Elementary Schools in Mountain View, California: Mountain View students aren't just reaching proficiency — many go beyond it.
Mountain View, California has 10 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 59.3/100 — 20.4 points above the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Springer Elementary at 85/100, where 71.7% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Mountain View schools average 44.4% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 10 schools, 4 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 10.6% (below the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in Mountain View
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (10)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springer Elementary Los Altos Elementary | 71.7% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 85/100 |
| 2 | Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 67.5% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 82/100 |
| 3 | Stevenson Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 64.9% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 79/100 |
| 4 | Benjamin Bubb Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 58.8% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 76/100 |
| 5 | Edith Landels Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 52.7% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 6 | Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 40.3% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 57/100 |
| 7 | Monta Loma Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 30.7% | 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 8 | Gabriela Mistral Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 28.0% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100 |
| 9 | Theuerkauf Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 22.7% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 10 | Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View Whisman | 7.0% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
Middle Schools (2)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crittenden Middle Mountain View Whisman | 37.9% | 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 2 | Isaac Newton Graham Middle Mountain View Whisman | 41.4% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
High Schools (2)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain View High Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 54.7% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 83/100 |
| 2 | Alta Vista High Mountain View-Los Altos Union High continuation high school | 0.0% | 83rd percentile · StrongWithin its own school classScope Score 30/100 |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Elementary school archetypes in Mountain View
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Private Schools in Mountain View
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology