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Montague Elementary

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Montague Elementary ranks 2891 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montague Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Clara, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 288 students. It is part of the Santa Clara Unified School District, which is ranked 438 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Montague Elementary faces several challenges, including lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, compared to both the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Montague Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 40.54% to 52.78%, compared to the district's 59.48% to 61.28% and the state's 44.21% to 48.81%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Montague Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 26.32% to 47.22%, while the district's were 49.45% to 60.74% and the state's were 36.03% to 46.3%. Montague Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Bowers Elementary, Kathryn Hughes Elementary, and Abram Agnew Elementary, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Montague Elementary, which has increased from $21,261 in 2020-2021 to $35,402 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance is still lower than the district and state averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. Additionally, Montague Elementary's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Asian students and English Language Learner students performing better than Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

254

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,402

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Laurie Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-2236

(408) 423-1900

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buchser Middle
High:	Santa Clara High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

Asian:

37.0%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2022) to 51st (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Santa Clara Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,891^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara Unified 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	44.9	2891 of 5857	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	1957 of 5869	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	2307 of 5859	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	1956 of 5883	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	3345 of 5789	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2661 of 5662	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	2017 of 5692	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	2433 of 5614	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.1	2679 of 5611	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.9	3132 of 5530	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	4079 of 5390	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	3584 of 5377	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	3535 of 5314	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.8	3721 of 5193	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	3046 of 5113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.3	3758 of 5113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.5	3146 of 4818	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3341 of 4822	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	2660 of 4809	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.6	763 of 1190	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	567 of 1154	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	724 of 1149	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	1251 of 3245	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	705 of 3311	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	1976 of 3275	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2566 of 5597	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	1987 of 5612	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	2053 of 5609	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	1852 of 5635	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	3431 of 5492	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2627 of 5413	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3710 of 5107	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	2511 of 5107	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	3517 of 5087	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2664 of 5084	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.6	4808 of 4963	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3706 of 4830	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3430 of 5460	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	2759 of 5517	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	3709 of 5363	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2901 of 5264	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4498 of 5173	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3952 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	3007 of 5628	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	1852 of 5643	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	2422 of 5638	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1940 of 5663	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	3016 of 5510	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2582 of 5431	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2023)36th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science26%-6 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)	% 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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montague Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Laurie Ave.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1900	254	16	15.8	39.0%	19 (7.5%)	11 (4.3%)	108 (42.5%)	94 (37.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.7%)	44.9	2891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		62.5	1957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	934	26.3		26.3	41.2	52.8	40.5				44.9	36.8	47.2	26.3				36.6	94.4	97.2	95.8	97.2	95.8	$35,402	$1,556	$33,846
Don Callejon	Public	K-8	4176 Lick Mill Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3300	568	37	15.4	21.3%	77 (13.6%)	31 (5.5%)	140 (24.6%)	282 (49.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	88	777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%		86.4	887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	110	59.6	33.3	45.9	67.7	84.4	74.5	60.3	56.1	50.0	64.7	68.8	71.7	62.8	53.5	49.3	41.1	57.3						$31,684	$866	$30,818
Kathryn Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	4949 Calle de Escuela	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1500	281	15	18.7	41.3%	30 (10.7%)	14 (5.0%)	120 (42.7%)	98 (34.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.6%)	51.6	2522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		45.6	2828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	306	24.4		24.4	63.6	37.5	47.8				50.8	55.8	34.4	30.4				40.5						$32,881	$1,337	$31,544
Abram Agnew Elementary	Public	K-5	3534 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 669-4100	505	24	21.0	25.0%	85 (16.8%)	9 (1.8%)	143 (28.3%)	240 (47.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.2%)	70.7	1568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%		63.1	1925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	357	45.6		45.6	67.5	42.4	57.1				56.8	62.3	43.1	50.9				53.2						$29,349	$913	$28,436
Bracher Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Chromite Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1200	269	16	17.2	33.5%	29 (10.8%)	15 (5.6%)	140 (52.0%)	57 (21.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (7.8%)	44.3	2926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.1	2395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	531	29.4		29.4	54.8	42.1	41.2				45.8	42.9	35.9	22.9				33.3	88.4	93.0	90.7	90.7		$38,037	$1,938	$36,099
Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	406	20	19.9	55.2%	23 (5.7%)	12 (3.0%)	318 (78.3%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	28.8	4068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		26.8	4228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	160	23.2		23.2	28.9	35.7	25.5				30.6	40.0	31.5	19.6				29.9						$30,200	$3,031	$27,169
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-8	921 Fox Ln.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Orchard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 944-0388	740	45	16.4	50.1%	33 (4.5%)	29 (3.9%)	347 (46.9%)	270 (36.5%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	46 (6.2%)	28.3	4111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		33.5	3640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	471	21.3	31.5	26.1	26.0	25.4	44.3	35.4	55.3	43.8	38.7	28.8	30.4	27.9	18.8	42.7	12.3	26.7						$8,824	$712	$8,112
Fairwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 Fairwood Ave.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 523-4870	324	17	18.8	23.1%	56 (17.3%)	11 (3.4%)	117 (36.1%)	102 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	75.9	1337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		71.3	1533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	196	54.0		54.0	42.0	68.3	67.4				59.8	47.1	70.5	50.0				56.8	97.3				97.3	$26,751	$902	$25,849
Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Sonora Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6211	398	17	23.8	61.3%	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	301 (75.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.3%)	31.8	3813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		25.3	4341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	528	22.2		22.2	37.3	33.9	33.9				35.0	36.7	28.8	27.0				30.8						$21,950	$892	$21,058
Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	563	23	24.4	35.9%	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	90 (16.0%)	378 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	83.5	991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		74.1	1405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	414	55.9		55.9	66.3	66.3	57.4	66.2			64.3	72.1	64.8	54.4	48.7			60.8	97.2			97.2		$15,432	$846	$14,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Montague Elementary

Is Montague Elementary a good school?

Montague Elementary ranks 2891^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montague Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Montague Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Montague Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buchser Middle
High : Santa Clara High

What district is Montague Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Montague Elementary?

Students at Montague Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 7% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

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