📍 1325 Bryant Ave., Mountain View, Santa Clara County, 94040
Alta Vista High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The school has 69 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Suzanne Woolfolk. It is part of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Alta Vista High enrolls 69 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Asian and 8.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 65% |
| Asian | 7 | 10% |
| White | 6 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 69 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alta Vista High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alta Vista High is one of 3 schools in Mountain View-Los Altos Union High, based in Mountain View, California. The district serves 4,459 students district-wide and employs 239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 69 students, Alta Vista High is smaller than the district average of about 1,486 students per school.