Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountain View’s public schools outscore 93% of California districts
Math proficiency in Mountain View’s districts is 61%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mountain View, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mountain View’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 174 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mountain View’s, its schools beat 80%, lower than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 70% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Mountain View-Los Altos Union spends $33,926 per student and Mountain View Whisman Elementary $25,472, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Francis High School (private), German Intl School of Silicon Valley (private), Khan Lab School (private), Yew Chung International School (SV) (private), St. Joseph School Mountain View (private), MTN View Academy (private) and Palo Alto Preparatory School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Mountain View’s grade
A: better than 93% of California school districts, #54 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mountain View, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Mountain View · depends on your address
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Crittenden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 616 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mountain View · depends on your address
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Crittenden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 616 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mountain View · depends on your address
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 860 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Crittenden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 616 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mountain View
Mountain View High
Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mountain View
Mountain View High
Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mountain View
Mountain View High
Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mountain View
Mountain View High
Grades 9–12 · 2,187 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Mountain View runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District, shared with Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto. Parts of Mountain View (9% of its land) are served by Los Altos Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Mountain View
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mountain View vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Mountain View’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | A | Mountain View Whisman Elementary K–8 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union 9–12 |
| Palo Alto | A+ | Palo Alto Unified K–12 · Fremont Union High 9–12 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union 9–12 |
| Sunnyvale | A | Sunnyvale Elementary K–8 · Fremont Union High 9–12 |
| Los Altos | A+ | Los Altos Elementary K–8 · Cupertino Union Elementary K–8 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Mountain View-Los Altos Union with Mountain View for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Mountain View
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (BMO Preschool at Latham).
Questions about Mountain View’s schools
Are Mountain View’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mountain View children attend outscore 93% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #54 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mountain View in?
Two districts: Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto.
Where do Mountain View kids go to high school?
Mountain View High, with 2,187 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Mountain View’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Mountain View spend per student?
$33,926 in Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District and $25,472 in Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mountain View?
Yes: St. Francis High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,777 students), German Intl School of Silicon Valley (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 551 students), Khan Lab School (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 292 students), Yew Chung International School (SV) (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 247 students), St. Joseph School Mountain View (Catholic, grades K–8, 147 students), MTN View Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 60 students) and Palo Alto Preparatory School (special education, grades 8–12, 60 students).
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.