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Saratoga Elementary

Public Grades K-5

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Saratoga Elementary is a public elementary school in Saratoga, California, serving 311 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Saratoga Union Elementary District, which is ranked 18th out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saratoga Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with 85-90% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly higher than state averages. The school's performance on the CAST science assessment is also impressive, with 76-91% proficiency. Saratoga Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $19,748 to $24,132 per year, which likely contributes to its exceptional academic outcomes.

The other schools in the Saratoga Union Elementary District, Argonaut Elementary and Foothill Elementary, also perform exceptionally well, with statewide rankings in the top 5-17% of California elementary schools. Nearby schools in other districts, such as Christa McAuliffe, Daves Avenue Elementary, and John Muir Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings in the top 2-11% of California elementary schools.

297

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,132

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

14592 Oak St.
Saratoga, CA 95070-6028

(408) 867-3476

District: Saratoga Union Elementary

Students who attend Saratoga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Saratoga High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.0%

White:

32.3%

Two or more races:

18.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% 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 school86%

District avg87%

California avg41%

56^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	98.2	56 of 5857	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	48 of 5869	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	71 of 5859	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	94 of 5883	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	17 of 1417	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	241 of 5789	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	131 of 5662	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	249 of 5692	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	54 of 5614	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	97 of 5611	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	95.1	109 of 5530	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	120 of 5390	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	94.1	175 of 5377	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.7	147 of 5314	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.4	82 of 5193	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	97.3	61 of 5113	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	98.4	27 of 5113	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	98.8	13 of 4818	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.6	27 of 4822	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.5	49 of 4809	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	161 of 1203	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	44 of 1205	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	130 of 1190	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	174 of 1154	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	206 of 1149	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	69 of 1071	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	99.9	1 of 293	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	149 of 2585	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	47 of 2128	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	63 of 5597	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	44 of 5612	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	43 of 5609	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	80 of 5635	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	12 of 1267	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	190 of 5492	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	160 of 5413	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	13 of 5517	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	67 of 5628	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	55 of 5643	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	138 of 5638	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	154 of 5663	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	26 of 1272	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	333 of 5510	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	110 of 5431	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	21 of 670	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	106 of 2598	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	72 of 2651	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	92 of 2661	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	315 of 2726	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	1001 of 2834	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.8	257 of 2737	90.6%	★★★★★

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

Disabled (2021)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+53 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science77%+44 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$16,902	$616	$16,286
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Saratoga Elementary

Is Saratoga Elementary a good school?

Yes! Saratoga Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 56^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Saratoga Elementary in?

Saratoga Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Saratoga Elementary?

Students at Saratoga Elementary are 36% Asian, 32% White, 18% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Saratoga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Saratoga Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Saratoga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Saratoga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redwood Middle
High : Saratoga High

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