Los Altos

Los Altos School District is an elementary school district in northwest Santa Clara County serving students in grades kindergarten to eighth (K-8). The district boundaries include most of the City of Los Altos, half of Los Altos Hills, parts of Mountain View, Palo Alto and some unincorporated county lands. Los Altos School District was founded in 1909. An elected five-member board of trustees governs the district. The superintendent, Jeffrey Baier, runs the day-to-day operations of the district. The district is a public agency governed by the laws of the State of California. Our teachers, classified staff and administration are dedicated individuals and committed to ensuring that every child's educational needs are met everyday. We are supported by parents who are passionate about their child's education. Their involvement in and support of our Los Altos Education Foundation and the very active P.T.A.'s at each school truly make a difference in the programs we offer our students. Every year since the California standardized test scores have been published, LASD has ranked #1 or #2 out of approximately 1000 school districts statewide. Recent rankings by the State Department of Education indicate that our schools are among the finest in the state. All of our schools are California Distinguished Schools and two schools (Bullis-Purissima and Santa Rita) have applied for and been chosen as national Blue Ribbon Schools. Clearly, the students of the Los Altos School District receive a superior education.