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Georgina P. Blach Junior High · Los Altos

Georgina P. Blach Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Georgina P. Blach 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 Georgina P. Blach Junior High in Los Altos, 92.0% of asian students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 90.7% district-wide and 74.4% statewide. Georgina P. Blach Junior High outperforms its district average for asian students by 1.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Asian students (96.9% Math proficient); White students (87.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 54.8 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 163 students tested.

All students at this school: 89% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 89%, district —, state 39%89%
MaleMale: this school 89%, district 86%, state 42%89% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 90%, district 85%, state 44%90% · +1 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 94%, district 93%, state 72%94% · +5 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 89%, district 85%, state 56%89% · −1 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 91%, district 89%, state 56%91% · +1 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 44%, district 44%, state 15%44% · −46 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 68%, district 56%, state 32%68% · −22 vs school

5 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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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 18:1, district 20:118:1
Teaching staff25 teachers
Avg. experience17.3 years
Fully credentialed91%
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: $25,310, CA average $14,815$25,310 · spent at this school
Federal share$259 per student

$259 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

Asian41.5%
District 40.5% · CA 10.2%
White35.8%
District 34.6% · CA 19.9%
Other16.5%
District 14.3% · CA 9.0%
Hispanic5.9%
District 10.3% · CA 56.1%
Black0.3%
District 0.3% · CA 4.8%
GenderFemale 45.4%Male 54.1%Non-binary 0.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 4.4% (59pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$250K · CA $85K
Median home value$2.00M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+87% · CA 35%
ZIP population23,051
Median age48 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 388 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 84% 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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