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Bullis Charter

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

879

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 W. Portola Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022-1210

(650) 947-4939

District: Santa Clara County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.2%

White:

25.8%

Two or more races:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2008 → 100th in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (93% vs 44% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school93%

District avg4%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Bullis Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.0	10 of 5662	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	4 of 5692	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	99.2	3 of 5614	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	99.4	1 of 5611	100.0%	★★★★★
2013	97.6	5 of 5530	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	97.1	10 of 5390	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	96.0	65 of 5377	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	97.0	31 of 5314	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	97.7	20 of 5193	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.8	39 of 5113	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	50 of 5113	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.0	20 of 1071	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.2	26 of 5413	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.1	7 of 5431	99.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.2	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	92.0	54 of 2737	98.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.3	8 of 2480	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	3 of 2508	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	99.3	1 of 2497	100.0%	★★★★★
2015	99.2	2 of 2477	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	98.2	1 of 2379	100.0%	★★★★★
2012	97.6	1 of 2259	100.0%	★★★★★
2011	98.5	1 of 2236	100.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	89.1	6 of 700	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	98.7	7 of 2262	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.4	10 of 2273	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.0	2 of 462	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	95.6	12 of 1496	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

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By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

Mathematics93%+54 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy93%+44 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 25, 2017

not good for boys. Unresponsive to concerns, facilities poor, grades 4&5 neglected for middle school. Marketing excellent, reality poor. Stem/Program is not better than public school, nor is preparation for high school. Trips are more expensive and the 'donation' is way more expensive. Many parents pay and need to feel that they get value for money so are super enthusiastic. Reality is not so easy to accept. Bullying pervasive. Disproportionate punishments, kids not allowed to make age appropriate mistakes. Highly political. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 9, 2016

BCS is an exceptional program for the whole child. Each day, my kids are excited to go to school and smiling when I pick them up. Their varied schedule makes sure they never get bored. Project based learning incorporates a bit of everything, including math, science, reading, writing, art. Drama, music, foreign language and PE round out the program. Thank you to the entire BCS staff for their dedication to the students. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 14, 2015

Bullis Charter has been awesome for us. Our kids enjoy and look forward to going to school everyday. They are engaged, love to read and learn and like their teachers.

The homework is pretty easy and takes about 15-20 min a day or 1-2 hrs if you decide to leave it all for the weekend. The teaching methodology is great and we feel they really make an effort to teach the kids in a way that each kid learns their own way- but they make sure they do. All this without putting any pressure on the kids. I think they use some methods and call them 'Whole Child' teaching and there's 'Focused Learning goal' and 'Project based learning'. I'm not one for remembering fancy names (good thing I don't get tested). I just know its good and works.

There are lots of great extra curricular programs and not just for name. They are very serious about these and have dedicated and excellent specialist teachers for Music, Art, Drama, Foreign Language (Mandarin).

The school is pretty diverse. My guess is about 40% Asian (Chinese, Indian, Other), 40% Caucasian, 10% Black and 10% Hispanic and Latin.

Parents are very engaged and volunteer often. If you live in Los Altos, you should definitely check it out. They have a North and South campus now which makes it pretty accessible to most. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 27, 2011

Exceptional. Innovative. Fabulous place. My kids love all the amazing extra programs they can pick from and we love being able to design the annual learning plan for each of our sons. Close Quote

Schools Near Bullis Charter

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	99.5	2^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	100.0%		99.2	7^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	5	93.6	84.5	90.3	95.5	94.5	98.4	92.9	95.7	95.8	95.5	97.7	92.9	97.6	93.8	91.4	88.7	94.4					$12,492	$35	$12,457
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Los Altos Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-1600	326	18	18.3	18.7%	112 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.8%)	102 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	93.7	423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.7	450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	27	66.0		66.0	86.1	63.4	76.0	87.2			78.5	81.8	62.8	72.0	89.4			76.6					$23,713	$302	$23,411
Juana Briones Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Orme St.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0877	260	13	19.4	10.8%	79 (30.4%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.7%)	127 (48.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	27 (10.4%)	98.7	23^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	129	83.0		83.0	83.3	95.6	91.3				90.2	91.3	87.2	89.4				89.3					$30,804	$947	$29,857
Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-5400	354	19	18.5	11.6%	98 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.9%)	137 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.4%)	96.2	217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	4	68.8		68.8	76.6	76.2	75.5	89.3			79.9	83.0	83.3	73.5	86.0			81.5	93.6				$24,129	$389	$23,740
Gabriela Mistral Elementary	Public	K-5	505 Escuela Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3575	366	18	20.3	48.4%	50 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (76.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	53.7	2380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		71.5	1525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	855	50.0		50.0	34.4	43.2	63.0				45.7	37.7	31.8	50.0				39.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$25,249	$1,661	$23,588
Monta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	460 Thompson Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6915	298	17	17.5	29.5%	77 (25.8%)	10 (3.4%)	132 (44.3%)	39 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34 (11.4%)	63.8	1889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.6	1843^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	46	41.0		41.0	60.5	37.1	52.6				50.5	73.7	40.0	41.0				51.8					$27,551	$1,540	$26,011
Mariano Castro Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Toft St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3590	248	14	17.7	82.7%	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (91.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10.7	5590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.9	5483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	107	8.3		8.3	23.7	10.6	11.8				15.1	28.2	6.3	11.1				14.6	94.1	94.1			$29,400	$2,132	$27,268
Gardner Bullis Elementary	Public	K-6	25890 Fremont Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-3200	313	17	18.6	1.9%	144 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	99 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.0%)	98	68^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	62^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	6	86.1		86.1	79.6	84.6	86.1	88.6			84.6	85.7	87.5	83.7	82.2			84.8	91.7	94.4			$22,032	$300	$21,732
Greendell	Public	K	4120 Middlefield Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-0833	26	2	13.0	11.5%	9 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	10 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)																						$182,618	$3,153	$179,465
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	445 East Charleston Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 320-8106	389	20	19.4	6.7%	32 (8.2%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.1%)	301 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	99.1	10^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	9^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	91.3		91.3	91.2	88.6	95.6				91.8	91.3	91.4	95.6				92.8	93.0			96.5	$25,865	$1,147	$24,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Bullis Charter

What is the racial makeup of Bullis Charter?

Students at Bullis Charter are 48% Asian, 26% White, 20% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bullis Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 879 students attended Bullis Charter.

What district is Bullis Charter in?

Santa Clara County Office of Education

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