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Gabriela Mistral Elementary

Q: Is Gabriela Mistral Elementary a good school?

Gabriela Mistral Elementary ranks 2380 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gabriela Mistral Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 366 students in the diverse and academically competitive Mountain View Whisman district, where its recent academic performance places it in the middle tier compared to its immediate neighbors.

While the school's proficiency rates in English and Math are close to state averages, they are notably below the district average and significantly trail top-performing schools like Stevenson Elementary and Benjamin Bubb Elementary. A key finding is the extreme variation in school performance within a very small area; for instance, Mariano Castro Elementary is just a short walk away but ranks much lower, while Bullis Charter achieves the highest possible ranking nearby. Gabriela Mistral's own statewide ranking has declined in recent years from a 4-star to a 3-star school, a trend that includes concerning drops in performance for specific student subgroups.

The school does show some strengths, including a science proficiency rate that outpaces the state average and a chronic absenteeism rate that has improved and is better than both the district and state. Interestingly, higher per-student spending at Gabriela Mistral and other schools in the district does not automatically translate to higher test scores, as demonstrated by Stevenson's exceptional results with lower spending and larger classes. For parents, this highlights that the educational landscape in Mountain View is complex, with factors beyond simple resource allocation contributing to a school's results.

366

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,249

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg60%

California avg41%

2,380^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 28 pts since 2017

From top 12% (2017) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	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%)	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
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
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%)	97.6	104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.8	27^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	77	77.7		77.7	80.6	89.7	81.2				84.0	88.9	85.1	80.0				84.4						$23,067	$1,431	$21,636
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%)	44.7	2903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		46.8	2747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	156	45.2		45.2	38.6	30.0	53.3				38.7	40.9	31.5	41.9				37.2	97.2		98.2	98.2	97.2	$25,875	$1,450	$24,425
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
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
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
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						$28,723	$1,714	$27,009
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						$24,021	$1,456	$22,565
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

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 2380^th of 5857 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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