Palo Alto Prepatory School shares its campus with other schools and agencies of Palo Alto. The school seeks to give strict structure to students while building academic success. Palo Alto Prep sends over 95 percent of their student body directly to college. Lots of parking is available on the complex.
The Chinese Graduate School of Theology's (CGST) Mountain View office promotes the academic program of the school in Hong Kong, China.
Established in 1969, the CGST Hong Kong campus opened in 1975. In 1985, it began to offer a Masters degree. Its program emphasizes academic training, theological reflection, and development of the Chinese evangelical faith.
This location is the marketing office only, as the actual school is overseas.
First Focus Learning Centers provide primarily reading tutoring services to children from pre-kindergarten through third grade (ages four to nine). With an emphasis on phonics, First Focus uses a recognized teaching method that decodes words and teaches children to build upon sounds.
At the St. Stephen Lutheran School, children from kindergarten through eighth grade get a rigorous academic curriculum with a strong Biblical doctrine. Aiming to exceed the educational standards of the state, St. Stephen Lutheran School offers core courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies and religion. Its curriculum and daily school life is "structured to provide a nurturing environment for personal Christian growth."
Alta Vista High School, an alternative high school environment part of the Mountain View Los Altos High School District, enrolls about 170 students between the 9th and 12th grade. Adjacent to Mountain View High School, Alta Vista is a smaller school environment with friendly and dedicated teachers where students have an opportunity to excel academically and socially.
The Sanyu Learning Center is a school that teaches children grades K-6 in a small group environment. The school teaches Chinese language, culture and heritage in an environment that emphasizes working with other students, and cooperating together in order to achieve results. The school teaches math and other elective course as well. Classes are taught in Mandarin. The school has hosted several summer camps over the years, where students can learn Chinese, take swimming lessons and prep for the SAT. The Sanyu Learning Center was founded in 1996.
Located on University Avenue since 1985, Oak Tree Nursery and Preschool is a licensed childcare facility for children ages two-and-a-half to five. The school offers art, music, language development and creative play for the children.
One of two middle schools part of the Mountain View Whisman School District, Crittenden Middle School enrolls about 580 students and aims to prepare them with the academic and social tools they need to be successful high school students.
The teachers at Crittenden Middle School work hard to use the school's diversity to engage students and parents. Close to 25 percent of students have an affilitiation with one of the Armed Forces represented on the Moffett Field base.
The German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV) is a dual-language school that enrolls children of all nationalities from Kindergarten to the 12 grade.
With a rigorous accredited academic curriculum that meets standards of both the American and German school systems, students at GISSV can also pick up a third and fourth language during their tenure at the school. In addition, GISSV offers afterschool, weekend and summer language programs at both the Mountain View and Berkeley campuses.