Mountain View High School (Mountain View, California)

For other schools named "Mountain View High School", see Mountain View High School (disambiguation).
Mountain View High School
Address
Map
3535 Truman Avenue

Mountain View
,
California 94040

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtMVLAUHD
SuperintendentNellie Meyer
PrincipalKip Glazer
Teaching staff116.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,220 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.10[1]
CampusOpen
Color(s)     
MascotSpartans
NewspaperThe Oracle [2]
WebsiteMountain View High School

MVHS theater and entrance

Mountain View High School (MVHS) is located at 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View, California, 94040. It is one of two Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District public high schools - the other being Los Altos High School. The three main feeder schools are Graham Middle School, Crittenden Middle School, and Blach Intermediate School.

Statistics

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Awards and ranking

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The school earned the distinction of California Distinguished High School in 1988, 1994, and 2003.[3] In 2000, 2007, 2013, and 2019, MVHS received a full 6-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school sent 95% of its graduating class of 2019 to post-secondary schools.[4] In addition, the California Department of Education recognized Mountain View High School as a California Gold Ribbon School, citing its "Equal Opportunities Schools" program that identifies and supports first generation students taking rigorous academic courses.[5] Newsweek ranked Mountain View High School as the 293rd best public open enrollment high school in the nation in 2005 and the 280th best school in 2015.[6][7]

Demographics

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Further information: Mountain View, California § Demographics

Mountain View High School serves a diverse student body of over 2000 students from the cities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. As of 2018–2019 school year, the enrollment at Mountain View High School was 2,062. During the 2019 school year, the students were 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% Filipino, 2% Black, 1% Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 10% two or more races.[8]

Standardized testing

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SAT Scores for 2019–2020 [9][4][10]
Math Average Writing Average
Mountain View High School 652 633
District 650 632
Statewide 534 531


Classes

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The high school holds an open enrollment policy: any student may register for any class being offered at the school, regardless of a student's grade. Mountain View High, like most Bay Area schools, offers all 8 of the AP advanced STEM classes. Environmental Science AP and Psychology AP were added as class options for the academic year of 2013–2014.

Athletics

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MVHS Athletics is part of Central Coast Section (CCS), which governs High School Athletics from San Francisco to King City, and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The school sponsors the following interscholastic teams for young men and women: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, football, volleyball, badminton, lacrosse, wrestling, and water polo.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mountain View High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ The Oracle Online
  3. ^ California Distinguished Schools Program
  4. ^ a b "Mountain View High School 2019-2020 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  5. ^ 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award
  6. ^ America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com Archived February 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "America's Top High Schools 2015". Newsweek Magazine. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  8. ^ "Mountain View High Student Body". Data Quest. California Department of Education. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. ^ "2019 California SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report" (PDF). College Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  10. ^ "Los Altos High School 2019-2020 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  11. ^ "Player Bio: Erik Davis". Stanford University sports. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  12. ^ "Top-Seeded UCLA Seeks Fourth Consecutive NCAA Title". UCLA Bruins. May 6, 2008. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  13. ^ "UCLA Alumnus Blake Krikorian Has Died at 48". UCLA Bruins Men's Water Polo. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  14. ^ "Allie Montoya - Women's Soccer 2024". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website.
  15. ^ "Harvard, Yale and others accept sizable crop of high school seniors". Los Altos Town Crier.
  16. ^ "Kendal Smith". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  17. ^ "From MV to D.C.: Pulitzer Prize-winning Mountain View alumnus chats with mentor". Los Altos Town Crier. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
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