Mountain View Whisman School District was formed in 2001 as the merger of two smaller districts, namely the Mountain View Elementary and Whisman School Districts, after a vote in 2000.[2][3] Talks about merging the schools had been ongoing since the 1960s;[4][5] the merger was completed due to the pullout of the U.S. Navy from the nearby Moffett Federal Airfield in 1994, which dropped enrollment.[6]: 159
The first schoolhouse in Mountain View, a one-room house teaching a handful of families' children, was established in 1852. The Mountain View School District was formed in 1854, and in 1857 a public school for about forty students was built.[6]: 38 The one-room San Antonio School was built in 1867 and was discontinued in 1917.[6]: 41 Whisman School District, named after influential settler John W. Whisman,[6]: 34 was established in 1869 and its first, one-room schoolhouse was built in 1871.[3][6]: 46–7
Crittenden Middle School is located at 1701 Rock St., Mountain View, CA 94043.[7] The school mascot is the panther.[8] Before the district's merger, the school was part of the Whisman School District.[9]
The 2018-19 school year had 707 students in attendance.[10] The student population was 52% male and 48% female. Its racial makeup was 48% Hispanic, 25% White, 14% Asian, 9% Two or More Races, 3% Black and 1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.[11]
Isaac Newton Graham Middle School, known colloquially as Graham Middle School,[12] is located at 1175 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94040.[7] The school mascot is the bear.[12] Before the district merger, the school was part of the Mountain View Elementary School District.[9]
The 2018-19 school year had 865 students in attendance. The student population was 53% male and 47% female. Its racial makeup was 40% Hispanic, 31% White, 16% Asian, 11% Two or More Races and 1% Black.[13]
The school was honored as a California Distinguished School in 1986, 1990, 1992, 2013, and 2019.[9]
In 2015, it received the 2015 California Gold Ribbon Schools Award.[14]
