Public school · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Los Altos High

Los Altos · 9–12 · 2,170 students (2024–25)

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81 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
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In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (527 of 544); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 544
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
55%
Met standard
24%
Below standard
21%

79% met or exceeded · 510 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaMountain View-Los Altos Union High
Exceeded55%27%55%
Met24%30%24%
Nearly met11%20%12%
Not met10%23%9%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
50%
Met standard
19%
Below standard
31%

69% met or exceeded · 516 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaMountain View-Los Altos Union High
Exceeded50%14%50%
Met19%16%17%
Nearly met12%21%13%
Not met19%49%20%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
In grade 11, 79% met or exceeded the standard in English and 69% in math, against 57% and 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025
79%English · met or exceeded the standard69%Math · met or exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 510 in English, 516 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English and 431,903 in math tested).
233 of 2,206 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school.2024–25
11 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students
all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,206
Comparison
233 of 2,206. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.
Students with disabilities here (51 tested, grade 11, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than students with disabilities across California in the same grades (18% and 6%).grade 11 · spring 2025
49%English · met or exceeded29%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students
students with disabilities in grade 11: 51
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 51 students.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%
California57%

Tested: 510 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High79%

Tested: 510 here · 993 in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaMountain View-Los Altos Union High
Exceeded55%27%55%
Met24%30%24%
Nearly met11%20%12%
Not met10%23%9%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school69%
California30%

Tested: 516 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school69%
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High67%

Tested: 516 here · 1,003 in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaMountain View-Los Altos Union High
Exceeded50%14%50%
Met19%16%17%
Nearly met12%21%13%
Not met19%49%20%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201985%510 tested
→
202579%510 tested

Los Altos

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201971%507 tested
→
202569%516 tested

Los Altos

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11
Los AltosCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
Los AltosCalifornia

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results; in 2020 and 2021 that was COVID.

English went from 85% in 2019 to 79% in 2025. Math went from 71% in 2019 to 69% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearLos AltosCalifornia
201985%
510 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202285%
475 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202384%
415 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202476%
485 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202579%
510 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearLos AltosCalifornia
201971%
507 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202270%
465 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202370%
423 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202467%
490 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202569%
516 tested		30%
431,903 tested
School pattern, spring 2025High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.
School pattern, spring 2025Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (85% to 79%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 527 of 544 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

80%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

84%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

88% enrolled in college within 12 months · 531 high-school completers

  • University of California104 · 20%
  • California State University55 · 10%
  • California community college111 · 21%
  • In-state private33 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year162 · 31%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled63 · 12%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
333
Admitted
274
Enrolled
90

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 333 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 90
  • Fall 2024Applied 324 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2023Applied 338 · Admitted 268 · Enrolled 106
  • Fall 2022Applied 335 · Admitted 239 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2021Applied 335 · Admitted 222 · Enrolled 95
  • Fall 2020Applied 301 · Admitted 242 · Enrolled 99
  • Fall 2019Applied 265 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 70
  • Fall 2018Applied 299 · Admitted 221 · Enrolled 82
  • Fall 2017Applied 224 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2016Applied 225 · Admitted 169 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2015Applied 216 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2014Applied 221 · Admitted 167 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2013Applied 203 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2012Applied 213 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2011Applied 163 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2010Applied 175 · Admitted 155 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2009Applied 169 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2008Applied 186 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 93
  • Fall 2007Applied 176 · Admitted 163 · Enrolled 81
  • Fall 2006Applied 159 · Admitted 146 · Enrolled 72
  • Fall 2005Applied 154 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2004Applied 138 · Admitted 115 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2003Applied 131 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2002Applied 123 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2001Applied 141 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2000Applied 134 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 77
  • Fall 1999Applied 125 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 1998Applied 122 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 1997Applied 143 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 1996Applied 102 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 1995Applied 99 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 1994Applied 99 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 43

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 241 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 19
  • DavisApplied 271 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 7
  • IrvineApplied 249 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 5
  • Los AngelesApplied 256 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 7
  • MercedApplied 120 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 5
  • RiversideApplied 146 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 10
  • San DiegoApplied 277 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 6
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 282 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 11
  • Santa CruzApplied 241 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 20

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Statistics
Sciences 6
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 5
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
389 of 436 Prepared students · 89.2%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 547 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
72 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

