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About Almond School
About Almond School
Almond School in Los Altos, California is one of seven elementary schools in the Los Altos School District. Located about one mile from downtown Los Altos, Almond is a small school with roughly 375 Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade students. Almond students feed into Egan Junior High School (one of two junior high schools within LASD) for seventh and eighth grades. Almond School opened in 2009 and received its California Distinguished School Award in 2023.
Principal: Mrs. Raquel Matteroli (rmatteroli@lasdschools.org; 650-917-5400)
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Almond School to personalize learning and to engage all students through creative and innovative experiences to foster lifelong learning, global citizenship, and a growth mindset. With the support of our diverse community, we provide a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment through open communication, collaboration, and mutual respect.
Vision Statement
Empowering all students to become leaders of tomorrow.
School-wide Goals
The school site council (principal, staff, and parents) and teachers work collaboratively on school-wide goals each year to help keep our instructional practices and parent support focused on the needs of our students so that they can be at their best and thrive.
- Students will develop, monitor, and reflect on goals with the support of parents and teachers in order to encourage student responsibility and executive functioning skills. The goals should promote a growth mindset and hold students accountable for their learning.
- All students will engage in a literacy program across all curricular areas that are personalized, balanced, and challenging.
- All students will advance towards grade-level math standards and achieve their highest potential using conceptual, computational, and critical thinking skills.
- Staff, parents, and students will participate jointly in community and learning events in order to support a positive school culture that teaches, models, and reinforces appropriate social-emotional behaviors.