Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Portola Valley. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Portola Valley.

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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Kind of school

All public 72 By address 61 Charter 9 Magnet or choice 2 Private 84

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.

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.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

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.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

Distance 0.5mi
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary · Grades 4–8
6324
13% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 3.8mi
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary · Grades 4–8
6021
19% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary · Grades K–8
6125
14% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 4.5mi
Hillview Middle
Menlo Park City Elementary · Grades 6–8
5324
23% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 5.3mi
Ellen Fletcher Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
5724
19% 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
7319
8% below the standard
Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Ardis G. Egan Junior High
Los Altos Elementary · Grades 7–8
6323
14% below the standard
Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 6.0mi
John F. Kennedy Middle
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
2124
55% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Roy Cloud Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
3430
36% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
6322
15% below the standard
Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 6–8
5226
22% 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
1722
61% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 7.1mi
Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Mountain View Whisman · Grades 6–8
4318
39% 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
12
86% 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
1218
70% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 7.3mi
Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Los Altos Elementary · Grades 7–8
6922
9% below the standard
Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 7.4mi
Hoover Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
13
83% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 7.5mi
McKinley Institute of Technology
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
15
80% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Crittenden Middle
Mountain View Whisman · Grades 6–8
3922
39% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Clifford Elementary
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K–8
2424
52% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle
Ravenswood City Elementary · Grades 6–8
9
88% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile

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.

ExceededMetBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

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
2624
50% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 4.9mi
Henry M. Gunn High
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9–12
6319
18% 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.
5325
22% below the standard
No score
Distance 5.4mi
Palo Alto High
Palo Alto Unified · Grades 9–12
5520
25% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 5.9mi
Los Altos High
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High · Grades 9–12
5222
26% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Menlo-Atherton High
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12
3921
40% 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
9
88% 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
18
78% 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
1318
69% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Sequoia High
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9–12
2221
57% 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
1624
60% 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 students
0.2 mi
Woodland SchoolGrades K–8 · 261 students
2.2 mi
Trinity SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 107 students
3.2 mi
Phillips Brooks SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 240 students
3.8 mi
Pinewood Private–Upper CampusGrades 7–12 · 299 students
4.2 mi
VR School of AIGrades 1–12 · 630 students
4.3 mi
The VR SchoolGrades 6–12 · 462 students
4.3 mi
Robin AcademyGrades 1–12 · 135 students
4.8 mi
Sand Hill SchoolGrades 2–8 · 55 students
4.9 mi
Esther B. Clark School - Palo AltoGrades 1–11 · 80 students
4.9 mi
Bowman SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 257 students
5.2 mi
Living Wisdom School of Palo AltoGrades K–12 · 72 students
5.2 mi
St. Raymond Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 238 students
5.2 mi
Casa Dei Bambini SchoolGrades Pre-K–1 · 12 students
5.2 mi
Redwoods International Montessori House of ChldrnGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 2 students
5.2 mi
Sacred Heart Schools AthertonGrades Pre-K–12 · 1,118 students
5.2 mi
Lydian AcademyGrades 6–12 · 72 students
5.3 mi
Odyssey MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 10 students
5.5 mi
St. Nicholas Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 282 students
5.5 mi
Guidepost MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students
5.5 mi
Keys Family Day SchoolGrades 5–8 · 139 students
5.6 mi
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Menlo ParkGrades 4–10 · 6 students
5.6 mi
Menlo SchoolGrades 6–12 · 818 students
5.7 mi
Castilleja SchoolGrades 6–12 · 422 students
5.7 mi
MiaPrep Online High SchoolGrades 7–12 · 709 students
5.7 mi
School for Independent LearnersGrades 8–12 · 14 students
5.8 mi
Heritage AcademyGrades K–6 · 67 students
5.9 mi
St. Pius Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 234 students
6.0 mi
Pinewood Private–Middle CampusGrades 3–6 · 181 students
6.0 mi
Nativity Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 183 students
6.0 mi
Tru SchoolGrades K–5 · 36 students
6.1 mi
Ventana SchoolGrades Pre-K–5 · 82 students
6.2 mi
Keys Family Day SchoolGrades K–8 · 317 students
6.2 mi
Pinewood Private–Lower CampusGrades K–2 · 130 students
6.2 mi
Kubo MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 2 students
6.3 mi
Mountain View-Los Altos Montessori Childrens CtrGrades Pre-K–K · 5 students
6.3 mi
Chesterton Academy of St. JamesGrades 9–12 · 31 students
6.3 mi
Canterbury Christian SchoolGrades K–6 · 88 students
6.4 mi
Los Altos Christian SchoolsGrades K–11 · 191 students
6.4 mi
St. Elizabeth Seton SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 175 students
6.4 mi
Stratford School - Palo AltoGrades K–8 · 301 students
6.5 mi
Achieve Inc.Grades 3–12 · 56 students
6.5 mi
Challenger School - MiddlefieldGrades K–8 · 383 students
6.6 mi
Imagination Lab SchoolGrades K–7 · 27 students
6.6 mi
Grossman Academy10 students
6.6 mi
Living Widsom High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 10 students
6.6 mi
Cornerstone SchoolGrades K–5 · 68 students
6.6 mi
Cornerstone Learning FoundationGrades transitional 1st grade to 4 · 51 students
6.6 mi
Weingarten Childrens CenterGrades Pre-K–K · 15 students
6.6 mi
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day SchoolGrades K–8 · 315 students
6.7 mi
Athena AcademyGrades 1–8 · 58 students
6.7 mi
St. Paul Lutheran Child Development CenterGrades Pre-K–K · 11 students
6.7 mi
Holy Family SchoolGrades 5–8 · 26 students
6.8 mi
Waldorf School-PeninsulaGrades 6–12 · 121 students
6.8 mi
Wherry AcademyGrades 5–12 · 6 students
6.8 mi
Peninsula SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 214 students
6.9 mi
Waldorf School of the PeninsulaGrades Pre-K–5 · 115 students
7.0 mi
Kehillah Jewish High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 200 students
7.0 mi
Meira AcademyGrades 9–12 · 12 students
7.0 mi
Synapse SchoolGrades K–8 · 352 students
7.0 mi
St. Joseph School Mountain ViewGrades K–8 · 126 students
7.1 mi
Palo Alto Preparatory SchoolGrades 8–12 · 64 students
7.1 mi
St. Francis High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,745 students
7.1 mi
Headsup Child Development Center Palo AltoGrades K · 14 students
7.1 mi
Emerson SchoolGrades 1–7 · 26 students
7.1 mi
The Girls' Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 202 students
7.1 mi
Fusion Academy - Palo AltoGrades 6–12 · 102 students
7.3 mi
Mtn View AcademyGrades 9–12 · 59 students
7.3 mi
Silicon Valley International SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 585 students
7.3 mi
Redeemer Lutheran SchoolGrades K–8 · 207 students
7.3 mi
Hope Technology SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 78 students
7.3 mi
Khan Lab SchoolGrades K–6 · 40 students
7.4 mi
Miramonte SchoolGrades K–8 · 100 students
7.4 mi
Wings Learning CenterGrades 3–12 · 29 students
7.4 mi
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 245 students
7.5 mi
The Primary School - East Palo AltoGrades Pre-K–4 · 229 students
7.5 mi
Stanford Online High SchoolGrades 7–12 · 903 students
7.6 mi
Eastside College Preparatory SchoolGrades 9–12 · 258 students
7.6 mi
Beechwood SchoolGrades K–8 · 160 students
7.7 mi
St. SimonGrades Pre-K–8 · 457 students
7.7 mi
Acton Academy Silicon ValleyGrades K–8 · 49 students
7.8 mi
Green Chinese SchoolGrades K–5 · 40 students
7.8 mi
Mid-Peninsula High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 137 students
7.8 mi
Open Mind SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 21 students
7.9 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

Statewide

Which schools rank highest in California?

Top elementary schools

5,726 elementary schools have a score. See which rank highest.

Top middle schools

2,529 middle schools have a score. See which rank highest.

Top high schools

1,498 high schools have a score. See which rank highest.

71 scored schools near Portola Valley

Bullis CharterCharter

KIPP Valiant Community PrepCharter

Rocketship Redwood CityCharter

Connect Community CharterCharter

KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryCharter

Bullis CharterCharter

KIPP Valiant Community PrepCharter

Connect Community CharterCharter

KIPP Excelencia Community PreparatoryCharter

Oxford Day AcademyCharter

East Palo Alto AcademyCharter

Summit Preparatory Charter HighCharter

KIPP Esperanza HighCharter