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Schools in Los Altos · United Independent School District

Los Altos’s public schools outscore 66% of Texas districts

48% of students in Los Altos’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Los Altos, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 7 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 4% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
40,532 students on the public path
In brief

Los Altos’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 24 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Los Altos’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,334 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

30 elementary schools, then 13 middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Los Altos’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (24)Better than 79%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 22,148 test results and a graduating class of 3,163 could put Los Altos anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Los Altos’s students in the tested grades sat them (21,866 in math, 22,431 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Los Altos, with each school’s own grade.

30 schools teach K in Los Altos’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B+, so check the specific school.
Salinas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
854 students18:1Rate it →
Rodolfo C Centeno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
824 students16:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
815 students17:1Rate it →
San Isidro El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
794 students16:1Rate it →
Col Santos Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
790 students16:1Rate it →
Prada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
788 students16:1Rate it →
Julia Bird Jones Muller El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
768 students15:1Rate it →
John W Arndt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
766 students16:1Rate it →
Barbara Fasken El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
704 students16:1Rate it →
Nye El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
685 students16:1Rate it →
Trautmann El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B+
661 students17:1Rate it →
Ruiz El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
660 students15:1Rate it →
Freedom El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
651 students16:1Rate it →
Bonnie L Garcia El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
631 students17:1Rate it →
Radcliffe & Sue Killam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
631 students15:1Rate it →
Judith Zaffirini El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
618 students16:1Rate it →
Franklin D Roosevelt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
612 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Malakoff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
599 students16:1Rate it →
Sigifredo Perez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C
588 students14:1Rate it →
Roberto J Santos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
584 students15:1Rate it →
Juarez/Lincoln El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Bravo
C−
535 students13:1Rate it →
Finley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
471 students14:1Rate it →
Charles Borchers El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
456 students15:1Rate it →
Matias de Llano El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B−
453 students15:1Rate it →
Henry Cuellar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
430 students12:1Rate it →
Amparo Gutierrez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
384 students14:1Rate it →
Kazen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B+
367 students13:1Rate it →
Newman El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C
365 students13:1Rate it →
Clark El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
354 students13:1Rate it →
Kennedy Zapata El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
336 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–530 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Los Altos’s public schools are run by United Independent School District, which also serves El Cenizo, Laredo and Rio Bravo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

United Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 51 schools · 40,742 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,334TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 22431 students tested
Math48%
State average 40.9% · 21866 students tested

Los Altos vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Los Altos’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Los AltosB+United Independent
LaredoB+United Independent

Every school in Los Altos

47 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Los Altosin other towns
Salinas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
854 students18:1Rate it →
Rodolfo C Centeno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
824 students16:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
815 students17:1Rate it →
San Isidro El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
794 students16:1Rate it →
Col Santos Benavides El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
790 students16:1Rate it →
Prada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
788 students16:1Rate it →
Julia Bird Jones Muller El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
768 students15:1Rate it →
John W Arndt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
766 students16:1Rate it →
Barbara Fasken El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
704 students16:1Rate it →
Nye El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
685 students16:1Rate it →
Trautmann El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B+
661 students17:1Rate it →
Ruiz El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
660 students15:1Rate it →
Freedom El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
651 students16:1Rate it →
Bonnie L Garcia El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
631 students17:1Rate it →
Radcliffe & Sue Killam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
631 students15:1Rate it →
Judith Zaffirini El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
618 students16:1Rate it →
Franklin D Roosevelt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
612 students15:1Rate it →
Dr. Malakoff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
599 students16:1Rate it →
Sigifredo Perez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C
588 students14:1Rate it →
Roberto J Santos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
584 students15:1Rate it →
Juarez/Lincoln El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio Bravo
C−
535 students13:1Rate it →
Finley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
471 students14:1Rate it →
Charles Borchers El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
456 students15:1Rate it →
Matias de Llano El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B−
453 students15:1Rate it →
Henry Cuellar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
430 students12:1Rate it →
Amparo Gutierrez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C+
384 students14:1Rate it →
Kazen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B+
367 students13:1Rate it →
Newman El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C
365 students13:1Rate it →
Clark El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
354 students13:1Rate it →
Kennedy Zapata El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
336 students13:1Rate it →
Elias Herrera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
B
1,146 students20:1Rate it →
United Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
B+
999 students17:1Rate it →
United South Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C
869 students18:1Rate it →
Ricardo Molina Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
769 students16:1Rate it →
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C−
757 students16:1Rate it →
Trautmann Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
B
756 students19:1Rate it →
Antonio Gonzalez Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C+
664 students14:1Rate it →
Raul Perales Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C+
648 students17:1Rate it →
Los Obispos Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C+
620 students15:1Rate it →
George Washington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C
579 students15:1Rate it →
Clark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
C
543 students14:1Rate it →
Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laredo
521 students16:1Rate it →
Salvador Garcia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rio Bravo
C
361 students14:1Rate it →
United H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Laredo
B+
3,463 students16:1Rate it →
United South H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Laredo
B+
3,252 students17:1Rate it →
Lyndon B Johnson
High · Grades 9–12 · Laredo
C+
3,240 students16:1Rate it →
John B Alexander H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Laredo
B+
3,171 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Los Altos’s schools

Are Los Altos’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Los Altos children attend outscore 66% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Los Altos in?

United Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 40,742 students in 51 schools (2024–25).

Where do Los Altos kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: United H S, United South H S, Lyndon B Johnson and John B Alexander H S.

What is Los Altos’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in United Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Los Altos spend per student?

$12,334 in United Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.