Public schools in Los Altos, CA
Los Altos has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 6,299 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Los Altos School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Los Altos's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Los Altos | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Altos School District | 7 | 3,355 | $22,999 |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School District | 1 | 4,448 | $29,928 |
| Bullis Charter School | 1 | 1,058 | $15,922 |
| Cupertino Union | 1 | 13,467 | $16,179 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Los Altos, 2,170 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Altos High | 2,170 | 18.1 | 15.8% | Mountain View Los Altos High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Los Altos, 905 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High | 517 | 22.6 | 9.9% | Los Altos |
| Georgina P. Blach Junior High | 388 | 17.5 | 4.4% | Los Altos |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 elementary schools in Los Altos, 3,224 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullis Charter | 997 | 14.5 | 4.2% | Bullis Charter School |
| Montclaire Elementary | 442 | 22.2 | 3.8% | Cupertino Union |
| Covington Elementary | 404 | 19.2 | 7.4% | Los Altos |
| Loyola Elementary | 367 | 19.7 | 2.7% | Los Altos |
| Almond Elementary | 354 | 18.6 | 9.9% | Los Altos |
| Oak Avenue Elementary | 334 | 20.0 | 2.7% | Los Altos |
| Santa Rita Elementary | 326 | 18.4 | 17.8% | Los Altos |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Los Altos's public schools compare with California's
The median Los Altos school has 18.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 396 students (state 471).
| Los Altos | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 18.9 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 396 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 10% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Los Altos schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Los Altos
- Los Altos School DistrictRuns 7 of Los Altos's 10 public schools and spent $22,999 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,999
- Los Altos High, the largest high school in Los Altos2,170 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.2,170
- Compare Los Altos School District with Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictLos Altos's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Los Altos addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Los Altos
How many public schools are in Los Altos, CA?
10 public schools with an address in Los Altos were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 6,299 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Los Altos?
Los Altos High, with 2,170 students in 2024-25 (Mountain View Los Altos High School District).Which districts run Los Altos's schools?
Los Altos School District (7 schools), Mountain View Los Altos High School District (1 school), Bullis Charter School (1 school), Cupertino Union (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25