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What advice would you give to incoming students at Mountain View High?
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Enrollment
2,187
High
DISTRICT 1,478 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW-LOS ALTOS UNION HIGH·NCES 062631003930
Mountain View High
3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040 · (650) 940-4602 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,187 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
277 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 538 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 540 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 609 | 28% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
80.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
68.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 57.5% | 22.7% | 12.5% | 7.3% |
| Math | 51.9% | 16.7% | 13.0% | 18.4% |
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 | 80.1% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 69.2% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 69.4% |
| 2021-22 | 84.1% | 72.8% |
| 2020-21 | 89.0% | 82.7% |
| 2018-19 | 82.9% | 71.4% |
| 2017-18 | 79.4% | 71.5% |
| 2016-17 | 85.1% | 68.5% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Mountain View High
Mountain View High's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View High this school | 2,187 | 12.7% | 75.0% |
| Los Altos High Los Altos | 2,170 | 16.5% | 72.6% |
| Carlmont High Belmont | 2,360 | 9.3% | 79.6% |
| West Ranch High Valencia | 1,777 | 12.5% | 72.4% |
| Burlingame High Burlingame | 1,583 | 13.3% | 74.2% |
| Mt. Carmel High San Diego | 1,800 | 17.4% | 65.4% |
Matched among California high 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 Mountain View High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #50 of 1,052 | #9 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #51 of 1,056 ▼ 14 | #11 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #100 of 1,056 ▼ 22 | #11 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #160 of 1,044 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,187 | #192 of 2,093 | #5 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #340 of 1,352 | #13 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #44 of 1,351 | #1 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #1,533 of 1,575 | #60 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #117 of 327 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,187
-70 (-3%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,320
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 2,187 | 118.3 | 18.5:1 | 13% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 2,202 | 114.4 | 19.2:1 | 13% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 2,220 | 116.3 | 19.1:1 | 13% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 2,257 | 114 | 19.8:1 | 10% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 1,969 | 102.8 | 19.2:1 | 17% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 1,871 | 92 | 20.3:1 | 14% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 1,816 | N/A | N/A | 15% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 1,370 | 67 | 20.4:1 | 8% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,320 | 63 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,969 to 2,187); teachers up 15% (102.8 to 118.3).
About Mountain View High
Mountain View High is a public high school run by Mountain View-Los Altos Union High in Mountain View, California. It enrolled 2,187 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 161% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High is the district for Mountain View High. It has 3 schools and 4,435 students.
Mountain View High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 33%. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 21% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. That is close to the 30% White share among all Santa Clara County residents. Mountain View High has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 118.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.5:1. High schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.2:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mountain View High is 13%. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 24 points higher.
Measured against California public high schools, Mountain View High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mountain View High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.0% and a predicted 72.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Mountain View High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.
The closest public school to Mountain View High is Alta Vista High, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Mountain View High, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mountain View High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Mountain View High in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 2,257 in 2020-21 and 2,187 in 2024-25, a decrease of 70 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
- Los Altos HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Alta Vista HighHigh · 78 students
Other schools in Mountain View
- Isaac Newton Graham MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Crittenden MiddleMiddle · 616 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Edith Landels ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Amy Imai ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Jose Antonio Vargas ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Other Mountain View High schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Mountain View High. Mountain View High is the 5th largest of the 16.
- Mountain View HighEl Monte, CA · 1,123 students
- Mountain View HighSan Jacinto, CA · 231 students
- Mountain View HighLucerne Valley, CA · 16 students
- Mountain View High SchoolMESA, AZ · 3,421 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 2,463 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Vista High0.2 mi · 78
- Oak Avenue Elementary0.3 mi · 334
- Cherry Chase Elementary0.7 mi · 622
- Sunnyvale Middle0.8 mi · 1,053
- Georgina P. Blach Junior High0.9 mi · 388
- Amy Imai Elementary1.1 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View HighHow many students attend Mountain View High?
Mountain View High enrolls approximately 2,187 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mountain View High serve?
Mountain View High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View High is approximately 18.5:1 (118 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View High?
At Mountain View High, the student body is approximately 33% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Mountain View High in?
Mountain View High is part of Mountain View-Los Altos Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.