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Ardis G. Egan Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Ardis G. Egan Junior High is a top-ranked middle school serving about 517 students in grades 7 and 8 within the elite Los Altos Elementary school district, consistently performing in the 99th percentile among all California middle schools.

While Egan is an exceptional school overall, a closer look reveals some interesting differences compared to its district peer, Georgina P. Blach Junior High. Egan achieves its high scores despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many nearby schools, including Blach. However, Egan's math and science proficiency rates, though well above state averages, are notably lower than Blach's, and Egan's rate of chronic student absenteeism is more than double that of Blach, which may be a factor in these academic gaps.

Egan serves a more economically diverse student population than some neighboring schools and shows remarkable strength in supporting specific student groups, ranking 16th in the state for special education students. Recent years have shown some variability in performance for economically disadvantaged students, and the school's absenteeism rate has risen post-pandemic. Compared to schools in other districts like Ellen Fletcher Middle in Palo Alto Unified, Egan operates with significantly fewer resources per student but still delivers elite academic outcomes, demonstrating impressive efficiency and effective teaching practices.

517

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,344

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 West Portola Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022-1210

(650) 917-2200

District: Los Altos Elementary

Students who attend Ardis G. Egan Junior High usually attend:

High:

Los Altos High

Feeder schools for Ardis G. Egan Junior High:

Elementary:	Almond Elementary
	Gardner Bullis Elementary
	Santa Rita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Asian:

37.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 94th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg85%

California avg41%

22^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Los Altos Elementary

21^st of 1,543Los Altos Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	22 of 2761	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	30 of 2783	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	32 of 2781	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	23 of 2740	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	22 of 2715	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	22 of 2480	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	20 of 2508	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	19 of 2497	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	17 of 2477	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	134 of 2379	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	95 of 2259	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	123 of 2236	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	145 of 2179	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	222 of 2063	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	91.8	80 of 2005	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	120 of 1999	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	94.8	43 of 1804	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	98.7	5 of 1777	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	7 of 1769	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	7 of 739	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	12 of 743	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	16 of 715	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	20 of 733	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	15 of 745	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	35 of 700	95.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.8	60 of 1531	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	26 of 1491	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	8 of 1369	99.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	90.7	61 of 1442	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	29 of 1364	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	32 of 2533	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	33 of 2551	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	31 of 2531	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	14 of 2509	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	15 of 2380	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	39 of 2262	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	206 of 2395	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	289 of 2388	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	95.1	69 of 2374	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	74 of 2359	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	250 of 2213	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	228 of 2072	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	132 of 2542	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	67.8	577 of 2579	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	260 of 2531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	331 of 2458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	386 of 2369	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	583 of 2230	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	20 of 2534	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	32 of 2552	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	31 of 2538	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	25 of 2527	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	29 of 2407	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	22 of 2273	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	5 of 726	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	6 of 701	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	59 of 677	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	9 of 665	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	10 of 554	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	7 of 462	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	16 of 1566	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	30 of 1531	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	33 of 1520	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	48 of 1537	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	34 of 1543	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	18 of 1555	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	20 of 1602	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	16 of 1496	98.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Mathematics81%+43 vs state

Science76%+43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	517	23	22.5	10.1%	197 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.6%)	195 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	98.7	22^nd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	30^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	8		76.1	76.1				89.1	85.9	87.6				84.3	77.0	80.8	$23,344	$386	$22,958
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	98.4	32^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.5	31^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	1		71.1	71.1			84.4	90.3	88.2	87.8			80.2	81.2	73.3	78.1	$33,846	$981	$32,865
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	98.6	24^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	33^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.8%	9		74.9	74.9			87.0	87.6	85.7	86.8			80.6	87.4	81.1	83.0	$31,446	$1,062	$30,384
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29		54.5	54.5			62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0			56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14		54.0	54.0			64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2			51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$27,599	$1,636	$25,963
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	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1		83.5	83.5				89.8	86.5	88.1				92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18		75.2	75.2			72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8			73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$32,462	$950	$31,512
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	1080 Mango Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8288	1,053	54	19.4	16.8%	271 (25.7%)	16 (1.5%)	283 (26.9%)	372 (35.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.3%)	88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	359^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.1%	64		64.2	64.2			63.6	65.3	67.9	65.6			61.8	61.3	61.5	61.5	$22,356	$1,157	$21,199
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		98.1	45^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	29		77.8	77.8			76.1	79.0	85.5	80.4			71.8	78.4	81.6	77.5	$19,029	$334	$18,695
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12	65.9	70.9	68.2	82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1	84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$31,294	$813	$30,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Ardis G. Egan Junior High

How many students attend Ardis G. Egan Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Ardis G. Egan Junior High.

Is Ardis G. Egan Junior High a good school?

Yes! Ardis G. Egan Junior High is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Ardis G. Egan Junior High attend?

Students who attend Ardis G. Egan Junior High usually go on to attend Los Altos High

What is the racial makeup of Ardis G. Egan Junior High?

Students at Ardis G. Egan Junior High are 38% White, 38% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Ardis G. Egan Junior High in?

Los Altos Elementary

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