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Best High Schools in Zip Code 94040

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Schools

2,265

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMountain View High31^st of 2,135 California high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 94040 has two public high schools serving grades 9–12, Mountain View High and Alta Vista High, both in the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District. Their enrollments differ sharply: 2,187 students at Mountain View and 78 at Alta Vista. Equal-weight averages for the two schools therefore describe the schools, not the average student in the ZIP code. The defining feature of the area is the exceptionally wide achievement divide between these two schools.

Mountain View High stands out at the top: in 2025–2026, 88% of students were proficient in ELA, 73% in math, and 70% in science—39, 34, and 34 percentage points above state results. Alta Vista High was below the state in all three subjects, with 38% proficient in ELA, 4% in math, and 8% in science—11, 34, and 28 points below state results. The schools’ gaps were 50 points in ELA, 68 in math, and 63 in science. Equal-school averages were above the state, but that does not mean both schools were: Alta Vista was below state level in every subject.

Recent changes were mixed at Alta Vista and positive across all subjects at Mountain View. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Mountain View improved by 8 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 4 in science; Alta Vista gained 3 points in ELA but fell 1 in math and 8 in science, while state science results rose 3 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 97 to 99 for Mountain View and slipped from 28 to 26 for Alta Vista between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, student–teacher ratios were 18.4 at Mountain View and 13.7 at Alta Vista; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 13% and 50%, respectively. These are differences in school circumstances, not explanations for achievement.

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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)		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 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
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%)	97.8	31^st of 2135 public high schools	98.5%		96.5	70^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%	39	70.3	70.3	88.3	88.3	72.6	72.6	$47,017	$46,142	$875
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%)	24.4	1588^th of 2135 public high schools	25.6%		28.1	1523^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.6%	65	7.7	7.7	37.9	37.9	4.4	4.4	$73,593	$66,614	$6,979

Cities Near Zip Code 94040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View	0.11 mi	15	172^nd
Los Altos	1.1 mi	12	6^th
Sunnyvale	1.73 mi	20	167^th
Los Altos Hills	2.65 mi	2	25^th
Palo Alto	2.8 mi	17	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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