Los Altos High School in Los Altos CA

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Los Altos High:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Altos High 55^th of 1290 California public high schools. (See Los Altos High in the ranking list.)

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View-Los Altos Union High 18^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Los Altos High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	66.18	245^th	1653	85.2%
2005	68.24	278^th	1901	85.4%
2006	71.59	252^nd	1968	87.2%
2007	68.68	285^th	2063	86.2%
2008	63.67	403^rd	2117	81.0%
2009	71.27	236^th	2238	89.5%
2010	68.89	316^th	2281	86.1%
2011	75.54	198^th	2367	91.6%
2012	78.10	171^st	2354	92.7%
2013	81.35	122^nd	2426	95.0%
2015	93.88	105^th	1994	94.7%
2016	90.65	179^th	2039	91.2%
2017	93.98	109^th	2021	94.6%
2018	95.48	76^th	2017	96.2%
2019	97.12	53^rd	2133	97.5%
2021	94.85	55^th	1290	95.7%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Los Altos High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	991	81	255	164	1	n/a	n/a	0	1492
1989	923	84	264	170	1	n/a	n/a	0	1442
1990	827	91	259	230	2	n/a	n/a	0	1409
1991	779	73	273	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	1392
1992	687	68	316	341	4	n/a	n/a	0	1416
1993	671	80	281	289	3	n/a	n/a	0	1324
1994	679	79	267	283	1	n/a	n/a	0	1309
1995	739	85	239	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	1371
1996	739	85	239	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	1371
1997	768	79	264	315	3	n/a	n/a	0	1429
1998	769	69	258	328	1	n/a	n/a	0	1425
1999	743	74	268	315	0	n/a	n/a	0	1400
2000	757	58	275	307	0	n/a	n/a	0	1397
2001	763	45	277	294	3	n/a	n/a	0	1382
2002	800	40	282	301	6	n/a	n/a	32	1461
2003	800	40	282	301	6	n/a	n/a	32	1461
2004	875	39	299	346	7	n/a	n/a	28	1594
2005	904	48	317	368	2	n/a	n/a	29	1668
2006	902	55	327	414	3	n/a	n/a	48	1749
2007	854	60	331	389	4	n/a	n/a	76	1714
2008	779	65	349	428	3	n/a	n/a	0	1624
2009	765	58	329	427	4	16	89	0	1688
2010	780	44	348	442	4	16	29	0	1663
2011	792	36	356	434	3	12	27	0	1660
2012	785	31	384	407	2	10	29	0	1648
2013	821	27	409	432	3	9	27	0	1728
2014	832	30	404	474	0	10	32	0	1782
2015	859	31	447	534	1	7	41	0	1920
2016	904	27	491	572	1	2	47	0	2044
2017	854	25	513	587	1	5	105	0	2090
2018	880	20	578	610	2	6	138	0	2234
2019	856	16	589	590	3	7	166	0	2227
2020	820	18	604	606	3	11	191	0	2253
2021	796	22	631	609	3	6	140	2	2209

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Los Altos High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1492	74.1	20.1	n/a
1989	1442	68.9	20.9	n/a
1990	1409	69.9	20.1	n/a
1991	1392	71.0	19.6	n/a
1992	1416	72.2	19.6	21.7
1993	1324	70.1	18.9	20.9
1994	1309	61.9	21.1	20.4
1995	1371	69.1	19.8	15.2
1996	1371	69.1	19.8	15.2
1997	1429	68.0	21.0	11.1
1998	1425	70.4	20.2	11
1999	1400	69.4	20.2	10.1
2000	1397	71.4	19.6	7.4
2001	1382	69.9	19.8	5.9
2002	1461	70.0	20.9	13.9
2003	1461	70.0	20.9	13.9
2004	1594	77.6	20.5	14
2005	1668	79.1	21.1	14.2
2006	1749	83.4	21.0	15.3
2007	1714	84.8	20.2	13.4
2008	1624	99.1	16.4	17.2
2009	1688	87.7	16.8	18.7
2010	1663	83.0	20.0	18.9
2011	1660	n/a	n/a	20.2
2012	1648	81.9	20.1	8.2
2013	1728	81.3	21.2	18.8
2014	1782	88.3	20.1	16.3
2015	1920	94.0	20.4	20.3
2016	2044	98.0	20.8	15.2
2017	2090	104.8	19.9	15.7
2018	2234	110.7	20.1	20.6
2019	2227	112.9	19.7	16.7
2020	2253	n/a	n/a	16.1
2021	2209	115.0	19.2	12.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Los Altos High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1492	74.1	20.1	n/a
1989	1442	68.9	20.9	n/a
1990	1409	69.9	20.1	n/a
1991	1392	71.0	19.6	n/a
1992	1416	72.2	19.6	21.7
1993	1324	70.1	18.9	20.9
1994	1309	61.9	21.1	20.4
1995	1371	69.1	19.8	15.2
1996	1371	69.1	19.8	15.2
1997	1429	68.0	21.0	11.1
1998	1425	70.4	20.2	11
1999	1400	69.4	20.2	10.1
2000	1397	71.4	19.6	7.4
2001	1382	69.9	19.8	5.9
2002	1461	70.0	20.9	13.9
2003	1461	70.0	20.9	13.9
2004	1594	77.6	20.5	14
2005	1668	79.1	21.1	14.2
2006	1749	83.4	21.0	15.3
2007	1714	84.8	20.2	13.4
2008	1624	99.1	16.4	17.2
2009	1688	87.7	16.8	18.7
2010	1663	83.0	20.0	18.9
2011	1660	n/a	n/a	20.2
2012	1648	81.9	20.1	8.2
2013	1728	81.3	21.2	18.8
2014	1782	88.3	20.1	16.3
2015	1920	94.0	20.4	20.3
2016	2044	98.0	20.8	15.2
2017	2090	104.8	19.9	15.7
2018	2234	110.7	20.1	20.6
2019	2227	112.9	19.7	16.7
2020	2253	n/a	n/a	16.1
2021	2209	115.0	19.2	12.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Altos High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 53^rd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 55^th of 1290 High schools	1.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Altos High)	84.9	83.3	1.6%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High)	82.6	85.7	3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	59.2	2%
11th Grade Mathematics (Los Altos High)	70.6	74	3.4%
11th Grade Mathematics (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High)	68.8	77.2	8.4%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	34.4	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2227	2209	0.8%
African American	16	22	37.5%
American Indian	3	3
Asian	589	631	7.1%
Hispanic	590	609	3.2%
Pacific Islander	7	6	14.3%
Two or More Races	166	140	15.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	16.7%	12.6%	4.1%

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Middle:	Ardis G. Egan Junior High

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