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Los Altos High
A+

Los Altos High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 Almond Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022 · (650) 940-8812 · Part of Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District

Los Altos’ School Grade A+ better than 99% of California school districts

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Students
2,170
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Los Altos High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state

On the path

Where Los Altos kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Los Altos HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts83%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 Almond Ave., Los Altos

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9558
Grade 10505
Grade 11560
Grade 12547
Enrollment over time
2,209’20
2,136’21
2,141’22
2,114’23
2,170’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 31%White 29%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 11%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Los Altos High from Los Altos families.

Other schools in Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District

The district →
Mountain View High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mountain View
A+
2,187 students18:1
Alta Vista High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mountain View
B+
78 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Altos’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.