Dual enrollment (historical)
47 students · offered

2020-21

Source and what this counts

Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

11 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
10in 100 at the average Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school22in 100 at the average California high school

233 of 2,206 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school11 in 100
at the average Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school10 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
1.0%of students were suspended at least once (23 of 2,260), 2024–25
1.1%at the average Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

88 English · 89 math tested

English52% / 49%
Math29% / 21%

Asian

155 English · 156 math tested

English94% / 80%
Math94% / 67%

White

147 tested per subject

English80% / 68%
Math73% / 42%

Hispanic or Latino

123 English · 128 math tested

English53% / 49%
Math29% / 19%

Two or more races

68 tested per subject

English85% / 67%
Math82% / 42%

Students with disabilities

51 tested per subject

English49% / 18%
Math29% / 6%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Mountain View-Los Altos Union Highvs California
Low-income · 88 tested in English, 89 in math
English52%+349%+349%
Math29%+425%+821%
Asian · 155 tested in English, 156 in math
English94%+292%+1480%
Math94%+391%+2767%
White · 147 tested
English80%−282%+1268%
Math73%073%+3142%
Hispanic or Latino · 123 tested in English, 128 in math
English53%−154%+449%
Math29%029%+1019%
Two or more races · 68 tested
English85%−489%+1867%
Math82%082%+4042%
Students with disabilities · 51 tested
English49%+247%+3118%
Math29%+326%+236%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Filipino students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Students with disabilities here did far better than the same group statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Los Altos High in Los Altos, 52.3% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 48.5% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Los Altos High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 3.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (29.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (94.2% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 78.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 88 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 30%2. Hispanic or Latino: 29%3. Asian: 28%4. Two or more races: 10%5. Filipino: 2%6. Black or African American: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. White30%
  2. Hispanic or Latino29%
  3. Asian28%
  4. Two or more races10%
  5. Filipino2%
  6. Black or African American<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
White30%
Hispanic or Latino29%
Asian28%
Two or more races10%
Filipino2%
Black or African American<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

1 in 6 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (17%, 359 of 2,170). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers132
Average experience16 years
First-year teachers3%
95% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 94.91%: 107.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 113.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Getting in

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Location and visiting

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201 Almond Avenue, Los Altos 94022

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. English is lower than in 2019 here (85% to 79%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • Los Alamitos HighLos Alamitos Unified · 2,915 enrolled · 16.4% meal eligibility81stStrong
  • Aragon HighSan Mateo Union High · 1,658 enrolled · 16.8% meal eligibility94thStrong
  • Dublin HighDublin Unified · 2,771 enrolled · 16.9% meal eligibility94thStrong
  • Homestead HighFremont Union High · 2,224 enrolled · 15.9% meal eligibility92ndStrong
  • OCSAOrange County Department of Education · 2,346 enrolled · 15.8% meal eligibility96thStrong
  • Mt. Carmel HighPoway Unified · 1,800 enrolled · 17.4% meal eligibility84thStrong
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 8.5–24.5% meal eligibility and 1,085–4,340 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Los Altos High a good high school?
Los Altos High is in the 94th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 81 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (527 of 544); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Los Altos High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 69% the math standard; 55% and 50% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 510 students were tested in English and 516 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Los Altos High rank in California?
Los Altos High is in the 94th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Los Altos High ranks #83 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Los Altos High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 10.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 233 chronically absent of 2,206 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.0%; 23 unduplicated suspended students of 2,260 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 11.2%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Los Altos High compare to other schools in Los Altos?
Los Altos High is in the 94th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,170 students. Use the schools in Los Altos page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Los Altos High?
At Los Altos High in Los Altos, 52.3% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 48.5% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Los Altos High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 3.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (29.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (94.2% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 78.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 88 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at Los Altos High?
Los Altos High had own-school AP authorizations for 25 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Latin, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Los Altos High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 90 Los Altos High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
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Los Altos High is ranked #83 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate96.9%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard52.5%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared79.7%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded73.8%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism11.2%22.7%5%
Suspension rate1.1%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)11.7%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 61 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 90 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 72 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 78 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 66 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 2.1pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 0.5pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 43 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1151055%24%11%10%79%+30

