Public schools in Mountain View, CA
Mountain View has 14 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 7,254 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Mountain View Whisman School District runs 11 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Mountain View's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mountain View | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Whisman School District | 11 | 4,522 | $22,471 |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School District | 2 | 4,448 | $29,928 |
| Los Altos School District | 1 | 3,355 | $22,999 |
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.
2 high schools in Mountain View, 2,265 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View High | 2,187 | 18.5 | 12.3% | Mountain View Los Altos High |
| Alta Vista High | 78 | 13.7 | 50.0% | 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 Mountain View, 1,476 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Newton Graham Middle | 860 | 17.6 | 24.9% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Crittenden Middle | 616 | 17.5 | 20.8% | Mountain View Whisman |
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.
10 elementary schools in Mountain View, 3,513 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Elementary | 461 | 24.3 | 12.1% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Edith Landels Elementary | 399 | 21.0 | 20.1% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Amy Imai Elementary | 388 | 21.5 | 9.8% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary | 368 | 20.4 | 22.8% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary | 366 | 20.3 | 45.6% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Springer Elementary | 365 | 20.4 | 4.7% | Los Altos |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary | 312 | 17.3 | 17.3% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Theuerkauf Elementary | 308 | 20.5 | 35.7% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Monta Loma Elementary | 298 | 17.5 | 25.2% | Mountain View Whisman |
| Mariano Castro Elementary | 248 | 17.7 | 74.2% | Mountain View Whisman |
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 Mountain View's public schools compare with California's
The median Mountain View school has 19.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 367 students (state 471).
| Mountain View | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 19.4 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 367 | 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 | 0% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 14 Mountain View 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 Mountain View
- Mountain View Whisman School DistrictRuns 11 of Mountain View's 14 public schools and spent $22,471 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,471
- Mountain View High, the largest high school in Mountain View2,187 students in 2024-25, 18.5 per teacher.2,187
- Compare Mountain View Whisman School District with Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View'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 Mountain View 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.
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Questions about schools in Mountain View
How many public schools are in Mountain View, CA?
14 public schools with an address in Mountain View were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 7,254 students.What is the largest high school in Mountain View?
Mountain View High, with 2,187 students in 2024-25 (Mountain View Los Altos High School District).Which districts run Mountain View's schools?
Mountain View Whisman School District (11 schools), Mountain View Los Altos High School District (2 schools), Los Altos School District (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