As a former student, I realize in retrospect what a fantastic educational and social experience I had at LAHS. For a public school, it did a really extraordinary job of preparing me academically for college and beyond. I went to Stanford and felt that the education I got at LAHS was on par with some
... Read more of my peers from fancy-schmancy east coast prep schools like Exeter and Andover, etc. The teachers are fantastic, especially Mr. Rosenberg (if he's still there). The opportunities are there at LAHS if you're a motivated student. I came from a relatively humble middle class background and was pulled up by the first class education I got there. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/30/09
Currently we have our 3rd child enrolled in LASHS. Our experience continues to be excellent with high academic standards, excellent teachers, lots of extracurricular activities, an engaged and caring principal and a diverse student population. Definitely the best choice for our children.
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Posted by a parent on 10/06/08
I went to this high school for four years. While it does offer a variety of courses, sports, and extracurricular activities, there is only an adequate amount of leadership displayed by the school principal, Wynne Satterwhite, when it comes to discipline, regulating fairness, and keeping quality control
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Posted by a student on 09/05/08
This year our two freshmen entered Los Altos High and as the year is coming to a close I am still pleased by the staff, teachers, sports, theatre and the arts. My daughters academic programs are varied and suit both of them. The decision to go to Los Altos has been more than a good one. I look forward
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Posted by a parent on 05/03/07
I rate the school as good (not excellent or even very good). The Administration is good, but they need more leadership. The teaching staff is good, and the sports programs are very good.
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Posted by a parent on 03/27/07
Los Altos has great teachers. Your child will learn so much from this school!
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Posted by a parent on 12/27/06
Having had children in both the high schools in our area, I have to say they are both excellent. But while many consider Mountain View High the better of the two because of its scores, I must say that LAHS was the best... for a few reasons. First, LAHS has fewer students, and all that that implies, which
... Read more is a lot. MVHS has too many students and the teachers and staff always seem overworked and a bit short. LAHS is more relaxed. Because of the community, LAHS has a lot more funding and seems to be using it wisely. Everything is less expensive there, because they have more money for extras. (A very small example is that mand. gym clothes were about 1/3 less there.) Also, getting to and from the school, there is considerably less traffic, because you are mostly on large streets. Overall they are both excellent academically. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/08/06
As parents of children who relocated midterm, we can only have the highest praise for this school. Our children were accepted into the school and activities and made to feel part of Los Altos right from the start. Excellent support and guidance from the councellors as well, and superb teachers that did
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Posted by a parent on 06/22/05
Is a great school, and it has a lot of great programs,like AVID, and the teacher are very helpfull a cooparitive eith everyone. And it is very mix, there Latinos,Asians,all types of races.
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Los Altos schools — Los Altos High School is located at 201 Almond Ave, Los Altos CA 94022. 201 Almond Ave is in the North Los Altos neighborhood and 94022 ZIP code in Los Altos, CA The school district for Los Altos High School is the Mtn View - Los Altos Union Hsd. Los Altos High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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