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Portola Valley
71 scored schools near Portola Valley
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 9 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
61 of the 72 public schools here take students by address. 9 are charters and 2 are magnets or schools of choice.
61 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
9 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
2 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Portola Valley?
48 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Portola Valley. The closest is Oak Knoll Elementary, 4.1 miles away.
Distance 4.1mi
Oak Knoll Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
612316% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 4.2mi
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
691417% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary · Grades K–8
602713% below the standard
Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile
Distance 4.6mi
Escondido Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
522622% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 4.7mi
La Honda Elementary
La Honda-Pescadero Unified · Grades K–5
432433% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 87th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Gardner Bullis Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
612316% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Barron Park Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
372736% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Juana Briones Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
632413% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 5.3mi
Santa Rita Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
571924% below the standard
Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Bullis CharterCharter
Santa Clara County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
81127% below the standard
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Henry Ford Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5
302050% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5
202555% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 5.8mi
El Carmelo Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
501931% below the standard
Scope Score 88Strong · 90th percentile
Distance 5.9mi
Covington Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
79129% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Addison Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
542323% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Walter Hays Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
522325% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Roy Cloud Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
313237% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Fairmeadow Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
681715% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Almond Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
592021% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 6.4mi
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
8398% below the standard
Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.4mi
Encinal Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · Grades K–5
542224% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Roosevelt Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5
131671% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Garfield Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5
1582% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 6.7mi
Springer Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
72208% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.7mi
Ohlone Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
661816% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.7mi
Laurel Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
612019% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Loyola Elementary
Los Altos Elementary · Grades K–6
602614% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Gabriela Mistral Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
281458% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Duveneck Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
552025% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · Grades K–5
532423% below the standard
Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile
Distance 6.8mi
KIPP Valiant Community PrepCharter
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Rocketship Redwood CityCharter
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
171865% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Monta Loma Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
312247% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 6.9mi
Mariano Castro Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
1679% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Orion Alternative
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
462034% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 7.2mi
Connect Community CharterCharter
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
94% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 7.2mi
KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryCharter
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152461% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 7.3mi
Benjamin Bubb Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
542125% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Hoover Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
988% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 4th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Taft Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–5
1874% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile
Distance 7.5mi
Stevenson Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
652015% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile
Distance 7.5mi
North Star Academy
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 3–8
662311% below the standard
Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 7.5mi
Theuerkauf Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
202159% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Belle Haven Elementary
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades K–5
93% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 4th percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades K–5
92% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Montclaire Elementary
Cupertino Union · Grades K–5
662014% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Amy Imai Elementary
Mountain View Whisman · Grades K–5
681814% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Clifford Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
302347% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Portola Valley, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Portola Valley?
21 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Portola Valley. The closest is Corte Madera, 0.5 miles away.
Distance 0.5mi
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary · Grades 4–8
632413% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 3.8mi
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary · Grades 4–8
602119% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary · Grades K–8
612514% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 4.5mi
Hillview Middle
Menlo Park City Elementary · Grades 6–8
532423% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 5.3mi
Ellen Fletcher Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
572419% below the standard
Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Bullis CharterCharter
Santa Clara County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
73198% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Ardis G. Egan Junior High
Los Altos Elementary · Grades 7–8
632314% below the standard
Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.0mi
John F. Kennedy Middle
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
212455% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Roy Cloud Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
343036% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
632215% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
522622% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
KIPP Valiant Community PrepCharter
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172261% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 7.1mi
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Mountain View Whisman · Grades 6–8
431839% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile
Distance 7.2mi
Connect Community CharterCharter
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1286% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 7.2mi
KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryCharter
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
121870% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 7.3mi
Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Los Altos Elementary · Grades 7–8
69229% below the standard
Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Hoover Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
1383% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 7.5mi
McKinley Institute of Technology
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Crittenden Middle
Mountain View Whisman · Grades 6–8
392239% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Clifford Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
242452% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
988% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Portola Valley, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Portola Valley?
