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Blossom Hill Elementary

Public Grades K-5

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blossom Hill Elementary is a top-tier public school serving 530 students in grades K-5 within the affluent community of Los Gatos, California, and is part of the highly-ranked Los Gatos Union Elementary district.

The school's most compelling strength is its remarkable and consistent academic excellence, ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools for nearly a decade. It achieves outstanding results across all subjects and is exceptionally effective in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for that subgroup. Furthermore, the school fosters an excellent attendance culture with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.4%, far below the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Blossom Hill stands out for its consistency and efficient use of resources. It outperforms its closest peer, Louise Van Meter Elementary, in English Language Arts while spending significantly less per student. While schools like Daves Avenue Elementary may have higher science scores, Blossom Hill delivers balanced excellence and has proven resilient through demographic shifts. Its performance is a testament to effective educational practices within a supportive district framework.

530

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,745

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

16400 Blossom Hill Rd.
Los Gatos, CA 95032-3553

(408) 335-2100

District: Los Gatos Union Elementary

Students who attend Blossom Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raymond J. Fisher Middle
High:	Los Gatos High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Asian:

34.5%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

California avg41%

264^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Los Gatos Union Elementary

46^th of 1,543Los Gatos 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	95.7	264 of 5857	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	260 of 5869	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	94 of 5859	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	227 of 5883	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	48 of 1417	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	170 of 5789	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	270 of 5662	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	130 of 5692	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	74 of 5614	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	153 of 5611	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.0	257 of 5530	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	171 of 5390	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	95.3	106 of 5377	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.5	107 of 5314	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	95.4	134 of 5193	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	96.2	119 of 5113	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	94.4	263 of 5113	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	93.7	287 of 4818	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	95.1	215 of 4822	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	96.9	133 of 4809	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	209 of 1203	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	225 of 1205	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	64 of 1190	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	211 of 1154	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	58 of 1149	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	243 of 1071	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	728 of 2227	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	113 of 5597	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	337 of 5612	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	96 of 5609	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	247 of 5635	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	85 of 1267	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	165 of 5492	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	303 of 5413	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	38 of 5517	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	430 of 5628	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	223 of 5643	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	121 of 5638	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	218 of 5663	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	22 of 1272	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	161 of 5510	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	251 of 5431	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	264 of 669	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.7	78 of 610	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	512 of 2598	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	287 of 2651	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	170 of 2661	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	512 of 2726	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	354 of 2834	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	538 of 2737	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics79%+41 vs state

Science68%+36 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 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
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
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
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Blossom Valley Rd.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-6146	584	23	25.9	6.8%	207 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	251 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.4%)	96.2	223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		95	344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	121	69.5	69.5	73.9	78.2	85.2	78.8	82.0	82.1	81.7	82.0							$25,200	$23,568	$1,632
Carlton Elementary	Public	K-5	2421 Carlton Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-1141	656	26	25.7	5.3%	204 (31.1%)	7 (1.1%)	76 (11.6%)	310 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	93.7	417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.7	288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	129	58.3	58.3	73.8	74.3	73.3	73.8	82.2	81.7	73.8	79.3							$22,257	$21,088	$1,169
Daves Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	17770 Daves Ave.	Los Gatos	95030	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2200	549	23	23.8	5.3%	269 (49.0%)	5 (0.9%)	62 (11.3%)	120 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (16.6%)	97.5	119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.7	188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	69	81.4	81.4	75.5	84.5	92.2	84.3	81.1	84.5	83.3	83.0	82.6	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$27,275	$26,352	$923
Farnham Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	15711 Woodard Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3321	372	16	23.2	24.2%	90 (24.2%)	13 (3.5%)	123 (33.1%)	92 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	75.5	1352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		75.3	1359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	7	52.3	52.3	51.0	54.2	61.5	56.0	58.8	52.5	60.0	57.1							$18,473	$16,972	$1,501
Village	Public, Charter	K-5	825 West Parr Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 341-7042	198	9	23.2	16.2%	92 (46.5%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (18.2%)	39 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.1%)	88.5	741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		78.2	1231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	490	64.7	64.7	66.7	73.0	67.7	69.4	55.6	73.0	70.6	67.4	90.0						$22,991	$22,412	$579
Capri Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	850 Chapman Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4260	457	21	21.7	31.7%	118 (25.8%)	25 (5.5%)	151 (33.0%)	111 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.9%)	82.7	1038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		89.9	708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	330	55.4	55.4	53.6	73.2	62.2	63.1	64.8	69.3	52.7	62.3							$20,640	$19,818	$822
Noddin Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Gilda Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 356-2126	500	22	22.7	15.2%	127 (25.4%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.0%)	231 (46.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.4%)	91.9	557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.5	785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	228	51.2	51.2	76.5	80.2	72.1	76.4	81.7	80.2	60.5	74.1							$24,197	$22,912	$1,285
Oster Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 Lencar Way	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 266-8121	627	24	26.0	12.8%	148 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	112 (17.9%)	323 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	95.1	326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.4	221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	105	69.0	69.0	78.1	71.6	80.8	76.7	82.4	73.0	84.0	79.6	98.4						$23,574	$22,438	$1,136

Frequently Asked Questions about Blossom Hill Elementary

What district is Blossom Hill Elementary in?

Los Gatos Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Blossom Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blossom Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raymond J. Fisher Middle
High : Los Gatos High

How many students attend Blossom Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Blossom Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blossom Hill Elementary?

Students at Blossom Hill Elementary are 45% White, 35% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is Blossom Hill Elementary a good school?

Yes! Blossom Hill Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 264^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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