Total enrollment
3,368
+212 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Los Altos Elementary
California · 3,368 students · 3 cities
Across 10 public schools, Los Altos Elementary (California) serves approximately 3,368 K-12 students across 8 elementary and 2 middle.
4-year change in Los Altos Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Los Altos Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #6 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,368 | #340 of 587 | #2,893 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #263 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #113 of 587 | #8,249 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 7.3% | #573 of 587 | #8,029 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #88 of 530 | #613 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Los Altos Elementary
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Covington Elementary at 92.3% proficient to Santa Rita Elementary at 75.6%, a gap of 16.7 points. That is the 360th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,400 to 3,368 students (down 23%) and from 208 to 173 full-time teachers (down 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High | Los Altos | Middle | 07-08 | 517 |
| Covington Elementary | Los Altos | Elementary | KG-06 | 404 |
| Georgina P. Blach Junior High | Los Altos | Middle | 07-08 | 388 |
| Loyola Elementary | Los Altos | Elementary | KG-06 | 367 |
| Springer Elementary | Mountain View | Elementary | KG-06 | 365 |
| Almond Elementary | Los Altos | Elementary | KG-06 | 354 |
| Oak Avenue Elementary | Los Altos | Elementary | KG-06 | 334 |
| Santa Rita Elementary | Los Altos | Elementary | KG-06 | 326 |
| Gardner Bullis Elementary | Los Altos Hills | Elementary | KG-06 | 313 |
| LASD Preschool | Los Altos | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Los Altos Elementary
As a rural-scale district in California, Los Altos Elementary instructs 3,368 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Los Altos Elementary spans 8 elementary and 2 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 337 in this district, meaningfully below the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Los Altos Elementary has grew 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,156 students to 3,368.
On allk12, the community for Los Altos Elementary discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.