Alta Vista School | 838 followers on LinkedIn. Independent JK-8 school with S.T.E.A.M. emphasis to enable students to innovate and create positive change in the world. | Alta Vista School is an independent elementary and middle school (JK-8) in San Francisco with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). Alta Vista School is utterly unique in its blend of small class sizes and low student-to-teacher ratio, high number and quality of extra-curricular education specialists, and early introduction of technology. Alta Vista School uses the scientific method as the foundation for all learning to inspire the curiosity, confidence, and problem-solving that leads to true understanding.