Stevenson Elementary

Set in Mountain View, California, Stevenson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school, run under Mountain View Whisman. It hosts 461 students across grades K through 5.

Within Mountain View Whisman, which oversees 11 schools and 4,624 students, Stevenson Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Stevenson Elementary records that the most-represented group is Asian (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 25% White, 20% multiracial, 15% Hispanic. Compared to Santa Clara County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Stevenson Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Stevenson Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 71.5%; Stevenson Elementary posts 89.7%, +18.2 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Stevenson Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Theuerkauf Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stevenson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stevenson Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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