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Cupertino Union

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At a glance

54^thof 1,530 California districts▼ 2

Better than 96% of California districts

Elementary 18 Middle 5Grades K-8

1309 South Mary Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 95014-3050·(408) 252-3000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 96.5% of districts

Schools

13,526

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWilliam Faria Elementary4^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary up 202 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cupertino Middle 18 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Cupertino Union has 23 schools—18 elementary and five middle schools, with no high schools—and its 2025–26 results show strong proficiency overall alongside meaningful differences among schools. The unweighted average across its schools was 77% in ELA, 82% in math and 73% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Every school’s reported all-grades rate was above the state rate in all three subjects, but school-to-school spreads reached 38 percentage points in ELA, 40 in math and 42 in science. The most important takeaway is that the area performs well above state levels, but the school a family considers can make a substantial difference.

William Faria Elementary is the clearest standout, leading all 23 schools with 93% ELA, 97% math and 93% science; its scores were 44, 58 and 57 percentage points above state rates. SchoolDigger ranks Faria 4th of 5,804 California elementary schools. The lowest results are spread across different schools: Manuel De Vargas Elementary had the lowest ELA at 55%, Chester W. Nimitz Elementary the lowest math at 57%, and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary the lowest science at 51%. Among middle schools, John F. Kennedy Middle led in ELA and math, while Joaquin Miller Middle led in science.

