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Gabriela Mistral Elementary

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Gabriela Mistral Elementary ranks 2558 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gabriela Mistral Elementary serves 366 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Mountain View, within the Mountain View Whisman district. Its clearest challenge is that achievement has declined since 2022–23, especially in English language arts and science, leaving most of its former advantage over state results behind.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools and the state, while math is its weakest against district and local results. In 2025–26, 42% of students met the science standard, compared with 36% statewide and 57% districtwide; that was above three and below three of the six nearby same-district K–5 schools. In math, 39% met the standard—about even with the state’s 38%, but below the district’s 61% and the nearby-school average of 57%. ELA was 46%, below the state’s 49%, the district’s 65%, and the nearby average of 58%. Fourth-grade math stands out as a particular concern: 29% met the standard, versus 47% in third grade.

From 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency fell 15 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math, and 16 in science. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 56th statewide percentile (3 stars), down from the 74th percentile in 2023–24; the district is at the 82nd percentile (4 stars). SchoolDigger’s ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 16th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the schoolwide 56th percentile, and had fallen from the 44th percentile in 2023–24. Its English Language Learner Students ranking also dropped, from the 75th percentile in 2021–22 to the 49th in 2023–24; that subgroup series does not include later years. Other context: 48% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest rate among these nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 20.3. Chronic absenteeism, at 9% in 2025–26, was lower than the district’s 10% and state’s 18%.

366

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,590

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

505 Escuela Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94040-2006

(650) 526-3575

District: Mountain View Whisman

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

13.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2017 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Mountain View Whisman's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg62%

California avg42%

2,558^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 32 pts since 2017

From top 12% (2017) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Mountain View Whisman

301^st of 1,530Mountain 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
2026	50.9	2558 of 5817	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	2380 of 5857	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	1525 of 5869	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	1304 of 5859	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1235 of 5883	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	890 of 5789	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	951 of 5662	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	697 of 5692	87.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	1597 of 3162	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1701 of 3245	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	840 of 3311	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	309 of 3275	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.3	534 of 3246	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	2469 of 5581	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	2388 of 5597	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	1499 of 5612	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1426 of 5609	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	1599 of 5635	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	670 of 5492	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	732 of 5413	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2835 of 5094	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	2862 of 5107	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	1592 of 5107	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1547 of 5087	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	1072 of 5084	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	819 of 4963	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	777 of 4830	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4553 of 5423	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	4568 of 5460	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	3079 of 5517	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2624 of 5363	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1734 of 5264	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	1961 of 5173	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	2080 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2457 of 5603	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	2262 of 5628	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	1574 of 5643	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1198 of 5638	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	859 of 5663	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	1196 of 5510	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	1378 of 5431	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.7	121 of 2726	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	16 of 2834	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	46 of 2737	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2022)96th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	50.9	2558^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.0%		53.7	2380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%	178	42.2		42.2	47.5	45.8	44.4				46.0	47.5	28.8	40.0				38.7	≥ 98%		$48,590	$48,080	$510
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%)	15.4	5191^st of 5817 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.7	5590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%	399	16.3		16.3	14.7	28.6	20.9				21.4	22.9	22.9	16.3				20.4	≥ 98%		$72,665	$70,642	$2,023
Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	750 San Pierre Way	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6950	461	19	24.2	13.4%	115 (24.9%)	3 (0.7%)	67 (14.5%)	186 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (19.5%)	97.9	76^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%	28	78.4		78.4	77.9	86.2	86.4				84.0	86.8	89.7	80.7				85.6	≥ 98%		$41,456	$41,172	$284
Theuerkauf Elementary	Public	K-5	1625 San Luis Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6925	308	15	20.5	38.6%	54 (17.5%)	3 (1.0%)	145 (47.1%)	63 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.0%)	45.1	2906^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.0%		44.7	2903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%	3	28.9		28.9	46.2	38.5	36.5				40.0	48.8	36.8	40.4				42.0	97%	0%	$51,618	$51,226	$392
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	240^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.2	217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%	23	72.3		72.3	70.8	87.5	78.3	79.3			79.0	79.6	85.7	74.5	75.9			78.9	≥ 98%		$31,757	$31,234	$523
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	1891^st of 5817 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.8	1889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%	2	33.3		33.3	50.0	66.7	50.0				55.3	60.0	59.0	31.0				50.0	98%	0%	$53,768	$53,338	$430
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%)	99.2	5^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	2^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	100.0%	3	89.4	88.7	89.2	89.1	93.9	93.5	94.3	88.8	95.8	92.4	92.0	93.1	94.3	91.9	89.8	91.6	92.3	≥ 99%
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%)	94.4	381^st of 5817 public elementary schools	93.5%		92.7	490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%	109	73.9		73.9	71.1	73.1	76.9				74.1	78.7	75.0	73.9				75.6	≥ 98%		$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%)	92.2	527^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.9%		89	712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%	185	63.8		63.8	73.5	75.8	76.8				75.4	71.0	73.0	63.8				69.2	≥ 98%		$51,006	$50,432	$574
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%)	95.6	274^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.7	423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%	149	71.1		71.1	70.0	83.7	75.6	87.0			79.8	76.2	78.0	75.6	78.2			77.1	≥ 98%		$35,122	$34,888	$234

Frequently Asked Questions about Gabriela Mistral Elementary

How many students attend Gabriela Mistral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Gabriela Mistral Elementary.

Is Gabriela Mistral Elementary a good school?

Gabriela Mistral Elementary ranks 2558^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gabriela Mistral Elementary?

Students at Gabriela Mistral Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Gabriela Mistral Elementary in?

Mountain View Whisman

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