Los Altos High vs Mountain View High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Los Altos High Mountain View High
Location Los Altos, CA Mountain View, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,170 2,187
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.3:1 19.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 12.4% 12.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Los Altos High Mountain View High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $43,128 $43,128
District Mountain View-Los Altos Union High Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Los Altos High Mountain View High
White 29.3% 33.7%
African American 0.6% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 28.2% 21.7%
Asian 30.7% 30.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.5%
Multiracial 10.5% 12.2%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Los Altos High Mountain View High
AP Courses Offered 25 26
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 361.7:1 437.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 12.4% 13.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.