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Loma Prieta Elementary

Public Grades K-5

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loma Prieta Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Gatos, California, serving 259 students in grades K-5. This school is part of the Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 64 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loma Prieta Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.36% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 80.6% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's performance is also notably higher than the district average, indicating it is a top performer within its own district. Loma Prieta Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 21.5, providing students with more individualized attention, and spends $20,069 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Loma Prieta Elementary outperforms Blossom Hill Elementary, Guadalupe Elementary, and Williams Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, some smaller, highly-ranked schools like Happy Valley Elementary and Lakeside Elementary are also strong performers, suggesting a high-quality educational environment in the broader region.

259

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,821

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23800 Summit Rd.
Los Gatos, CA 95033-4054

(408) 353-1106

District: Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary

Students who attend Loma Prieta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C. T. English Middle
High:	Los Gatos High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% 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 school76%

District avg74%

California avg41%

358^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 1,543Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary 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	94.7	358 of 5857	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	636 of 5869	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	728 of 5859	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	722 of 5883	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	562 of 5789	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	618 of 5662	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	90.6	606 of 5692	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	92.3	485 of 5614	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	778 of 5611	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	90.4	441 of 5530	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	553 of 5390	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	87.5	603 of 5377	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	94.6	160 of 5314	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	93.8	241 of 5193	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	581 of 5113	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	92.0	406 of 5113	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	94.6	234 of 4818	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	93.1	323 of 4822	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	291 of 4809	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	193 of 5597	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	548 of 5612	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	589 of 5609	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	661 of 5635	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	461 of 5492	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	310 of 5413	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	320 of 5517	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	625 of 5628	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	784 of 5643	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	880 of 5638	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	763 of 5663	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	716 of 5510	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	970 of 5431	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	607 of 2847	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	267 of 2598	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	764 of 2651	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	789 of 2661	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	684 of 2726	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	541 of 2834	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	799 of 2737	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+43 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+30 vs state

Science57%+25 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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Loma Prieta Elementary	Public	K-5	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Clara County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 353-1106	259	12	22.5	13.5%	152 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (23.6%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.5%)	94.7	358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		90.9	636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	278	57.4	57.4	73.5	87.1	77.8		78.4	85.7	83.9	74.1		80.6	78.6	90.5		88.1			$17,821	$17,296	$525
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	19700 Old Santa Cruz Hwy.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2150	174	10	18.3	5.2%	97 (55.7%)	4 (2.3%)	26 (14.9%)	21 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.9%)	94.6	366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		96.5	212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	154	83.3	83.3	73.9	73.1	91.7		79.5	82.6	73.1	62.5		72.6							$43,045	$40,574	$2,471
Vine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Vine Hill School Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 438-1090	549	22	24.9	11.3%	339 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (18.0%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.6%)	88.2	762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.3	801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	39	53.3	53.3	72.5	65.8	67.4		68.8	79.6	62.7	63.3		69.0	97.2		97.2				$18,218	$17,918	$300
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	19621 Black Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Clara County	Lakeside Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 354-2372	64	5	12.4	10.9%	41 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	91.5	577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		61.5	2003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	1426	81.8	81.8	91.7		72.7		75.9	100.0		45.5		72.4							$84,387	$83,638	$749
Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	3042 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Mountain Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6812	143	8	17.8	14.7%	97 (67.8%)	1 (0.7%)	26 (18.2%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	83.1	1009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		72.6	1472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	463	61.1	61.1	79.0	57.1	72.2		68.8	79.0	42.9	61.1		62.5	81.0	81.0	90.5	81.0	85.7	90.5	$38,274	$36,518	$1,756
Louise Van Meter Elementary	Public	K-5	16445 Los Gatos Blvd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2250	507	24	21.1	6.7%	222 (43.8%)	6 (1.2%)	54 (10.7%)	159 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	93.1	463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.5	788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	325	68.9	68.9	74.2	63.0	78.9		72.0	80.9	72.8	78.9		77.5							$32,086	$30,514	$1,572
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3125 Branciforte Dr.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Happy Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-1456	106	6	16.5	7.5%	82 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	95.1	323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.5	305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	18	64.3	64.3	77.8	61.1	92.9	93.3	80.0	94.4	77.8	78.6	80.0	83.1							$37,670	$37,180	$490
Blossom Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	16400 Blossom Hill Rd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2100	530	22	24.0	7.0%	236 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.7%)	183 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	95.7	264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		96	260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	4	68.2	68.2	70.8	86.7	81.8		80.6	75.0	85.7	73.9		78.7							$28,745	$27,864	$881
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	6044 Vera Cruz Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 268-1030	537	20	26.8	8.2%	147 (27.4%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (11.2%)	277 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	93.6	433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.4	481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	48	60.8	60.8	68.3	74.4	75.5		73.0	80.7	80.5	75.7		78.7							$24,853	$22,954	$1,899
Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Rajkovich Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6196	559	24	23.3	8.2%	139 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.5%)	311 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	97.9	74^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	77	74.8	74.8	85.7	83.7	85.2		84.9	90.0	85.0	83.5		85.9							$18,839	$18,414	$425

Frequently Asked Questions about Loma Prieta Elementary

Is Loma Prieta Elementary a good school?

Yes. Loma Prieta Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Loma Prieta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Loma Prieta Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Loma Prieta Elementary?

Students at Loma Prieta Elementary are 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Loma Prieta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loma Prieta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C. T. English Middle
High : Los Gatos High

What district is Loma Prieta Elementary in?

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary

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