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Amy Imai Elementary

Public Grades K-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Amy Imai Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 388 students in the Mountain View Whisman School District, consistently ranking among the very best elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with over 82% of students proficient in English, math, and science, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. It shows particular strength in science education and has maintained this high level of performance for over a decade. Amy Imai also stands out for its remarkably low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is about one-third of the state average, indicating strong student engagement and a supportive school environment. The school achieves these excellent results with a moderate per-student spending level compared to other schools in the area.

Within its own district, Amy Imai Elementary and Benjamin Bubb Elementary are high performers, while other schools like Mariano Castro Elementary face significant challenges. Amy Imai also compares favorably with elite schools in neighboring districts like Los Altos Elementary, such as Springer Elementary and Oak Avenue Elementary, despite serving a more economically diverse student population. It finds a close peer in Cherry Chase Elementary in the Sunnyvale district.

388

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,352

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

253 Martens Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94040-3220

(650) 526-3490

District: Mountain View Whisman

Students who attend Amy Imai Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isaac Newton Graham Middle
High:	Mountain View High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.4%

White:

25.5%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mountain View Whisman

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg60%

California avg41%

106^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Mountain View Whisman

329^th of 1,543Mountain View Whisman 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	97.6	106 of 5857	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	186 of 5869	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	77 of 5859	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	77 of 5883	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	85 of 5789	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	88 of 5662	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	50 of 5692	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	83 of 5614	98.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	118 of 5611	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	194 of 5530	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	450 of 5390	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	91.4	356 of 5377	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.2	429 of 5314	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	438 of 5193	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	237 of 5113	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	94.6	248 of 5113	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	321 of 4818	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	97.4	87 of 4822	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	96.5	150 of 4809	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	13 of 1203	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	51 of 1205	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	23 of 1190	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	53 of 1154	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	75 of 1149	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	92 of 1071	91.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.7	151 of 3162	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	69 of 5597	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	204 of 5612	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	46 of 5609	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	58 of 5635	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	79 of 5492	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	82 of 5413	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	99.0	30 of 5087	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	333 of 4963	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	195 of 4830	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	158 of 5628	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	194 of 5643	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	135 of 5638	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	101 of 5663	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	110 of 5510	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	92 of 5431	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	54 of 718	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	63 of 669	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	49 of 445	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	304 of 2598	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	289 of 2651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	143 of 2661	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	30 of 2726	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	27 of 2834	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	33 of 2737	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science82%+50 vs state

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by a student
Monday, April 4, 2011

I go to this school.Great teachers.GATE.Lots of hands on learning.

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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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amy Imai Elementary	Public	K-5	253 Martens Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3490	388	18	21.4	11.1%	99 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	176 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (15.2%)	97.6	106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.8	186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	80	82.3	82.3	81.5	83.9	87.1		84.2	85.1	79.0	85.5		83.3		$53,352	$52,802	$550
Benjamin Bubb Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Hans Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3480	312	18	17.2	17.3%	89 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.5%)	104 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.7%)	92.7	490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		93.6	466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	24	71.4	71.4	72.2	74.2	76.6		74.2	70.2	69.2	77.6		71.9		$48,578	$48,226	$352
Edith Landels Elementary	Public	K-5	115 West Dana St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3520	399	19	21.0	21.1%	112 (28.1%)	5 (1.3%)	131 (32.8%)	106 (26.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	89	712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		92	575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	137	58.9	58.9	74.3	70.6	75.0		73.2	67.1	63.2	60.7		63.9		$51,006	$50,432	$574
Springer Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 943-4200	365	18	20.4	4.9%	126 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	161 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.2%)	98.9	15^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	25^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	10	83.3	83.3	87.8	91.8	88.7	89.3	89.5	95.7	92.0	87.0	89.3	90.8		$26,820	$26,718	$102
Cherry Chase Elementary	Public	K-5	1138 Heatherstone Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8200	622	30	20.5	7.2%	148 (23.8%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	340 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.1%)	97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	82	75.5	75.5	87.7	85.9	87.8		87.2	84.8	82.9	83.0		83.7		$29,169	$28,100	$1,069
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	334	17	20.0	2.7%	105 (31.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	162 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.0%)	98.4	39^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	33^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	88.2	88.2	85.7	80.4	90.2	88.0	86.2	91.8	83.0	86.3	94.0	88.8		$29,357	$29,254	$103
Loyola Elementary	Public	K-6	770 Berry Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 254-2400	367	19	19.7	2.7%	139 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	143 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.2%)	95.4	295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97.7	101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	194	80.0	80.0	60.9	81.0	85.5	86.0	79.0	69.6	85.7	87.3	91.2	84.0		$30,139	$29,318	$821
Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	220 North Whisman Rd.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6952	368	18	20.4	23.4%	84 (22.8%)	8 (2.2%)	109 (29.6%)	109 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.2%)	78.7	1207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		83.4	1023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	184	50.8	50.8	54.9	66.2	56.9		59.8	55.8	65.2	55.7		59.2		$51,618	$51,076	$542
Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	1054 Carson Dr.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8267	435	24	17.9	29.2%	46 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	259 (59.5%)	87 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.4%)	25.2	4381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.6	3393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	988	18.2	18.2	30.8	35.0	26.6		30.7	39.6	26.2	15.2		26.1		$37,755	$35,962	$1,793
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	$31,757	$31,234	$523

Frequently Asked Questions about Amy Imai Elementary

How many students attend Amy Imai Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Amy Imai Elementary.

What district is Amy Imai Elementary in?

Mountain View Whisman

What schools do graduates of Amy Imai Elementary attend?

Students who attend Amy Imai Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isaac Newton Graham Middle
High : Mountain View High

What is the racial makeup of Amy Imai Elementary?

Students at Amy Imai Elementary are 45% Asian, 26% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

Is Amy Imai Elementary a good school?

Yes! Amy Imai Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 106^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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