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Garden Gate Elementary

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Garden Gate Elementary ranks 747 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garden Gate Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 471 students in the highly-regarded Cupertino Union School District in Cupertino, California.

While Garden Gate is a strong school that significantly outperforms California state averages, it is important for parents to know it is a mid-tier performer within its own exceptional district. Its academic proficiency rates in English, math, and especially science are notably lower than the Cupertino Union district average. For comparison, nearby schools like William Faria Elementary and Montclaire Elementary achieve higher proficiency. This has contributed to a decline in Garden Gate's statewide ranking over the past several years, even as most neighboring schools have maintained top-tier ratings.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has historically been very effective with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, though this measure has recently become more variable. Areas that may need attention include a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the district average and a significant performance gap in science. Interestingly, Garden Gate has a slightly more favorable student-teacher ratio than some higher-performing peers like William Faria, suggesting factors beyond simple classroom size influence outcomes.

471

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,540

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10500 Ann Arbor Ave.
Cupertino, CA 95014-1661

(408) 252-5414

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend Garden Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sam H. Lawson Middle
High:	Monta Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

83.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Cupertino Union's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg82%

California avg41%

747^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cupertino Union

52^nd of 1,543Cupertino 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
2025	88.5	747 of 5857	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	544 of 5869	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	588 of 5859	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	97.4	169 of 5883	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	53 of 1417	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	120 of 5789	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	103 of 5662	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	113 of 5692	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	90 of 5614	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	120 of 5611	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	96.4	41 of 5530	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	35 of 5390	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	34 of 5377	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	97.4	20 of 5314	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	97.5	31 of 5193	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	97.8	41 of 5113	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	98.3	37 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	98.5	24 of 4818	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	98.1	49 of 4822	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	99.1	16 of 4809	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	732 of 1203	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	708 of 1205	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	682 of 1190	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	381 of 1154	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	252 of 1149	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	253 of 1071	76.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.5	75 of 3162	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	107 of 3245	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	29 of 3311	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	4 of 602	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	82 of 3275	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	43 of 3246	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	570 of 5597	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	368 of 5612	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	312 of 5609	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	169 of 5635	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	56 of 1267	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	95 of 5492	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	155 of 5413	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1105 of 5460	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	97.2	140 of 5517	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	145 of 5363	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	14 of 5264	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	916 of 5628	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	694 of 5643	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	760 of 5638	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	96.6	187 of 5663	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	56 of 1272	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	142 of 5510	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	86 of 5431	98.4%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	88.5	747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.4	544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	203	54.1	54.1	59.2	67.7	65.0	63.8	81.6	73.0	75.4	76.8							$17,540	$500	$17,040
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	5^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	4^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	89.9	89.9	94.7	92.0	94.5	93.7	96.8	98.2	96.3	97.2	96.9			96.9			$13,787	$206	$13,581
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%)	95.3	304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.8	358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	54	69.4	69.4	82.7	72.1	77.4	77.8	86.8	71.6	80.7	80.0	97.4						$21,336	$663	$20,673
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%)	96.4	206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.4	545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	339	72.0	72.0	78.2	79.2	78.8	78.8	87.5	77.8	84.2	82.7	93.0						$19,049	$477	$18,572
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%)	73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	1124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	307	38.4	38.4	58.5	59.0	55.7	57.4	69.1	64.3	48.0	58.8	96.3						$17,978	$1,147	$16,831
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%)	97.7	100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	61^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	39	73.3	73.3	77.7	83.6	83.3	81.9	88.5	90.7	90.8	90.2							$14,936	$293	$14,643
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%)	94	397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		96.9	176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	221	58.4	58.4	78.7	75.0	70.9	74.4	85.7	84.8	77.3	82.2	96.8			96.8		96.8	$17,719	$454	$17,265
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%)	93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.2	415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	30	63.9	63.9	66.7	75.5	77.6	73.0	75.0	81.3	74.6	77.1	98.2						$15,776	$328	$15,448
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%)	97	154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.3	59^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	95	71.8	71.8	77.4	79.5	81.0	79.2	88.3	86.9	83.7	86.4	97.1					97.1	$17,564	$457	$17,107
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%)	97	148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.6	107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	41	76.1	76.1	83.8	73.9	82.9	80.3	88.6	83.1	84.5	85.4	94.5	95.9	97.3	97.3	95.9	97.3	$17,225	$267	$16,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Gate Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garden Gate Elementary?

Students at Garden Gate Elementary are 83% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Garden Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Garden Gate Elementary.

What district is Garden Gate Elementary in?

Cupertino Union

What schools do graduates of Garden Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Gate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sam H. Lawson Middle
High : Monta Vista High

Is Garden Gate Elementary a good school?

Garden Gate Elementary ranks 747^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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