Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Portola Valley. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Portola Valley.
Portola Valley
11 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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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
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 0 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.
11 of the 11 public schools here take students by address.
11 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 5 miles of Portola Valley.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 5 miles of Portola Valley.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Portola Valley?
6 scored elementary schools are within 5 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
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?
4 scored middle schools are within 5 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
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?
2 scored high schools are within 5 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
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
10 private schools are within 5 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 Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Menlo Park City Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- La Honda-Pescadero Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Las Lomitas Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Los Altos Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Portola Valley Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above