How does Garden Gate Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Cupertino?

Garden Gate Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.6/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 820 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Garden Gate Elementary?

45.6% of students at Garden Gate Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Garden Gate Elementary improving or declining?

Garden Gate Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Garden Gate Elementary?

6.8% of students at Garden Gate Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Garden Gate Elementary

Cupertino Union Cupertino Santa Clara County 95014

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

820 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

512 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 3.9%

White 3.7%

Asian 84.6%

Black 0.8%

Other 7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Garden Gate Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.6%
Met Standard	24.7%
Below Standard	29.7%

Exceeded

45.6%

Met

24.7%

Below

29.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Garden Gate Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.4 points below the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 58.5% exceeded — 12.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.