Alta Vista High School Rating Detail / Grades 9-12 - Los Altos, CA

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Raw data sources:

Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).

Date(s) & Update Frequency:

Test data: Reflects 2017 – 2018 school year.
Expenditures: 2016
Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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Discipline	School	State
Proficiency in Reading and Math	23	44
Proficiency in Reading	39	57
Proficiency in Math	6	32

Discipline

School

State

Proficiency in Reading and Math

Proficiency in Reading

Proficiency in Math

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL	10.53
AVG FOR DISTRICT	19.23
AVG FOR STATE	23.34
AVG FOR NATION	16.03

Class Size

AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL

10.53

AVG FOR DISTRICT

19.23

AVG FOR STATE

23.34

AVG FOR NATION

16.03

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 9	0	0.0%
Grade 10	13	16.5%
Grade 11	27	34.2%
Grade 12	39	49.4%
Total	79	100%

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

PERCENTAGE

Grade 9

0.0%

Grade 10

16.5%

Grade 11

34.2%

Grade 12

49.4%

Total

100%

Ethnic/racial Groups	This School	This District	This State
White (non-hispanic)	17.7%	42.5%	24.4%
Black	5.1%	1.4%	5.7%
Hispanic	72.2%	28.3%	56.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander	2.5%	27.4%	12.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska	2.5%	0.5%	1.0%

Ethnic/racial Groups

This School

This District

This State

White (non-hispanic)

17.7%

42.5%

24.4%

Black

5.1%

1.4%

5.7%

Hispanic

72.2%

28.3%

56.5%

Asian Or Pacific Islander

2.5%

27.4%

12.4%

American Indian Or Native Of Alaska

2.5%

0.5%

1.0%

Economic Groups	This School	This District	This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	70.9%	17.1%	59.0%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE	63.3%	14.5%	52.0%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE	7.6%	2.5%	7.1%

Economic Groups

This School

This District

This State

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

70.9%

17.1%

59.0%

FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE

63.3%

14.5%

52.0%

REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE

7.6%

2.5%

7.1%

POPULATION	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
POPULATION	115,752	39,512,223
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	3,448.9	250

POPULATION

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

POPULATION

115,752

39,512,223

POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)

3,448.9

250

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	5.9%	6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD	17.2%	19.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD	38.0%	35.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.3%	25.1%
65 OR OLDER	13.6%	13.6%

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW

5.9%

6.3%

5-19 YEARS OLD

17.2%

19.5%

20-44 YEARS OLD

38.0%

35.5%

45-64 YEARS OLD

25.3%

25.1%

65 OR OLDER

13.6%

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
Number Of Households	45,558	12,950,743
Single Parent Households With Children	5.7%	11.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma	94.7%	82.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree	72.4%	33.3%

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

Number Of Households

45,558

12,950,743

Single Parent Households With Children

5.7%

11.0%

Adults With At Least A High School Diploma

94.7%

82.9%

Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree

72.4%

33.3%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
$150,000 or more	48.2%	19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999	16.9%	16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999	8.1%	12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999	8.2%	15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999	7.1%	14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999	6.2%	11.9%
$15,000 or less	5.2%	9.5%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

$150,000 or more

48.2%

19.3%

$100,000 - $149,999

16.9%

16.2%

$75,000 - $99,999

8.1%

12.3%

$50,000 - $74,999

8.2%

15.9%

$30,000 - $49,999

7.1%

14.9%

$15,000 - $29,999

6.2%

11.9%

$15,000 or less

5.2%

9.5%

For This District	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$12,896	$52,667,264	54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student	$1,414	$5,774,776	5.9%
Staff	$803	$3,279,452	3.4%
General Administration	$210	$857,640	0.9%
School Administration	$1,491	$6,089,244	6.3%
Operation	$1,344	$5,488,896	5.6%
Transportation	$239	$976,076	1.0%
Other	$1,331	$5,435,804	5.6%
Total Support	$6,832	$27,901,888	28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$4,090	$16,703,560	17.2%
Total Expenditures	$23,817	$97,268,628	100.0%

For This District

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$12,896

$52,667,264

54.1%

Support Expenditures

Student

$1,414

$5,774,776

5.9%

Staff

$803

$3,279,452

3.4%

General Administration

$210

$857,640

0.9%

School Administration

$1,491

$6,089,244

6.3%

Operation

$1,344

$5,488,896

5.6%

Transportation

$239

$976,076

1.0%

Other

$1,331

$5,435,804

5.6%

Total Support

$6,832

$27,901,888

28.7%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$4,090

$16,703,560

17.2%

Total Expenditures

$23,817

$97,268,628

100.0%

For The State	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$7,110	$44,207,610,675	49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student	$715	$4,444,735,486	5.0%
Staff	$719	$4,472,549,320	5.0%
General Administration	$117	$729,380,980	0.8%
School Administration	$789	$4,904,545,120	5.5%
Operation	$1,125	$6,991,988,357	7.9%
Transportation	$265	$1,645,794,048	1.8%
Other	$639	$3,971,963,894	4.5%
Total Support	$4,368	$27,160,605,411	30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$2,836	$17,635,368,261	19.8%
Total Expenditures	$14,315	$89,004,272,569	100.0%

For The State

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$7,110

$44,207,610,675

49.7%

Support Expenditures

Student

$715

$4,444,735,486

5.0%

Staff

$719

$4,472,549,320

5.0%

General Administration

$117

$729,380,980

0.8%

School Administration

$789

$4,904,545,120

5.5%

Operation

$1,125

$6,991,988,357

7.9%

Transportation

$265

$1,645,794,048

1.8%

Other

$639

$3,971,963,894

4.5%

Total Support

$4,368

$27,160,605,411

30.5%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$2,836

$17,635,368,261

19.8%

Total Expenditures

$14,315

$89,004,272,569

100.0%

For The Nation	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$6,838	$346,122,956,267	50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student	$679	$34,352,975,349	5.0%
Staff	$546	$27,656,793,506	4.0%
General Administration	$224	$11,359,077,651	1.7%
School Administration	$657	$33,237,901,128	4.9%
Operation	$1,054	$53,333,273,914	7.8%
Transportation	$473	$23,948,272,674	3.5%
Other	$420	$21,254,923,139	3.1%
Total Support	$4,053	$205,142,872,671	30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$2,612	$132,190,575,207	19.3%
Total Expenditures	$13,503	$683,455,649,655	100.0%

For The Nation

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$6,838

$346,122,956,267

50.6%

Support Expenditures

Student

$679

$34,352,975,349

5.0%

Staff

$546

$27,656,793,506

4.0%

General Administration

$224

$11,359,077,651

1.7%

School Administration

$657

$33,237,901,128

4.9%

Operation

$1,054

$53,333,273,914

7.8%

Transportation

$473

$23,948,272,674

3.5%

Other

$420

$21,254,923,139

3.1%

Total Support

$4,053

$205,142,872,671

30.0%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$2,612

$132,190,575,207

19.3%

Total Expenditures

$13,503

$683,455,649,655

100.0%

Alta Vista High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Date(s) & Update Frequency:

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School Quality Compared to California

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School Quality Compared to U.S.

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Alta Vista High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

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Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

School enrollment by group

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