Mountain View High School (MVHS or just MV), one of three Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District public high schools, is located in Mountain View, California. The school sent 92% of its of graduates to post-secondary schools in the graduating class of 2005. Newsweek ranked Mountain View High School as the 224th best high school in the nation in 2007. ^[1]

MVHS Theater and entrance

History

Before 1982 the school was named Chester F Awalt High School. When the district closed the original Mountain View High School (in downtown Mountain View), it renamed Awalt High as Mountain View High, since it was now the only district high school in Mountain View (being located on the border between Mountain View and Los Altos). Awalt's original library, dating from 1961, was turned into classrooms in 2001, and a new multi-million dollar library was constructed on a different part of the Mountain View campus. Most of the materials from the old library were transferred to the new library.

Classes

Mountain View High School offers a wide variety of classes. In the 2008-2009 additional courses are being supplemented to the course catalog such as, Photography II. This high school also holds an open enrollment policy: anyone may register for any class being offered at the school, regardless of the student's grade.

Demographics

As of November 2005, the enrollment at Mountain View High School was 1,789. During the 2005-2006 school year, 52% Caucasian, 15% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Filipino, 3% African American, <1% Pacific Islander, <1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 10% multi-racial, and other.

MVHS Library

Academics

Mountain View High School has the highest possible Academic Performance Index; this is the Californian system for measuring school proficiency. Eighteen students from the class of 2008 were named National Merit Scholar semifinalists.^[2] 70% of MVHS students passed their AP exams last year. The classroom student:teacher ratio is 29:1, and there are 95 certified teachers, of which 56% hold advanced degrees. Newsweek ranked Mountain View High School as the 258th best high school in the nation in 2005.

Notable Alumni

• J.D. Nelson, NFL player for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Adam Krikorian, UCLA Water Polo head coach, NCAA Champions
• Jose Antonio Vargas, Washington Post reporter and 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner

References

1. ↑ America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com
2. ↑ Los Altos Town Crier-Issue 46 http://www.losaltosonline.com/2007/11/14/mvla-students-named-national-merit-scholar-semifinalists

See also

• Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District

External links

• Mountain View High School, official website
• The Oracle, MVHS school newspaper