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Argonaut Elementary

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Argonaut Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 367 students in the high-achieving Saratoga Union Elementary district, consistently placing in the top 1% of all California elementary schools for nearly a decade.

The school differentiates itself with exceptional and steady academic results, particularly in mathematics where over 92% of students are proficient, and in science, where it outperforms most neighbors like Saratoga Elementary and Blue Hills Elementary. It also maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.8%, indicating a positive school climate, and the school has been recognized for its exceptional effectiveness with all student subgroups. While nearby John Muir Elementary in the Cupertino Union district sometimes scores slightly higher, Argonaut's long-term ranking stability is a key strength, unlike more volatile rankings seen at schools such as Marshall Lane Elementary or Christa McAuliffe.

An interesting local comparison reveals two successful models: Argonaut and other Saratoga Union schools like Foothill Elementary operate with high per-student spending, while top Cupertino Union schools achieve similar elite results with significantly lower spending, demonstrating that multiple educational approaches can lead to pinnacle outcomes in this unique region.

367

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,754

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.
Saratoga, CA 95070-4362

(408) 867-4773

District: Saratoga Union Elementary

Students who attend Argonaut Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Saratoga High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

73.8%

Two or more races:

13.6%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (88% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg87%

California avg41%

34^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Saratoga Union Elementary

19^th of 1,543Saratoga 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	98.5	34 of 5857	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	8 of 5869	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	17 of 5859	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	5 of 5883	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	10 of 1417	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	11 of 5789	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	9 of 5662	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	22 of 5692	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	35 of 5614	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	30 of 5611	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	78 of 5530	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.3	27 of 5390	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	96.4	44 of 5377	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	96.4	56 of 5314	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	96.2	97 of 5193	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	97.1	71 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	98.5	23 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	98.2	39 of 4818	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	97.8	65 of 4822	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	98.3	61 of 4809	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	110 of 1203	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	43 of 1205	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	61 of 1190	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	39 of 1154	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	34 of 1149	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	17 of 1071	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	50 of 5597	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	14 of 5612	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 5609	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	34 of 5635	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	9 of 1267	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	27 of 5492	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	8 of 5413	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	3 of 5517	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	35 of 5628	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	14 of 5643	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	23 of 5638	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 5663	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	17 of 1272	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	11 of 5510	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	12 of 5431	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.4	22 of 669	96.7%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)97th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+55 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Science83%+50 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Argonaut Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4773	367	16	22.9	2.5%	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	271 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	98.5	34^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.2	8^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	26	82.9		82.9	80.6	90.0	86.8				85.9	92.7	94.3	89.5				92.1				$22,754	$1,090	$21,664
Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	12300 De Sanka Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 257-9282	424	18	23.4	16.3%	49 (11.6%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	305 (71.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	96.8	173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.4	134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	39	69.0		69.0	75.0	77.8	84.5				79.1	87.5	84.5	91.3				87.7				$17,440	$361	$17,079
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	13919 Lynde Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4036	278	15	18.5	9.0%	47 (16.9%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	168 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (15.1%)	94.8	347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		97.6	114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	233	71.7		71.7	65.2	73.9	84.3				74.8	78.3	84.8	78.9				80.6				$23,700	$1,045	$22,655
Christa McAuliffe	Public	K-8	12211 Titus Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-4696	358	18	19.7	9.8%	117 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	156 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	96.1	237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.7	451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	214	82.9	57.9	75.0	76.0	71.1	86.8	72.2	81.8	75.0	77.1	92.0	80.0	84.6	72.2	84.6	90.5	83.9	96.4	96.4		$18,874	$483	$18,391
Saratoga Elementary	Public	K-5	14592 Oak St.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3476	297	13	22.8	3.0%	96 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	107 (36.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (18.2%)	98.2	56^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.5	48^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.2%	8	76.9		76.9	85.4	81.3	88.5				85.1	93.8	83.3	94.2				90.5				$24,132	$1,045	$23,087
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	6560 Hanover Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5265	557	22	25.5	8.4%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	436 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (19.6%)	99.1	11^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	19^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	8	84.9		84.9	90.6	93.1	89.5				91.1	95.8	93.1	90.7				93.3	93.2		93.2	$15,240	$244	$14,996
Marshall Lane Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14114 Marilyn Ln.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4259	427	18	23.7	11.7%	143 (33.5%)	2 (0.5%)	65 (15.2%)	147 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	67 (15.7%)	98	67^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		97	167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	100	79.4		79.4	84.2	84.9	87.0				85.4	83.3	86.8	88.4				86.3				$19,808	$822	$18,986
Gussie M. Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4845 Bucknall Rd.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3200	400	20	20.0	19.0%	69 (17.3%)	15 (3.8%)	94 (23.5%)	153 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.8%)	86.4	857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.9	641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	216	58.5		58.5	71.2	65.0	64.6				67.0	67.7	63.3	60.0				63.7				$15,739	$1,426	$14,313
Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Strayer Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-2850	547	24	22.9	19.6%	37 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.2%)	434 (79.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.8%)	98.2	57^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.6	44^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	13	73.9		73.9	80.0	91.7	89.5				87.3	85.1	95.4	84.4				87.9				$14,490	$266	$14,224
Forest Hill Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4450 McCoy Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4279	506	23	22.0	15.0%	129 (25.5%)	16 (3.2%)	62 (12.3%)	247 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	96.7	176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97	163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	13	79.1		79.1	75.0	83.1	89.5				82.6	77.7	81.9	79.1				79.5				$18,679	$1,158	$17,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Argonaut Elementary

What schools do graduates of Argonaut Elementary attend?

Students who attend Argonaut Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redwood Middle
High : Saratoga High

How many students attend Argonaut Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Argonaut Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Argonaut Elementary?

Students at Argonaut Elementary are 74% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Argonaut Elementary a good school?

Yes! Argonaut Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Argonaut Elementary in?

Saratoga Union Elementary

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