Ardis G. Egan Junior High School is a

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for

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rs and eighth graders in

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. It is part of the

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. Most of Egan's over five hundred students live in Los Altos and

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, and a few students live in Mountain View. Egan is named after Ardis Egan, the founder and former Superintendent of the Los Altos School District. Egan is mainly fed by local

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of the

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: Almond, Santa Rita, Covington and Gardner Bullis. Egan has inherited these schools' high success rates, ranking as one of the top

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in the

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. Most Egan students who remain within the public education system go on to study at Los Altos High School, which is in the

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Awards and recognition

In 1988, 1990, and 2009, Egan was chosen as a California Distinguished School, and it has often scored high in

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testing. It has been reported as the public school with the highest STAR test scores in California numerous times. From 1999 to 2002, Egan was ranked as the top junior high school in the state, based on its performance on the Academic Performance Index (API) Growth Reports.

Education

Greatschools awarded Egan a 9/10 in 2018. Egan is one of the few schools in the Bay Area that offers two Spanish classes: the regular Spanish 1A class and a Spanish Conversation class. Like all schools in the

, Egan has a musical program. Their

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, and

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visit

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every year to perform at a concert (

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). Egan is well funded with a variety of electives, including

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, Languages, and Miscellaneous Items, such as

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, Financial Wisdom, and

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. It also offers a variety of classes that allow students to learn teaching, secretary skills, and librarian skills. Besides, it has many well-funded main courses,

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, and

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. Los Altos's wealthy environment helps Egan's education funding. Egan has sports programs for boys and girls in

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, cross-country,

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, and others. Egan students also compete in the national

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and AMC8 Math competitions. Egan students also compete in the national Science Olympiade competition. Students are given awards for a variety of achievements; the most notable of these awards is the "Block E", which is earned through sports, after-school activities, and service to the school.

Miscellaneous

Bullis Charter School (BCS) also has its campus on the east side of Egan's grounds bordering San Antonio Road. The

(LASD) offered to let BCS use this space (known at the time as the Egan camp school) from 1 May 2004.http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12310&Itemid=56 The charter school has been located here ever since.

References

External links

Egan School home page

Egan School Reviews
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