Recent results are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the school averages fell 2 percentage points in ELA and 1 in math, while science rose 2; the area’s lead over California narrowed in all three subjects. Individual schools also varied: ELA rose at five schools and fell at 18, while science rose at 12 and fell at 11. Other indicators add context, but do not neatly predict scores: Joaquin Miller Middle and Cupertino Middle each enrolled 1,067 students, yet Miller scored 86% in ELA and 91% in math compared with Cupertino’s 74% in both. In 2024–25, the share eligible for free or reduced-price lunch was 13% at Faria and 51% at Nimitz; these figures describe school circumstances, not the cause of results. The data also show that grade-level results can differ from a school’s overall picture: De Vargas’s 3rd-grade ELA was 37%, below the state’s 44%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	12300 De Sanka Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 257-9282	424	18	23.4	16.3%	49 (11.6%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	305 (71.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	96.3	210^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.8	173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%	37	76.4		76.4	76.9	73.2	79.2				76.4	86.4	83.1	84.7				84.7	≥ 98%		$18,484	$286	$18,198
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	95	141^st of 2740 public middle schools	94.9%		97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%	67		72.9	72.9				69.1	75.5	78.5	74.3				71.6	76.8	75.5	74.6			$20,175	$253	$19,922
Manuel De Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Moorpark Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0303	379	19	20.0	44.9%	38 (10.0%)	14 (3.7%)	102 (26.9%)	185 (48.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	74.2	1396^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.0%		82.2	1063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%	333	59.6		59.6	36.7	63.9	61.7				54.8	50.9	60.9	61.7				57.9	94%	0%	$20,838	$1,225	$19,613
Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Strayer Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-2850	547	24	22.9	19.6%	37 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.2%)	434 (79.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.8%)	98.7	32^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.2	57^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%	25	88.5		88.5	81.2	83.9	93.1				86.1	90.7	96.5	94.3				93.8	97%	1%	$16,580	$226	$16,354
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	86.4	840^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.6%		88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%	90	50.6		50.6	63.6	66.7	65.9				65.5	74.6	69.0	66.7				69.5	96%	0%	$20,055	$405	$19,650
William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	99.4	4^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	5^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	93.0		93.0	90.7	93.1	94.7				93.0	96.5	96.6	96.5				96.5	≥ 98%		$14,132	$116	$14,016
Garden Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	10500 Ann Arbor Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5414	471	23	20.7	20.8%	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	393 (83.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	84.4	943^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	83.8%		88.5	747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%	196	59.5		59.5	61.5	52.1	65.2				59.6	78.4	62.8	67.6				70.0	96%	0%	$21,132	$466	$20,666
Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	97.1	74^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.3%		97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	20		68.9	68.9				78.4	82.8	80.6	80.6				83.2	81.7	75.0	80.0			$20,619	$223	$20,396
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	880	41	21.4	15.7%	85 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	698 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (5.9%)	99	14^th of 2740 public middle schools	99.5%		99.3	9^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.7%	5		80.7	80.7				85.2	91.3	86.2	87.6				91.3	92.1	90.9	91.4			$17,942	$161	$17,781
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	21710 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-4798	662	27	24.7	14.4%	41 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.1%)	497 (75.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	97.4	110^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.7	100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%	10	71.0		71.0	86.7	78.4	81.3				82.1	95.4	83.7	84.0				87.5	98%	1%	$15,441	$214	$15,227
Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,067	51	20.8	13.5%	50 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.2%)	908 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.7%)	98.8	20^th of 2740 public middle schools	99.3%		99.3	11^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.6%	9		85.6	85.6				80.8	90.1	88.1	86.5				87.6	94.0	92.3	91.4			$18,410	$152	$18,258
Montclaire Elementary	Public	K-5	1160 St. Joseph Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 967-9388	442	20	22.2	8.8%	115 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	231 (52.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.6%)	98.2	50^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.1%		97	148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%	98	79.5		79.5	86.6	84.5	87.5				86.2	88.1	90.3	79.5				85.9	≥ 98%		$19,512	$202	$19,310
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	6560 Hanover Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5265	557	22	25.5	8.4%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	436 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (19.6%)	99	13^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	11^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	90.4		90.4	88.8	85.2	94.7				89.4	95.5	93.1	90.4				93.0	≥ 98%		$15,663	$162	$15,501
Chester W. Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	545 East Cheyenne Dr.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 736-2180	350	16	21.8	50.6%	46 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	134 (38.3%)	122 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	77.7	1229^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.9%		73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%	202	55.2		55.2	60.4	55.8	63.0				59.7	53.7	64.8	51.7				56.6	≥ 98%		$19,701	$1,352	$18,349
Stevens Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Ainsworth Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-3312	407	20	20.3	13.3%	73 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	240 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (13.0%)	96.3	208^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.3	304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%	96	73.4		73.4	77.4	76.5	79.7				77.7	83.6	86.4	76.6				82.6	≥ 98%		$21,502	$374	$21,128
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary	Public	K-5	592 Dunholme Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 732-3363	840	35	23.8	21.3%	237 (28.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52 (6.2%)	452 (53.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	91.7	558^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%	113	68.8		68.8	60.0	66.4	78.7				68.6	74.1	78.6	76.4				76.4	≥ 99%		$16,587	$251	$16,336
West Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Belleville Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0148	422	21	20.1	15.9%	109 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	236 (55.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	91.6	562^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.3%		96.4	206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%	356	64.4		64.4	61.9	65.7	72.6				67.3	75.0	82.2	80.5				79.4	94%	1%	$20,674	$436	$20,238
D. J. Sedgwick Elementary	Public	K-5	19200 Phil Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3103	407	19	21.5	27.0%	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	298 (73.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (10.1%)	91.6	561^st of 5817 public elementary schools	90.4%		95.2	313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%	248	65.8		65.8	59.0	75.4	72.6				69.5	71.4	83.3	74.0				76.4	≥ 98%		$25,125	$936	$24,189
Murdock-Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	1188 Wunderlich Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 973-8191	551	23	24.1	8.5%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	479 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.9%)	99.1	7^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	4^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%	3	85.0		85.0	83.9	94.3	92.5				90.2	96.6	97.7	92.5				95.7	≥ 98%		$16,687	$224	$16,463
C. B. Eaton Elementary	Public	K-5	20220 Suisun Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-2848	489	22	22.6	15.7%	49 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	364 (74.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	96.8	168^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%	14	67.4		67.4	76.6	84.9	77.4				79.9	89.2	91.9	81.4				87.3	97%	1%	$18,024	$296	$17,728
L. P. Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Blaney Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6002	498	23	21.7	17.1%	34 (6.8%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.2%)	381 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	96.4	201^st of 5817 public elementary schools	96.5%		94	397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%	196	72.4		72.4	73.9	77.1	83.8				78.0	88.8	77.1	85.5				84.3	≥ 99%		$18,764	$315	$18,449
Christa McAuliffe	Public	K-8	12211 Titus Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-4696	358	18	19.7	9.8%	117 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	156 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	96.4	195^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.1	237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%	42	75.8	66.7	73.3	76.5	80.0	78.1	73.3	77.8	66.7	76.7	85.3	88.6	84.4	68.8	77.8	75.0	82.3	≥ 98%		$21,728	$389	$21,339
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.2	37^th of 2740 public middle schools	98.6%		98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%	19		82.5	82.5				77.8	84.2	87.0	83.1				86.0	87.2	87.6	87.0			$19,113	$329	$18,784

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saratoga Union Elementary	0.84 mi	5	21^st
Campbell Union High	1.34 mi	6	407^th
Fremont Union High	1.43 mi	6	68^th
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	1.65 mi	2	40^th
Moreland	1.95 mi	7	243^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.