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Ardis G. Egan Junior High · Los Altos

Ardis G. Egan Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Ardis G. Egan is a middle school in Los Altos. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Ardis G. Egan Junior High in Los Altos, 59.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Ardis G. Egan Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 5.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (50.0% Math proficient); White students (89.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 33.4 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 59 students tested.

All students at this school: 84% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 84%, district —, state 39%84%
MaleMale: this school 85%, district 86%, state 42%85% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 83%, district 85%, state 44%83% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 83%, district 85%, state 56%83% · −1 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 95%, district 93%, state 72%95% · +11 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 50%, district 56%, state 32%50% · −34 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 55%, district 53%, state 32%55% · −30 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 94%, district 89%, state 56%94% · +10 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 24%, district 43%, state 11%24% · −60 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 44%, district 44%, state 15%44% · −40 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 20:124:1
Teaching staff28 teachers
Avg. experience16.8 years
Fully credentialed85%
First-year teachers4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$77,738 – $143,343
Principal salary$195,069 – $0
Superintendent salary$317,108

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,165, CA average $14,815$22,165 · spent at this school
Federal share$2 per student

$2 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,426 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction64%
Instruction support11%
Student services6%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,338 per pupil
2019$16,023 per pupil
2018$15,626 per pupil
2017$15,669 per pupil
2016$14,118 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White38.1%
District 34.6% · CA 19.9%
Asian36.9%
District 40.5% · CA 10.2%
Hispanic12.6%
District 10.3% · CA 56.1%
Other11.6%
District 14.3% · CA 9.0%
Black0.8%
District 0.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 10.1% (54pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$250K · CA $85K
Median home value$2.00M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+88% · CA 35%
ZIP population20,027
Median age49 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 76% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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