Crittenden Middle

Located at 1701 Rock St., in Mountain View, California, Crittenden Middle is a middle-of-the-pack junior high that caters to 616 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Mountain View Whisman.

Across the 11 schools in Mountain View Whisman (4,624 students total), Crittenden Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Crittenden Middle reports that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 25% White, 21% Asian, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Crittenden Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Crittenden Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 57.2%, a residual of -8.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) records that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Crittenden Middle is one campus in the mix.

Theuerkauf Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crittenden Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.9%.

Crittenden Middle operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crittenden Middle has decreased 9%, going from 678 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 52% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.