Overview of Los Altos High School:

Los Altos High School serves 2,234 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Los Altos High School landed in the upper 10% of all schools in California for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 10%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 70% (which is higher than the California state average of 39%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 82% (which is higher than the California state average of 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 20:1 is lower than the California state level of 23:1.

Minority enrollment is 60% of the learner body (majority Latino and Asian), which is lower than the California state average of 77% (majority Latino).

School Comparison: Los Altos High School is ranked within the upper 10% of all 9,602 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Los Altos High School is 0.70, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.64. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Los Altos High School is Henry M. Gunn High School (1.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Ardis G. Egan Junior High School (0.9 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Almond Elementary School (0.4 miles away)