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Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District: Schools, Boundaries & Homes
Los Altos High and Mountain View High, how MVLA assigns students by address, and the schools that feed it. A Property Nerds® guide from the Boyenga Team at Compass.
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schools on the map
Maps by Google. Pins show public high schools in the area and may include schools in neighboring districts and private schools.
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MVLA schools
MVLA serves Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills with two comprehensive high schools, plus an alternative high school, Freestyle Academy, Middle College and an adult school.
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- Los Altos High School9–12 · Los Altos · map
- Mountain View High School9–12 · Mountain View · map
Also in the district: Alta Vista High School (alternative high school) · Freestyle Academy (communication arts and technology program for juniors and seniors) · Middle College (program with Foothill College) · MVLA Adult School (adult education)
find your school
Which school goes with an address?
Each student is assigned to their neighborhood school, Los Altos High or Mountain View High, by home address. Switching to the other school takes an open-enrollment request, and few spots open up.
Open MVLA Street SearchDistrict website
property nerd note
The school fields on a listing are typed in by the listing agent and are often blank or out of date. Always confirm with the district, in writing if it matters to your offer, and ask whether the school you want has room for new students.
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Schools that feed MVLA
MVLA is fed by the Los Altos School District (Blach and Egan) and the Mountain View Whisman School District (Crittenden and Graham). Eighth graders at those four schools are pre-enrolled at MVLA.
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Homes for sale in the MVLA area
MVLA covers Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. Search by city, then confirm the assigned high school for the address.
buying for schools?
Let the Property Nerds check the schools before you write an offer
Send us an address and we will confirm the assigned schools with the district, pull recent sales inside the same attendance area and flag anything that could change. The Boyenga Team at Compass has helped Silicon Valley families buy and sell since 1996, with more than 2,200 homes sold.
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MVLA FAQ
Which high schools are in MVLA?
Two comprehensive high schools, Los Altos High School and Mountain View High School, plus Alta Vista High School, Freestyle Academy, Middle College and the MVLA Adult School.
How does MVLA decide between Los Altos High and Mountain View High?
By home address. Use the MVLA Street Search tool to see the assigned school. Moving to the other school takes an open-enrollment request, and spots are limited.
Which schools feed MVLA?
Blach and Egan in the Los Altos School District, and Crittenden and Graham in the Mountain View Whisman School District.
Can the Boyenga Team help me buy in a specific school area?
Yes. Tell us the schools you want and we will set up alerts for homes in that attendance area, confirm assignments with the district and show you recent sales nearby. Call (408) 373-1660.
School names, grades and links come from the district and the California Department of Education, checked October 2026. This guide does not include ratings or test scores; see the California School Dashboard for official performance data.
