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What's the one class at Blue Hills Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029001125
Blue Hills Elementary
12300 De Sanka Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 · (408) 257-9282 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- FThree-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
23.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
69 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
87.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 9 points 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 | 62.3% | 16.7% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Math | 64.6% | 23.1% | 6.6% | 5.7% |
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 | 79.1% | 87.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 84.8% |
| 2022-23 | 81.9% | 90.0% |
| 2021-22 | 89.2% | 93.1% |
| 2020-21 | 88.4% | 85.6% |
| 2018-19 | 87.3% | 88.8% |
| 2017-18 | 92.3% | 91.8% |
| 2016-17 | 88.4% | 90.7% |
| 2015-16 | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Blue Hills Elementary
Blue Hills Elementary's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hills Elementary this school | 424 | 16.3% | 83.3% |
| C. B. Eaton Elementary Cupertino | 489 | 15.7% | 84.9% |
| Hidden Hills Elementary San Ramon | 486 | 11.1% | 80.5% |
| L. P. Collins Elementary Cupertino | 498 | 17.1% | 80.2% |
| College Park Elementary San Mateo | 431 | 14.4% | 82.7% |
| 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 Blue Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #115 of 5,151 | #24 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #50 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #15 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #314 of 5,172 ▼ 141 | #39 of 226 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #232 of 5,116 | #28 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,366 of 5,915 | #127 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,310 of 5,352 | #174 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #3,096 of 5,354 | #159 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #5,272 of 5,625 | #191 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.9% | #114 of 1,139 | #4 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
424
+106 (+33%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 424 | 18.1 | 23.4:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 17.1 | 23.4:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 16.6 | 24.5:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 13 | 24.5:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 15.3 | 20.8:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | N/A | N/A | 2% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 17 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (319 to 424); teachers up 18% (15.3 to 18.1).
About Blue Hills Elementary
Blue Hills Elementary is a public elementary school run by Cupertino Union in Saratoga, California. Total enrollment is 424 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Cupertino Union has 23 schools; together they serve 13,526 students.
The share of Asian students at Blue Hills Elementary is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 41% Asian. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Blue Hills Elementary are from different groups.
Blue Hills Elementary has 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 23.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 16%. The rate at public schools in Santa Clara County averages 37%, higher than here.
Blue Hills Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Blue Hills Elementary are 13.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (83.3% actual, 70.0% predicted).
In Santa Clara County, median household income comes to about $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 412, with about 230,059 students.
Blue Hills Elementary's closest public school neighbor is John Muir Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Blue Hills Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Blue Hills Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 33% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 23.4 students per teacher, compared with 24.5 in 2020-21.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Cupertino Union
- Cupertino MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- Joaquin Miller MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 880 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Other schools in Saratoga
- Prospect HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Saratoga HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Marshall Lane ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Argonaut ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Christa McAuliffeElementary · 358 students
Other Blue Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blue Hills Elementary. Blue Hills Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- BLUE HILLS ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MO · 357 students
Nearby schools
- John Muir Elementary0.8 mi · 557
- Christa McAuliffe0.8 mi · 358
- Argonaut Elementary0.8 mi · 367
- Joaquin Miller Middle1.2 mi · 1,067
- Prospect High1.3 mi · 1,460
- Lynbrook High1.4 mi · 1,702
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Blue Hills Elementary?
Blue Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Blue Hills Elementary serve?
Blue Hills Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Blue Hills Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Blue Hills Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Blue Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Hills Elementary are roughly 12% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 72% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Blue Hills Elementary in?
Blue Hills Elementary is part of Cupertino Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.