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"Mountain View (good schools/close to Google)" Did you mean to say Palo Alto. Mountain View public school system is like the millenials call it Trash. Mountain

"Mountain View (good schools/close to Google)" Did you mean to say Palo Alto. Mountain View public school system is like the millenials call it Trash. Mountain View which is home to 2 out of 5 Big tech (Google and Microsoft) has one of the worst Public school systems here in the bay area. Proves there is zilch direct correlation between High paying jobs and School district performance. In fact, Dublin/Pleasanton where the average wages are 20-30% less than in the Silicon Valley proper, public schools are awesome. Cupertino is an outlier IMHO.

WillPostForFood 8y ago
There is one mediocre elementary school in Mountain View that serves a poorer, hispanic area. Other than that is pretty good. Better than most of California, not as good as districts with high Asian populations in the bay area like Dublin or Cupertino.
- dmourati 8y ago
  We bought our first home in Mountain View last year after renting for over eight years. All our schools are great. We're part of the Los Altos School District. Schools were a big part of where we chose to buy.
  - DonHopkins 8y ago
    At least the don't still have all those Doberman Pinchers running around and pooping in 444 Castro Street (aka "Dog City") any more. How times have changed. http://www.sfpeninsulacre.com/what-are-some-interesting-facts-about-castro-street-in-mountain-view/ http://www.sfpeninsulacre.com/what-are-some-interesting-fact... From 'Dog City' to cash cow: Downtown's tallest building, 444 Castro, was once a symbol of stagnation. https://www.mv-voice.com/morguepdf/2009/2009_01_02.mvv.section1.pdf https://www.mv-voice.com/morguepdf/2009/2009_01_02.mvv.secti... >For 10 years after it was built, the big office building on Castro Street was empty, prompting owners to worry that it would become targeted by thieves or squatters. Their solution was to let a pack of Doberman pinchers run loose on the building’s ground floor. >The dogs barked from the lobby at anyone walking down Castro Street, leading to nicknames for the structure like “Dog City” and “White Elephant.” Some called it the largest dog kennel in the world. >Meanwhile, the dogs had nowhere else to go, and so they soiled the building, leaving an increasingly horrible mess. >According to recently retired finance director Bob Locke, city officials joked that it took years to get rid of the smell. (The article has an archive photo that shows how the 12 stories were built from top to bottom down! And former mayor Bill Jelavich reminiscing about how the building was actually part of his plan to revitalize the downtown.) >“I never dreamed it would change the way it did,” Jelavich said of the city’s downtown.

WillPostForFood 8y ago

There is one mediocre elementary school in Mountain View that serves a poorer, hispanic area. Other than that is pretty good. Better than most of California, not as good as districts with high Asian populations in the bay area like Dublin or Cupertino.

dmourati 8y ago
We bought our first home in Mountain View last year after renting for over eight years. All our schools are great. We're part of the Los Altos School District. Schools were a big part of where we chose to buy.
- DonHopkins 8y ago
  At least the don't still have all those Doberman Pinchers running around and pooping in 444 Castro Street (aka "Dog City") any more. How times have changed. http://www.sfpeninsulacre.com/what-are-some-interesting-facts-about-castro-street-in-mountain-view/ http://www.sfpeninsulacre.com/what-are-some-interesting-fact... From 'Dog City' to cash cow: Downtown's tallest building, 444 Castro, was once a symbol of stagnation. https://www.mv-voice.com/morguepdf/2009/2009_01_02.mvv.section1.pdf https://www.mv-voice.com/morguepdf/2009/2009_01_02.mvv.secti... >For 10 years after it was built, the big office building on Castro Street was empty, prompting owners to worry that it would become targeted by thieves or squatters. Their solution was to let a pack of Doberman pinchers run loose on the building’s ground floor. >The dogs barked from the lobby at anyone walking down Castro Street, leading to nicknames for the structure like “Dog City” and “White Elephant.” Some called it the largest dog kennel in the world. >Meanwhile, the dogs had nowhere else to go, and so they soiled the building, leaving an increasingly horrible mess. >According to recently retired finance director Bob Locke, city officials joked that it took years to get rid of the smell. (The article has an archive photo that shows how the 12 stories were built from top to bottom down! And former mayor Bill Jelavich reminiscing about how the building was actually part of his plan to revitalize the downtown.) >“I never dreamed it would change the way it did,” Jelavich said of the city’s downtown.