Summary:
Saratoga Union Elementary includes four schools: three K–5 elementary schools and one grades 6–8 middle school, in an area where reported proficiency is well above California’s in every subject. The four-school averages in 2025–2026 were 84% in ELA, 89% in math, and 80% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Schoolwide results cover different grade spans, so comparisons across the middle and elementary schools are descriptive. The clearest overall finding is that all four schools exceed state proficiency, while Foothill Elementary is notably below the other three locally.
Saratoga Elementary leads ELA at 89%, while Argonaut Elementary leads math at 93% and science at 83%. Redwood Middle is close behind those leaders at 88% in ELA, 89% in math, and 82% in science. At the bottom of the local comparison, Foothill records 73% in ELA, 80% in math, and 72% in science—about 15, 11, and 10 percentage points below the average of the other schools, respectively. Even so, Foothill exceeds California in each subject.
Results changed modestly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the four-school ELA average rose by about 1 percentage point, math was essentially unchanged, and science rose by about 1 point. Saratoga Elementary improved in all three subjects, including a 5-point science gain; the state’s math and science results rose faster than the local averages. SchoolDigger gives all four schools five stars; its 2025–2026 statewide ranks are 18th for Redwood, 29th for Argonaut, 23rd for Saratoga, and 490th for Foothill. Foothill’s student–teacher ratio was 18.5 in 2024–2025, the lowest reported, despite its lower proficiency; its reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 9% that year, compared with 3% at each of the elementary peers and 3% at Redwood. These figures are context, not explanations of results.
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