Lakeside Elementary · Los Gatos

Lakeside Elementary: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Lakeside posts 56.1% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

19621 Black Road, 95033·Lakeside Joint·Los Gatos·Grades TK-5·64 students·11% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(408) 354-2372

2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP

	Scope	% Exceeded	% Met+	Growth	Absence	Suspension
This school	77	56%	77%	-36.8	14.1%	1.5%
CA average · Elementary School	45	21%	43%	-2.9	17.9%	1.6%

This schoolCA avg

Scope7745

% Exceeded56%21%

% Met+77%43%

Growth-36.8-2.9

Absence14.1%17.9%

Suspension1.5%1.6%

Scope Score

⭐ High Ceiling · Strong

ranked #213 statewide

Lakeside Elementary scores 77 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 96th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “77% proficient” and call it done. Lakeside deserves a closer read. It sits at the 96th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

The headline number: 56.1% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Has stayed near the 96th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard

ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 77% meet the standard today, versus 87% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade

Grade	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
Grade 3	—	—	44%	—	92%
Grade 4	87%	—	42%	67%	—
Grade 5	—	64%	—	36%	73%

Math — % met or exceeded, by grade

Grade	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
Grade 3	—	—	56%	—	100%
Grade 4	87%	—	27%	67%	—
Grade 5	—	18%	—	36%	45%

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard

56.1%

State 21.3%

34.7pp above state avg

Growth (G3→G5)

-36.8pp

State -2.9pp

Scores decline across grades

Met or exceeded

77.5%

State 42.7%

34.8pp above state avg

Chronic absenteeism

14.1%

State 17.9%

3.8pp below state avg

Suspension rate

1.5%

State 1.6%

0.1pp below state avg

Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeism14.1% · −3.8pp vs state

Suspension rate1.5% · −0.1pp vs state

TK/K students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (13.3% vs 5.3%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band

Grades 4–65.3%

TK/K13.3%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Student : teacher13:1

Teaching staff7 teachers

Avg. experience6.7 years

Fully credentialed100%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spending$42,568 · spent at this school

Federal share$749 per student

$749 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$43,493 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS

Instruction57%

Instruction support10%

Student services0%

Administration24%

Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published

2020$31,030 per pupil

2019$28,568 per pupil

2018$31,423 per pupil

2017$23,784 per pupil

2016$20,314 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White64.1%

District 64.1% · CA 19.9%

Other21.9%

District 21.9% · CA 9.0%

Hispanic7.8%

District 7.8% · CA 56.1%

Asian6.3%

District 6.3% · CA 10.2%

Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 10.9% (53pp below CA avg)

Neighborhood — American Community Survey

Median income$189K · CA $85K

Median home value$1.42M · CA $659K

Bachelor's degree+70% · CA 35%

ZIP population9,600

Median age45 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 64 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 82% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lakeside Elementary a good elementary school?

Lakeside Elementary has a Scope Score of 77 out of 100, placing it in the 96th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #213 statewide. 56.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 34.7 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Lakeside Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 77.5% of students at Lakeside Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 56.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 21.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 56.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 46 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Lakeside Elementary rank in California?

Lakeside Elementary ranks #213 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 96th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Lakeside Elementary getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Lakeside Elementary decreases by 36.8 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Lakeside Elementary?

14.1% of students at Lakeside Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Lakeside Elementary compare to other schools in Los Gatos?

Lakeside Elementary scores 77/100 (96th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 64 students. Use the schools in Los Gatos page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25

Exceeded standard · 38%

56.1%

↑ vs CA 21.3% · 84th pctile

Growth (G3→G5) · 27%

-36.8pp

↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 64th pctile

Met or exceeded · 20%

77.5%

↑ vs CA 42.7% · 77th pctile

Chronic absenteeism · 5%

14.1%

↑ vs CA 17.9% · 56th pctile

Suspension rate · 5%

1.5%

↑ vs CA 1.6% · 51th pctile

02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 3	12	67%	25%	0%	8%	92%	+48
Grade 4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 5	11	45%	27%	9%	18%	73%	+25

Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 3	12	67%	33%	0%	0%	100%	+54
Grade 4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 5	11	45%	0%	36%	18%	45%	+10

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Grade 5/8/11	11	36%	45%	9%	9%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score

School	Dist	Scope	EXC	MET+	Growth	Susp
Lakeside Elementary ←	—	77	56.1%	77.5%	−36.8	1.5%
Lexington Elementary	1.7 mi	62	44.6%	76.1%	−1.2	0.3%
California average	—	45	21.3%	42.7%	−2.9	1.6%

04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Growth
2019	80	97	#189	50.0%	86.7%	6.4%	2.3%	—
2022	47	72	#1623	27.3%	40.9%	28.7%	0.5%	—
2023	46	65	#1992	23.1%	42.2%	27.3%	0.3%	—
2024	48	64	#2056	20.6%	51.5%	14.6%	2.2%	—
2025	77	96	#213	56.1%	77.5%	14.1%	1.5%	-36.8pp

NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

What we can't show

— Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.

05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level

Group	2019	2025	Δ
Female	2.8%	19.4%	+16.6pp
Male	5.1%	5.3%	+0.2pp
Hispanic/Latino	9.1%	—	—
Students with Disabilities	0.0%	7.7%	+7.7pp
All Students	4.0%	11.6%	+7.6pp
Two or More Races	—	7.1%	—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	—	36.4%	—

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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