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Los Altos High

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Los Altos High is a large, top-performing public high school serving about 2,170 students in grades 9-12 within the affluent, academically competitive Mountain View-Los Altos Union High district in Silicon Valley, consistently ranking in the top 5% of California schools.

The school demonstrates remarkable consistency, with a 97% graduation rate and low chronic absenteeism. It shows particular strength in supporting special education students, who perform exceptionally well. However, a notable finding is that science proficiency, while above state average, is lower than at neighboring schools like Mountain View High and Henry M. Gunn High. The school operates in a geographic cluster of excellence, with several top-tier schools like Homestead High and Palo Alto High nearby, each with slightly different academic profiles.

Within its own district, Los Altos High and Mountain View High serve as high-performing comprehensive schools, while Alta Vista High provides an alternative pathway. The school's per-student spending is higher than many peers, and it maintains a moderate student-teacher ratio. Overall, Los Altos High is a model of sustained, high-quality education with specific areas, like science, that present opportunities for growth alongside its many strengths.

2,170

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,915

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Almond Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022-2206

(650) 940-8812

District: Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Feeder schools for Los Altos High:

Elementary:	Almond Elementary
	Covington Elementary
	Gardner Bullis Elementary
	Mariano Castro Elementary
	More...
	Santa Rita Elementary
Middle:	Ardis G. Egan Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.4%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

28.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg69%

California avg41%

83^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

320^th of 1,543Mountain View-Los Altos Union High 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	95.8	83 of 2162	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	92 of 2159	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	54 of 2170	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	50 of 2123	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	55 of 1290	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	53 of 2133	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	76 of 2017	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	109 of 2021	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	179 of 2039	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	105 of 1994	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	81.3	122 of 2426	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.1	171 of 2354	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	75.5	198 of 2367	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	68.9	316 of 2281	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	236 of 2238	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	63.7	403 of 2117	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	285 of 2063	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	252 of 1968	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.2	278 of 1901	85.4%	★★★★☆
2004	66.2	245 of 1653	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	27 of 585	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	64 of 573	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	11 of 591	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	11 of 581	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	59 of 582	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	53 of 581	90.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.9	28 of 1161	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	17 of 555	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	36 of 1117	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	15 of 1052	98.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	178 of 1085	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	237 of 1064	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	181 of 1044	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	100 of 938	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	87 of 1906	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	107 of 1915	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	69 of 1915	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	59 of 1858	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	59 of 1054	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	43 of 1833	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	63 of 1760	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	377 of 1900	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	385 of 1902	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	237 of 1917	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	176 of 1861	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	276 of 1814	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	377 of 1742	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	522 of 2013	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	507 of 2026	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	458 of 2030	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	206 of 1943	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	207 of 1126	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	334 of 1937	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	467 of 1862	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	101 of 1942	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	87 of 1948	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	35 of 1963	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	53 of 1916	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	52 of 1122	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	72 of 1880	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	87 of 1834	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	45 of 577	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	11 of 574	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	12 of 541	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	9 of 515	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	9 of 422	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	2 of 366	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	86 of 1252	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	24 of 1216	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	36 of 1197	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	91 of 1155	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	28 of 1173	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	24 of 1193	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	14 of 1204	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	19 of 1222	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	34 of 1173	97.1%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science57%+24 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Altos High	Public	9-12	201 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-8812	2,170	120	18.1	16.5%	630 (29.0%)	13 (0.6%)	607 (28.0%)	660 (30.4%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	226 (10.4%)	95.8	83^rd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%		95.8	92^nd of 2159 public high schools	95.7%	9			56.6	56.6	78.8	78.8	68.8	68.8	$32,915	$1,283	$31,632
Henry M. Gunn High	Public	9-12	780 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 354-8200	1,643	100	16.4	11.7%	450 (27.4%)	20 (1.2%)	215 (13.1%)	765 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (11.4%)	97.6	42^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.1%		97.8	47^th of 2159 public high schools	97.8%	5	80.3		41.2	78.6	84.4	84.4	80.4	80.4	$30,704	$1,048	$29,656
Palo Alto Middle College High	Public	9-12	12345 El Monte Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 949-7771	45	4	11.2	13.3%	9 (20.0%)	1 (2.2%)	7 (15.6%)	22 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)								(n/a)					87.5	87.5	68.8	68.8
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	3535 Truman Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 940-4602	2,187	118	18.4	12.7%	729 (33.3%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.4%)	661 (30.2%)	1 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	264 (12.1%)	96.5	70^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%		97.3	60^th of 2159 public high schools	97.2%	10			66.7	66.7	80.1	80.1	68.6	68.6	$31,795	$1,081	$30,714
Alta Vista High	Public	9-12	1325 Bryant Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 691-2433	78	6	13.7	50.0%	6 (7.7%)	2 (2.6%)	51 (65.4%)	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	5 (6.4%)	28.1	1523^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		26.8	1555^th of 2159 public high schools	28.0%	32			15.4	15.4	35.0	35.0	5.3	5.3	$53,369	$9,330	$44,039
Palo Alto High	Public	9-12	50 Embarcadero Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-3701	1,891	113	16.7	13.3%	594 (31.4%)	37 (2.0%)	287 (15.2%)	709 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.5%)	233 (12.3%)	95.4	88^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		94.9	116^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	28	68.5		42.3	66.8	75.8	75.8	73.7	73.7	$30,046	$1,022	$29,024
Community Day	Public	9-12	589 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2233	6	3	2.2		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$90,920	$146	$90,774
Fremont High	Public	9-12	575 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2400	2,060	97	21.1	23.7%	326 (15.8%)	27 (1.3%)	899 (43.6%)	640 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	14 (0.7%)	136 (6.6%)	84.2	329^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%		82.8	362^nd of 2159 public high schools	83.2%	33		50.5	6.7	49.2	66.6	66.6	47.0	47.0	$23,841	$384	$23,457
Homestead High	Public	9-12	21370 Homestead Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2500	2,224	98	22.6	15.9%	524 (23.6%)	18 (0.8%)	458 (20.6%)	973 (43.8%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	240 (10.8%)	93.2	140^th of 2162 public high schools	93.5%		96.4	79^th of 2159 public high schools	96.3%	61		63.1	27.8	60.0	74.6	74.6	68.1	68.1	$22,511	$293	$22,218
East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	East Palo Alto Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 893-8900	278	21	12.9	63.3%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	251 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	22.8	1632^nd of 2162 public high schools	24.5%		29.8	1494^th of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	138		8.6		9.3	39.4	39.4	4.3	4.3	$21,846	$2,547	$19,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Altos High

Is Los Altos High a good school?

Yes! Los Altos High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 83^rd of 2162 California high schools.

What district is Los Altos High in?

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

How many students attend Los Altos High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,170 students attended Los Altos High.

What schools feed into Los Altos High?

Los Altos High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Almond Elementary
Elementary : Covington Elementary
Elementary : Gardner Bullis Elementary
Elementary : Mariano Castro Elementary
Elementary : Santa Rita Elementary
Middle : Ardis G. Egan Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Los Altos High?

Students at Los Altos High are 30% Asian, 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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