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Blue Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-5

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blue Hills Elementary in Saratoga serves grades K–5 and enrolls 424 students in the Cupertino Union district. In 2025–2026, 76% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 85% in math, and 76% in science—all well above state averages. The most important takeaway for local comparisons is that the school is strong statewide but not a nearby leader, with ELA its clearest relative weakness.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, Blue Hills Elementary was around average in math and science but below average in ELA: nearby averages were 80% in ELA, 84% in math, and 75% in science. Its ELA result was 3 percentage points below that average; math was roughly even, and science was 1 point higher. Against the district, ELA was 3 points lower, while math and science were each 1 point higher. All three subjects were far above state averages: the school’s leads were 27 points in ELA, 46 in math, and 40 in science. Fourth grade is a particular soft spot: six of the nine nearby K–5 schools scored higher in both ELA and math, and fourth-grade results were below district levels in both subjects.

Scores have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell 5 points, math 5, and science 3, even as state averages rose and the school’s leads over the state narrowed by 8–9 points. Still, SchoolDigger ranks the school 209th of 5,804 California schools, at the 96th percentile with five stars; six of the ten nearby schools rank higher. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23.4, among the highest in the nearby group, and 16% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable group-specific result is SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well the school serves White students: the group’s 38th-percentile ranking (1,571st of 2,532) is well below the school’s overall 96th percentile and down 28 percentile points from 2018–2019. This is a ranking of the school’s standing for that group, not a judgment about students.

424

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,484

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

12300 De Sanka Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070-3151

(408) 257-9282

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend Blue Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Monta Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

71.9%

White:

11.6%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg81%

California avg42%

210^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cupertino Union

54^th of 1,530Cupertino Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	210 of 5817	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	173 of 5857	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	134 of 5869	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	142 of 5859	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	22 of 5883	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	14 of 1417	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	88 of 5789	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	32 of 5662	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	37 of 5692	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	17 of 5614	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	33 of 5611	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	56 of 5530	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	95.2	78 of 5390	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.5	37 of 5377	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	97.0	28 of 5314	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	97.1	50 of 5193	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	98.0	31 of 5113	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	47 of 5113	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	98.8	15 of 4818	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.5	30 of 4822	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	22 of 4809	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	277 of 1210	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	290 of 1203	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	191 of 1205	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	235 of 1190	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	96 of 1154	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	146 of 1149	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	73 of 1071	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	7 of 3162	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	99 of 5581	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	120 of 5597	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	94 of 5612	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	135 of 5609	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	21 of 5635	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	33 of 1267	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	64 of 5492	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	38 of 5413	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	169 of 5423	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	462 of 5460	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	115 of 5517	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	327 of 5603	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	293 of 5628	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	165 of 5643	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	193 of 5638	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	31 of 5663	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	6 of 1272	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	139 of 5510	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	33 of 5431	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1574 of 2536	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	963 of 2834	66.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics85%+46 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science76%+40 vs state

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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
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
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
Argonaut Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4773	367	16	22.9	2.5%	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	271 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	98.8	29^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.5	34^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	83.3		83.3	91.7	83.1	90.3				88.2	94.9	87.3	95.8				92.6	≥ 98%		$25,016	$1,122	$23,894
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
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	13919 Lynde Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4036	278	15	18.5	9.0%	47 (16.9%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	168 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (15.1%)	92.8	491^st of 5817 public elementary schools	91.6%		94.8	347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%	144	72.0		72.0	83.7	63.3	74.0				73.2	93.0	63.3	86.0				80.3	≥ 98%		$26,335	$1,079	$25,256
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
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
Country Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	5140 Country Ln.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3400	444	21	21.1	30.0%	78 (17.6%)	13 (2.9%)	107 (24.1%)	194 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (11.3%)	90.2	639^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.0%		92.4	511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%	128	67.2		67.2	65.3	66.7	77.4				69.6	69.4	67.2	71.0				69.2	≥ 98%		$19,539	$1,074	$18,465
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Blue Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Monta Vista High

How many students attend Blue Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Blue Hills Elementary.

What district is Blue Hills Elementary in?

Cupertino Union

What is the racial makeup of Blue Hills Elementary?

Students at Blue Hills Elementary are 72% Asian, 12% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Blue Hills Elementary a good school?

Yes! Blue Hills Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 210^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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