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What's the most underrated thing about Blossom Hill Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS GATOS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062283003489
Blossom Hill Elementary
16400 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95032 · (408) 335-2100 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
24.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
37 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 130 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Blossom Hill Elementary→Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Based on grade levels within Los Gatos Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
78.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56.2% | 24.4% | 9.3% | 10.1% |
| Math | 54.3% | 24.4% | 16.3% | 5.0% |
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 | 80.6% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 83.6% |
| 2022-23 | 84.5% | 87.8% |
| 2021-22 | 79.5% | 82.4% |
| 2020-21 | 81.7% | 78.7% |
| 2018-19 | 83.9% | 82.1% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 78.5% |
| 2016-17 | 84.0% | 83.9% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Blossom Hill Elementary
Blossom Hill Elementary's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Hill Elementary this school | 530 | 7.0% | 80.3% |
| Sycamore Valley Elementary Danville | 559 | 5.5% | 79.4% |
| Louise Van Meter Elementary Los Gatos | 507 | 6.7% | 71.6% |
| Sage Canyon San Diego | 457 | 4.2% | 87.6% |
| Red Oak Elementary Oak Park | 569 | 11.6% | 80.2% |
| La Canada Elementary La Canada | 633 | 6.8% | 84.3% |
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 Blossom Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #211 of 5,151 | #37 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #282 of 5,172 ▼ 157 | #47 of 226 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #237 of 5,172 ▲ 47 | #29 of 226 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,407 of 5,116 | #110 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #2,087 of 5,915 | #54 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,823 of 5,352 | #192 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #1,106 of 5,354 | #78 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.0% | #5,540 of 5,625 | #236 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #2,377 of 3,837 | #142 of 189 |
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
530
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 530 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 18.6 | 26.4:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 20.5 | 23.9:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 24.1 | 25.1:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 28 | 23.9:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | N/A | N/A | 2% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 14 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blossom Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (605 to 530); teachers down 9% (24.1 to 22).
About Blossom Hill Elementary
In Los Gatos, California, Blossom Hill Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 530 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Los Gatos Union Elementary, Blossom Hill Elementary is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,775 students.
Of every 100 students at Blossom Hill Elementary, about 45 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 35% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 30% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Federal data show 7% of students (37) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Blossom Hill 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 82% of California public elementary schools.
Blossom Hill Elementary scores 80.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 75.4%.
In Santa Clara County, home to about 1,902,047 people, median household income comes to about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Blossom Hill Elementary shares Santa Clara County with 411 other public schools.
Blossom Hill Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Raymond J. Fisher Middle, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Blossom Hill Elementary's average proficiency of 80.3% compares with 74.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 526 to 530. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.9:1 in 2020-21, and 24.1:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Blossom Hill Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Los Gatos Union Elementary
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Daves Avenue ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Louise Van Meter ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Lexington ElementaryElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Los Gatos
- Los Gatos HighHigh · 1,914 students
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Daves Avenue ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Louise Van Meter ElementaryElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Raymond J. Fisher Middle0.6 mi · 1,015
- Louise Van Meter Elementary0.6 mi · 507
- Alta Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 584
- Carlton Elementary1.1 mi · 656
- Los Gatos High1.3 mi · 1,914
- Union Middle1.4 mi · 1,068
Frequently asked questions
About Blossom Hill ElementaryHow large is Blossom Hill Elementary?
Blossom Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Blossom Hill Elementary serve?
Blossom Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Blossom Hill Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Blossom Hill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Blossom Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Blossom Hill Elementary are roughly 45% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 35% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Blossom Hill Elementary public or private?
Blossom Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Gatos Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.