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Montclaire Elementary

Public Grades K-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montclaire Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 442 students in Los Altos, California, operating within the top-tier Cupertino Union School District.

By statewide standards, Montclaire is an exceptional school, consistently ranking in the top 3-4% of all California elementary schools, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English, math, and science. The school fosters an excellent culture, reflected in one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates (4.3%) in the area, and it demonstrates strong academic support for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. It achieves these strong outcomes with efficient per-student spending compared to many neighboring schools.

Within its immediate, hyper-competitive local context, Montclaire is a very high-performing school among a cluster of exceptional schools. While its test scores are excellent, they are slightly lower than some nearby peers in the Los Altos Elementary district, such as Covington Elementary and Oak Avenue Elementary, and it performs comparably to other Cupertino Union schools like Stevens Creek Elementary. This positions Montclaire as a school with a very high academic floor, offering a consistently excellent education in a community where many surrounding schools also perform at an elite level.

442

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,225

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1160 St. Joseph Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94024-6755

(650) 967-9388

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend Montclaire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cupertino Middle
High:	Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.3%

White:

26.0%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

California avg41%

148^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	148 of 5857	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	107 of 5869	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	126 of 5859	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	41 of 5883	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	55 of 1417	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	143 of 5789	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	122 of 5662	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	204 of 5692	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	108 of 5614	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	75 of 5611	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.4	89 of 5530	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	95.0	94 of 5390	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	94.8	143 of 5377	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.6	47 of 5314	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	97.3	35 of 5193	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	97.3	57 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	49 of 5113	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	98.3	36 of 4818	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	97.8	68 of 4822	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	25 of 4809	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	283 of 1203	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	138 of 1205	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	141 of 1190	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	75 of 1154	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	209 of 1149	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	40 of 1071	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	133 of 5597	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	111 of 5612	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	116 of 5609	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	50 of 5635	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	65 of 1267	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	140 of 5492	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	165 of 5413	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.3	397 of 5517	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	180 of 5628	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	135 of 5643	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	144 of 5638	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	46 of 5663	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	49 of 1272	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	159 of 5510	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	84 of 5431	98.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	12 of 718	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.6	134 of 445	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	99 of 339	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	557 of 2598	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	359 of 2651	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	637 of 2661	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	124 of 2726	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	297 of 2834	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	218 of 2737	92.0%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science76%+43 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 6th 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 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
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
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
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	334	17	20.0	2.7%	105 (31.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	162 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.0%)	98.4	39^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	33^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	88.2	88.2	85.7	80.4	90.2	88.0	86.2	91.8	83.0	86.3	94.0	88.8							$23,057	$297	$22,760
Loyola Elementary	Public	K-6	770 Berry Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 254-2400	367	19	19.7	2.7%	139 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	143 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.2%)	95.4	295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97.7	101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	194	80.0	80.0	60.9	81.0	85.5	86.0	79.0	69.6	85.7	87.3	91.2	84.0							$23,843	$297	$23,546
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
Springer Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 943-4200	365	18	20.4	4.9%	126 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	161 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.2%)	98.9	15^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	25^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	10	83.3	83.3	87.8	91.8	88.7	89.3	89.5	95.7	92.0	87.0	89.3	90.8							$21,406	$297	$21,109
Cherry Chase Elementary	Public	K-5	1138 Heatherstone Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8200	622	30	20.5	7.2%	148 (23.8%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	340 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.1%)	97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	82	75.5	75.5	87.7	85.9	87.8		87.2	84.8	82.9	83.0		83.7							$21,898	$2,874	$19,024
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
Amy Imai Elementary	Public	K-5	253 Martens Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3490	388	18	21.4	11.1%	99 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	176 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (15.2%)	97.6	106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.8	186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	80	82.3	82.3	81.5	83.9	87.1		84.2	85.1	79.0	85.5		83.3							$24,291	$1,448	$22,843
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Montclaire Elementary

How many students attend Montclaire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Montclaire Elementary.

What district is Montclaire Elementary in?

Cupertino Union

Is Montclaire Elementary a good school?

Yes! Montclaire Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 148^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Montclaire Elementary?

Students at Montclaire Elementary are 52% Asian, 26% White, 16% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Montclaire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montclaire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cupertino Middle
High : Homestead High

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