Christa McAuliffe

As a compact K-5 school in Saratoga, California, Christa McAuliffe works with 358 students from grades K through 8, part of Cupertino Union. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Cupertino Union runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 13,526 students. Christa McAuliffe is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Christa McAuliffe logs that the largest single group is Asian at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% White, 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Clara County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Christa McAuliffe tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.5%.

In the area at large, Santa Clara County reports that median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Christa McAuliffe is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Prospect High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Christa McAuliffe ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 83.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Christa McAuliffe's enrollment has edged down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 358). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Christa McAuliffe typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.