Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARATOGA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063591006147
Argonaut Elementary
13200 Shadow Mountain Rd., Saratoga, CA 95070 · (408) 867-4773 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
9 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Argonaut Elementary→Redwood Middle
Based on grade levels within Saratoga Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.1pp since 2014
Math
92.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 62.0% | 23.9% | 10.8% | 3.3% |
| Math | 71.5% | 20.6% | 5.1% | 2.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 92.1% |
| 2023-24 | 91.9% | 92.9% |
| 2022-23 | 90.8% | 93.8% |
| 2021-22 | 95.0% | 92.7% |
| 2020-21 | 88.7% | 90.6% |
| 2018-19 | 93.3% | 92.9% |
| 2017-18 | 93.6% | 97.5% |
| 2016-17 | 88.9% | 94.7% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 94.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Argonaut Elementary
Argonaut Elementary's state test result (90.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argonaut Elementary this school | 367 | 2.5% | 90.7% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto | 389 | 6.7% | 92.9% |
| Silver Oak Elementary San Jose | 469 | 8.7% | 79.9% |
| Live Oak Elementary San Ramon | 438 | 9.1% | 75.5% |
| Henry P. Mohr Elementary Pleasanton | 492 | 9.6% | 86.8% |
| Fred E. Weibel Elementary Fremont | 362 | 13.3% | 85.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Argonaut Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #13 of 5,151 | #7 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #10 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #5 of 226 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #82 of 5,172 ▼ 72 | #13 of 226 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #590 of 5,116 | #49 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,101 of 5,915 | #171 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,945 of 5,352 | #155 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #3,272 of 5,354 | #166 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #5,618 of 5,625 | #251 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #654 of 1,139 | #20 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
367
+41 (+13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 14 | 23.3:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 15 | 22.9:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argonaut Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (343 to 367); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About Argonaut Elementary
Argonaut Elementary is an elementary school in Saratoga, California, and it is part of Saratoga Union Elementary. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 367 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Argonaut Elementary sits within Saratoga Union Elementary, which has 4 schools and 1,651 students.
At Argonaut Elementary, 74% of students are Asian. The school is also 14% multiracial, 10% White, and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Staffing at Argonaut Elementary comes to 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Argonaut Elementary counts 2% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Argonaut Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 78.1%. Argonaut Elementary scores 90.7%.
In the surrounding county, Santa Clara County, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Argonaut Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Argonaut Elementary's nearest public school is Saratoga High (about 0.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Argonaut Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Argonaut Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 367, from 326 in 2020-21.
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saratoga Union Elementary
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Saratoga ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Foothill ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Saratoga Special Services PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Saratoga
- Prospect HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Saratoga HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Marshall Lane ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Blue Hills ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Christa McAuliffeElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Saratoga High0.8 mi · 1,161
- Blue Hills Elementary0.8 mi · 424
- Foothill Elementary0.9 mi · 278
- Redwood Middle1.0 mi · 709
- Christa McAuliffe1.3 mi · 358
- Saratoga Elementary1.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Argonaut ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Argonaut Elementary?
Argonaut Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Argonaut Elementary serve?
Argonaut Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Argonaut Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Argonaut Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Argonaut Elementary?
Student demographics at Argonaut Elementary are roughly 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 74% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Argonaut Elementary?
Argonaut Elementary is overseen by Saratoga Union Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.