10 scored high schools are within 8 miles of Portola Valley. The closest is Woodside High, 4.7 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 4.7mi
Woodside High
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12
262450% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 4.9mi
Henry M. Gunn High
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9–12
631918% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Palo Alto Middle College High
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
532522% below the standard
No score
Distance 5.4mi
Palo Alto High
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9–12
552025% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 5.9mi
Los Altos High
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High · Grades 9–12
522226% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Menlo-Atherton High
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12
392140% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 7.5mi
Oxford Day AcademyCharter
San Mateo County Office of Education · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
988% below the standard
Scope Score 58Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 7.6mi
East Palo Alto AcademyCharter
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1878% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 7.7mi
Summit Preparatory Charter HighCharter
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
131869% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Sequoia High
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12
222157% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
KIPP Esperanza HighCharter
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Portola Valley, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Portola Valley?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Woodside Priory SchoolGrades 6–12 · 411 students0.2 mi
- Woodland SchoolGrades K–8 · 261 students2.2 mi
- Trinity SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 107 students3.2 mi
- Phillips Brooks SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 240 students3.8 mi
- Pinewood Private–Upper CampusGrades 7–12 · 299 students4.2 mi
- VR School of AIGrades 1–12 · 630 students4.3 mi
- The VR SchoolGrades 6–12 · 462 students4.3 mi
- Robin AcademyGrades 1–12 · 135 students4.8 mi
- Sand Hill SchoolGrades 2–8 · 55 students4.9 mi
- Esther B. Clark School - Palo AltoGrades 1–11 · 80 students4.9 mi
- Bowman SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 257 students5.2 mi
- Living Wisdom School of Palo AltoGrades K–12 · 72 students5.2 mi
- St. Raymond Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 238 students5.2 mi
- Casa Dei Bambini SchoolGrades Pre-K–1 · 12 students5.2 mi
- Redwoods International Montessori House of ChldrnGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 2 students5.2 mi
- Sacred Heart Schools AthertonGrades Pre-K–12 · 1,118 students5.2 mi
- Lydian AcademyGrades 6–12 · 72 students5.3 mi
- Odyssey MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 10 students5.5 mi
- St. Nicholas Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 282 students5.5 mi
- Guidepost MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students5.5 mi
- Keys Family Day SchoolGrades 5–8 · 139 students5.6 mi
- Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Menlo ParkGrades 4–10 · 6 students5.6 mi
- Menlo SchoolGrades 6–12 · 818 students5.7 mi
- Castilleja SchoolGrades 6–12 · 422 students5.7 mi
- MiaPrep Online High SchoolGrades 7–12 · 709 students5.7 mi
- School for Independent LearnersGrades 8–12 · 14 students5.8 mi
- Heritage AcademyGrades K–6 · 67 students5.9 mi
- St. Pius Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 234 students6.0 mi
- Pinewood Private–Middle CampusGrades 3–6 · 181 students6.0 mi
- Nativity Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 183 students6.0 mi
- Tru SchoolGrades K–5 · 36 students6.1 mi
- Ventana SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 82 students6.2 mi
- Keys Family Day SchoolGrades K–8 · 317 students6.2 mi
- Pinewood Private–Lower CampusGrades K–2 · 130 students6.2 mi
- Kubo MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 2 students6.3 mi
- Mountain View-Los Altos Montessori Childrens CtrGrades Pre-K–K · 5 students6.3 mi
- Chesterton Academy of St. JamesGrades 9–12 · 31 students6.3 mi
- Canterbury Christian SchoolGrades K–6 · 88 students6.4 mi
- Los Altos Christian SchoolsGrades K–11 · 191 students6.4 mi
- St. Elizabeth Seton SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 175 students6.4 mi
- Stratford School - Palo AltoGrades K–8 · 301 students6.5 mi
- Achieve Inc.Grades 3–12 · 56 students6.5 mi
- Challenger School - MiddlefieldGrades K–8 · 383 students6.6 mi
- Imagination Lab SchoolGrades K–7 · 27 students6.6 mi
- Grossman Academy10 students6.6 mi
- Living Widsom High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 10 students6.6 mi
- Cornerstone SchoolGrades K–5 · 68 students6.6 mi
- Cornerstone Learning FoundationGrades transitional 1st grade to 4 · 51 students6.6 mi
- Weingarten Childrens CenterGrades Pre-K–K · 15 students6.6 mi
- Gideon Hausner Jewish Day SchoolGrades K–8 · 315 students6.7 mi
- Athena AcademyGrades 1–8 · 58 students6.7 mi
- St. Paul Lutheran Child Development CenterGrades Pre-K–K · 11 students6.7 mi
- Holy Family SchoolGrades 5–8 · 26 students6.8 mi
- Waldorf School-PeninsulaGrades 6–12 · 121 students6.8 mi
- Wherry AcademyGrades 5–12 · 6 students6.8 mi
- Peninsula SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 214 students6.9 mi
- Waldorf School of the PeninsulaGrades Pre-K–5 · 115 students7.0 mi
- Kehillah Jewish High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 200 students7.0 mi
- Meira AcademyGrades 9–12 · 12 students7.0 mi
- Synapse SchoolGrades K–8 · 352 students7.0 mi
- St. Joseph School Mountain ViewGrades K–8 · 126 students7.1 mi
- Palo Alto Preparatory SchoolGrades 8–12 · 64 students7.1 mi
- St. Francis High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,745 students7.1 mi
- Headsup Child Development Center Palo AltoGrades K · 14 students7.1 mi
- Emerson SchoolGrades 1–7 · 26 students7.1 mi
- The Girls' Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 202 students7.1 mi
- Fusion Academy - Palo AltoGrades 6–12 · 102 students7.3 mi
- Mtn View AcademyGrades 9–12 · 59 students7.3 mi
- Silicon Valley International SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 585 students7.3 mi
- Redeemer Lutheran SchoolGrades K–8 · 207 students7.3 mi
- Hope Technology SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 78 students7.3 mi
- Khan Lab SchoolGrades K–6 · 40 students7.4 mi
- Miramonte SchoolGrades K–8 · 100 students7.4 mi
- Wings Learning CenterGrades 3–12 · 29 students7.4 mi
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 245 students7.5 mi
- The Primary School - East Palo AltoGrades Pre-K–4 · 229 students7.5 mi
- Stanford Online High SchoolGrades 7–12 · 903 students7.6 mi
- Eastside College Preparatory SchoolGrades 9–12 · 258 students7.6 mi
- Beechwood SchoolGrades K–8 · 160 students7.7 mi
- St. SimonGrades Pre-K–8 · 457 students7.7 mi
- Acton Academy Silicon ValleyGrades K–8 · 49 students7.8 mi
- Green Chinese SchoolGrades K–5 · 40 students7.8 mi
- Mid-Peninsula High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 137 students7.8 mi
- Open Mind SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 21 students7.9 mi
84 private schools are within 8 miles of Portola Valley, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Portola Valley?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Palo Alto Unified18 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Redwood City Elementary15 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Mountain View Whisman9 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Los Altos Elementary8 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Sequoia Union High6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Menlo Park City Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above