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B+

Alta Vista High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1325 Bryant Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040 · (650) 691-2433 · Part of Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District

Mountain View’s School Grade A better than 93% of California school districts

Directions
Students
78
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Alta Vista High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1325 Bryant Ave., Mountain View

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1017
Grade 1126
Grade 1235
Enrollment over time
71’20
62’21
69’22
72’23
78’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Asian 9%White 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8%Two or more races 6%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alta Vista High from Mountain View 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
Los Altos High
High · Grades 9–12 · Los Altos
A+
2,170 students18:1

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; Mountain View’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.