	82.7	88.5					85.9	94.5	95.9	97.3	97.3	95.9	97.3	$8,608
Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-5400	365	19	19.4	12.6%	110 (30.1%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (16.2%)	133 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.2%)	96.5	213^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.7	464^th of 5874 public elementary schools	92.1%	251	62.5			62.5	85.0	72.7	83.3	81.8				80.8	92.7	74.5	75.4	92.6				83.4	93.6						$13,892
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	404	24	16.9	3.2%	168 (41.6%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	150 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.1%)	99.1	16^th of 2777 public middle schools	99.4%		99.2	18^th of 2802 public middle schools	99.4%	2		81.2		81.2					88.7	84.2		86.3					88.7	81.7		85.0							$15,813
Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	496	27	18.5	9.7%	181 (36.5%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.1%)	193 (38.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.1%)	98.5	30^th of 2777 public middle schools	98.9%		98.7	32^nd of 2802 public middle schools	98.9%	2		69.0		69.0					88.0	80.8		84.2					83.0	77.3		80.0							$14,754
Loyola Elementary	Public	K-6	770 Berry Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 254-2400	351	19	18.4	2.6%	141 (40.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	139 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.7%)	97.7	101^st of 5862 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.5	49^th of 5874 public elementary schools	99.2%	52	77.6			77.6	76.7	84.9	81.0	89.7				82.9	79.6	88.9	86.2	92.5				86.7							$15,394
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	328	17	19.7	3.0%	100 (30.5%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.9%)	168 (51.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.9%)	98.8	33^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.2	10^th of 5874 public elementary schools	99.8%	23	88.2			88.2	79.1	93.9	84.3	98.3				89.6	88.9	90.2	92.2	95.0				91.8							$14,230
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Los Altos Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-1600	367	19	19.2	18.3%	120 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (22.1%)	126 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (10.1%)	93.7	450^th of 5862 public elementary schools	92.3%		91.9	582^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	90.1%	132	67.9			67.9	65.9	67.9	82.0	78.5				74.1	66.7	74.6	71.7	81.8				74.4							$15,105
Covington Elementary	Public	K-6	205 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-1100	407	22	18.8	4.4%	118 (29.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.9%)	208 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.8%)	99.4	5^th of 5862 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.2	11^th of 5874 public elementary schools	99.8%	6	90.6			90.6	89.4	95.5	94.3	97.4				94.6	93.6	95.5	90.6	94.7				93.8							$14,697
Los Altos High	Public	9-12	201 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-8812	2,114	114	18.6	15.4%	657 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	577 (27.3%)	651 (30.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	180 (8.5%)	95.4	72^nd of 2323 public high schools	96.9%		97.5	43^rd of 2348 public high schools	98.2%	29			66.9	66.9							76.3	76.3							66.5	66.5

Cities Near Los Altos

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Altos Hills	0.83 mi	2	4^th
Mountain View	2.33 mi	15	164^th
Palo Alto	2.36 mi	17	29^th
Stanford	3.44 mi	2	25^th
Portola Valley	4.1 mi	2	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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