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1151650%19%12%19%69%+45

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA48576.3%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math49066.5%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA41584.1%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math42370.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA47584.8%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math46569.7%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA51084.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math50770.6%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide48629%27%36%7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged8852.3%+4+4
Asian15594.2%+2+15
White14780.3%−2+13
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Los Altos High ←—8194th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202552.5%73.8%1.1%
Henry M. Gunn High1.6 mi9198th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202562.9%82.4%0.8%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$106,025 – $205,547
Average high school principal salary$288,870
Superintendent salary$350,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 81/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 79.7% · numerator 436 students classified Prepared · denominator 547 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 89.2% · AP-pathway numerator 389 · denominator 436 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 436 of 547 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201988/10097#35California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202289/10098#24California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202389/10098#32California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202486/10097#41California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 12.7% → 2025 · 10.6% · −2.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 0.5% → 2025 · 1.0% · +0.5pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA51055.1%78.8%
2025 · Math51649.8%68.8%
2024 · ELA48555.7%76.3%
2024 · Math49048.6%66.5%
2023 · ELA41562.4%84.1%
2023 · Math42351.3%70.0%
2022 · ELA47565.3%84.8%
2022 · Math46552.7%69.7%
2019 · ELA51060.8%84.9%
2019 · Math50751.3%70.6%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
96.9%
AP pathway among Prepared
89.2%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
83.5%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
88.1%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201956.0%77.8%9.9%2.4%
202259.0%77.3%13.1%1.7%
202356.9%77.0%13.4%2.2%
202452.1%71.4%13.3%0.6%
202552.5%73.8%11.2%1.1%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female9.5%10.3%+0.8pp
Male9.3%10.7%+1.4pp
Asian4.1%5.7%+1.6pp
Black/African American17.6%7.7%-9.9pp
Filipino15.4%9.8%-5.6pp
Hispanic/Latino14.5%18.3%+3.8pp
Two or More Races9.1%6.1%-3.0pp
White8.8%9.2%+0.4pp
Students with Disabilities28.8%25.7%-3.1pp
English Learners20.2%30.2%+10.0pp
Homeless26.2%35.7%+9.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged15.6%19.1%+3.5pp
All Students9.4%10.6%+1.2pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025333274903.944.004.02
2024324259893.933.984.11
20233382681063.964.004.03
20223352391014.034.094.18
2021335222953.944.034.09
2020301242993.913.954.07
2019265173703.853.984.04
2018299221823.863.953.94
2017224165743.873.984.07
2016225169693.873.994.08
2015216161693.823.933.97
2014221167683.853.963.97

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252413219
Berkeley20242463622
Berkeley20232484830
Berkeley20222473820
Berkeley20212242412
Davis2025271597
Davis2024276687
Davis20232657513
Davis20222558422
Davis20212458412
Irvine2025249535
Irvine2024253448
Irvine2023233354
Irvine2022245225
Irvine2021217404
Los Angeles2025256217
Los Angeles20242542411
Los Angeles20232622510
Los Angeles20222592616
Los Angeles20212483015
Merced20251201195
Merced20241091045
Merced2023949016
Merced202286823
Merced202186817
Riverside202514613410
Riverside20241311043
Riverside2023135955
Riverside2022112815
Riverside20211097012
San Diego2025277386
San Diego2024264333
San Diego2023261406
San Diego2022272366
San Diego202125648masked
Santa Barbara20252829411
Santa Barbara20242728014
Santa Barbara20232687013
Santa Barbara20222547913
Santa Barbara20212768028
Santa Cruz202524117020
Santa Cruz202423414016
Santa Cruz20232421489
Santa Cruz20222289511
Santa Cruz2021230934
Universitywide202533327490
Universitywide202432425989
Universitywide2023338268106
Universitywide2022335239101
Universitywide202133522295

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Latinthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count25
AP enrollment1,115
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 47 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections17
Chemistry sections19
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,207

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California10419.6%
California State University5510.4%
California community college11120.9%
In-state private336.2%
Out-of-state, 4-year16230.5%
Out-of-state, 2-year30.6%
Not enrolled6311.9%

531 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 88% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$24,044 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,563 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$601 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,170

Central federal expenditures attributed here$270 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,170

District current expense · FY 2024–25$35,105 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$24,044 per pupil
2020$21,936 per pupil
2019$23,203 per pupil
2018$20,860 per pupil
2017$19,911 per pupil
12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94022
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94022
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$250,001
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)88.37%
ZCTA population20,027
Median age48.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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