NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Los Gatos, CA

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11 public K-12 schools in Los Gatos from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
6,538
Students
28.1/100
Avg Resource Index
22.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Los Gatos has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Los Gatos's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

7 of Los Gatos's 11 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 3 middle and 1 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 30-point gap between Los Gatos High and Blossom Hill Elementary shows the range hidden by Los Gatos's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
9th percentile
Teacher staffing
7th percentile

Los Gatos High accounts for 29.3% of all Los Gatos public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Los Gatos-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Los Gatos school enrollment varies 30× across entities

Los Gatos school enrollment ranges from 64 students (lowest) to 1,914 students (highest), a spread of 1,850 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Los Gatos operates 6 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Los Gatos student-teacher ratio is 22.2:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Los Gatos High 40
2. Alta Vista Elementary 37
3. Rolling Hills Middle 36
4. Loma Prieta Elementary 31
5. Lexington Elementary 30
6. Louise Van Meter Elementary 28
7. C. T. English Middle 28
8. Lakeside Elementary 28
9. Daves Avenue Elementary 21
10. Raymond J. Fisher Middle 20
11. Blossom Hill Elementary 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Los Gatos

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Rolling Hills Middle 74.1/100
  2. 2 Louise Van Meter Elementary 68.1/100
  3. 3 Daves Avenue Elementary 67.2/100
  4. 4 Alta Vista Elementary 66.8/100
  5. 5 Blossom Hill Elementary 66.2/100

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Which Los Gatos school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Los Gatos High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Los Gatos schools in this federal-data comparison at 40/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Los Gatos, CA? ▼

Los Gatos has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,538 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.