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Alta Vista Elementary

Union Elementary Los Gatos Santa Clara County 95032
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,174 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
576 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
5%
Teachers
23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.7%
White 36.5%
Asian 41.8%
Black 0.3%
Other 11.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alta Vista Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard60.1%
Met Standard20.4%
Below Standard19.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Alta Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

60.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points above the Union Elementary district average of 53.6%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.0 points higher (vs 47.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
60.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
80.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
4.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,174
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 88 53.4% 20.4% 12.5% 13.6% 73.9%
4th 124 58.9% 19.4% 11.3% 10.5% 78.2%
5th 81 61.7% 23.5% 2.5% 12.3% 85.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 89 60.7% 21.4% 7.9% 10.1% 82.0%
4th 123 60.2% 21.9% 10.6% 7.3% 82.1%
5th 82 65.8% 15.8% 9.8% 8.5% 81.7%