Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN·NCES 062628013928
Gabriela Mistral Elementary
505 Escuela Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040 · (650) 526-3575 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
177 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 78% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.3pp since 2015
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.1pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.5% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 33.8% |
| Math | 25.5% | 14.4% | 23.5% | 36.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 48.4% |
| 2022-23 | 60.7% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 52.8% |
| 2018-19 | 74.0% | 67.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.6% | 68.3% |
| 2016-17 | 72.7% | 67.3% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gabriela Mistral Elementary
Gabriela Mistral Elementary's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary this school | 366 | 48.4% | 47.5% |
| El Camino Elementary Santa Barbara | 350 | 46.6% | 37.9% |
| Halecrest Elementary Chula Vista | 415 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
| El Verano Elementary Sonoma | 314 | 47.8% | 25.4% |
| Escalona Elementary La Mirada | 424 | 51.7% | 51.9% |
| Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco | 418 | 51.9% | 40.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gabriela Mistral Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,890 of 5,151 | #134 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,299 of 5,172 ▼ 673 | #144 of 226 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,392 of 5,172 ▼ 850 | #145 of 226 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #35 of 5,116 | #2 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #4,107 of 5,915 | #172 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,096 of 5,352 | #73 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #3,494 of 5,354 | #183 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #3,983 of 5,625 | #96 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,215 of 3,837 | #168 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 48% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 52% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 15.6 | 22.2:1 | 51% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 44% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 15 | 25.9:1 | 44% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gabriela Mistral Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (389 to 366); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Gabriela Mistral Elementary
Among the schools in Mountain View, California, is Gabriela Mistral Elementary, a small elementary school. The school had 366 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Gabriela Mistral Elementary reports to Mountain View Whisman, which has 11 schools and 4,624 students.
Gabriela Mistral Elementary's enrollment is 77% Hispanic. Next come 14% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Santa Clara County residents. By the diversity index, Gabriela Mistral Elementary comes in at 39%.
At Gabriela Mistral Elementary, 18 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 11 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Gabriela Mistral Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gabriela Mistral Elementary is 3.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 51.2%.
Among Santa Clara County residents, median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
The closest public school, Mariano Castro Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile from Gabriela Mistral Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Gabriela Mistral Elementary places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Gabriela Mistral Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 358 in 2020-21, 366 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.4:1 to 20.3:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gabriela Mistral Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Gabriela Mistral ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gabriela Mistral Elementary?
Gabriela Mistral Elementary enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gabriela Mistral Elementary serve?
Gabriela Mistral Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gabriela Mistral Elementary?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Gabriela Mistral Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Gabriela Mistral Elementary?
Student demographics at Gabriela Mistral Elementary are roughly 14% White, 77% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Gabriela Mistral Elementary?
Gabriela Mistral Elementary is overseen by Mountain View Whisman in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.