Saratoga High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Saratoga, California

Saratoga High in Saratoga, California enrolled 1,161 students in 2024-25 with 60.9 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 87% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

1,194 students in 2022-23, 1,198 students in 2023-24, 1,161 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 60.9.

Students enrolled at Saratoga High by school year2022-23: 1,194, 2023-24: 1,198, 2024-25: 1,16105001k1.5k2022-231,1942023-241,1982024-251,161
Students enrolled at Saratoga High by school year2022-23: 1,194, 2023-24: 1,198, 2024-25: 1,16105001k1.5k2022-231,1942023-241,1982024-251,161
Students enrolled at Saratoga High by school year2022-23: 1,194, 2023-24: 1,198, 2024-25: 1,16105001k1.5k2022-231,1942023-241,1982024-251,161
Students enrolled at Saratoga High by school year2022-23: 1,194, 2023-24: 1,198, 2024-25: 1,16105001k1.5k2022-231,1942023-241,1982024-251,161
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,19460.019.9
2023-241,19864.818.5
2024-251,16160.919.1

19.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Saratoga High 19.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSaratoga High 19.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Saratoga High 19.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSaratoga High 19.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Saratoga High 19.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSaratoga High 19.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Saratoga High 19.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSaratoga High 19.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 314 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Saratoga High enrolled 1,254 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 314 of the 1,254 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent8.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.2% of students were Asian, 16.3% White, 14.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian63.2%
  2. White16.3%
  3. Two or more races14.6%
  4. Hispanic5.4%
  5. Black0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Saratoga High scored proficient or above: 87% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math87%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 311 students in Saratoga High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate97%97%86.2%
Students in the class311860495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Saratoga

2 public high schools in Saratoga report 2024-25 enrollment; Saratoga High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prospect High1,46021.536.1%
Saratoga High1,16119.13.4%

All public schools in Saratoga →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Saratoga High

  1. Prospect HighThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,460 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Westmont HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,682 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Saratoga High with Prospect HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District spends per student$22,664 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,664
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSaratoga High is the number 702 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#702 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.19.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Saratoga High

  1. How many students attend Saratoga High?
    1,161 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,194 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saratoga, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Saratoga High?
    19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Saratoga High a Title I school?
    Saratoga High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Saratoga High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Saratoga High scored proficient or above: 87% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Saratoga High?
    97% of the 311 students in Saratoga High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Saratoga High in?
    Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, NCES district ID 0622800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062280003487 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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