5 Los Altos Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020

LOS ALTOS, CA — The beginning of the school year is a good time to do a little research on how your teachers stack up against others — whether you’re sending your children to kindergarten for the first time or if they’re preparing to graduate.

Niche, which rates everything in education, has created a list of what it considers the schools with the best teachers in Los Altos.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on seven factors: academic grades, parent/student surveys on teachers, teacher absenteeism, teacher salary index, teachers in their first or second year, average teacher salary and the student-teacher ratio.

Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Georgina P. Blach Junior High School has the best teachers in the Los Altos area, according to the rankings. With 499 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 19:1, Georgina P. Blach Junior High School had an A+ rating in teachers and A overall Niche grade.

John Muir Elementary School in Cupertino followed in second place with a total of 390 students and a 24:1 student-teacher ratio. It was given an A+ rating in teachers and an A overall Niche grade.

Here are the top 5 schools in the Los Altos area with the best teachers:

1. Georgina P. Blach Junior High School
2. John Muir Elementary School
3. Los Altos High School
4. C.B. Eaton Elementary School
5. Sam H. Lawson Middle School