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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS GATOS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062283003490
Daves Avenue Elementary
17770 Daves Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030 · (408) 335-2200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
29 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
67%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
Daves Avenue 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
84.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
83.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.2% | 26.1% | 11.0% | 4.7% |
| Math | 57.0% | 26.0% | 13.3% | 3.7% |
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 | 84.3% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 80.2% |
| 2022-23 | 79.9% | 71.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.4% | 70.2% |
| 2020-21 | 80.6% | 72.6% |
| 2018-19 | 82.1% | 79.6% |
| 2017-18 | 81.2% | 76.8% |
| 2016-17 | 80.9% | 74.3% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Daves Avenue Elementary
Daves Avenue Elementary's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daves Avenue Elementary this school | 549 | 5.3% | 81.8% |
| Silver Spur Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 540 | 3.7% | 87.2% |
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach | 469 | 4.9% | 87.0% |
| Las Lomitas Elementary Atherton | 522 | 5.2% | 82.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary Redondo Beach | 555 | 8.6% | 80.5% |
| Tice Creek Walnut Creek | 451 | 7.5% | 79.2% |
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 Daves Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #158 of 5,151 | #28 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #144 of 5,172 ▲ 71 | #29 of 226 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #127 of 5,172 ▲ 132 | #20 of 226 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #707 of 5,116 | #9 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #1,871 of 5,915 | #46 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,639 of 5,352 | #184 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #981 of 5,354 | #66 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #5,575 of 5,625 | #242 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #966 of 1,139 | #33 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
549
+101 (+23%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 22 | 23.5:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 21 | 23.5:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 4% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 3% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daves Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (538 to 549); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Daves Avenue Elementary
Located in Los Gatos, California, Daves Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 549 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Within Los Gatos Union Elementary, Daves Avenue Elementary is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,775 students.
The most common group at Daves Avenue Elementary is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 22% Asian, 17% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the White share is about 30%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 23.9 students per teacher. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 5% of students. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
Daves Avenue Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Daves Avenue Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (81.8%) and its predicted rate (76.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The closest public school, Raymond J. Fisher Middle, is about 0.9 miles from Daves Avenue Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Daves Avenue Elementary places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Daves Avenue Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 101 students since 2020-21, to 549.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Blossom Hill ElementaryElementary · 530 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
- Blossom Hill ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Louise Van Meter ElementaryElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Raymond J. Fisher Middle0.9 mi · 1,015
- Louise Van Meter Elementary1.1 mi · 507
- Los Gatos High1.2 mi · 1,914
- Blossom Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 530
- Marshall Lane Elementary1.8 mi · 427
- Rolling Hills Middle1.8 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Daves Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Daves Avenue Elementary?
Daves Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-05.
Is Daves Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Daves Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Daves Avenue Elementary have?
Daves Avenue Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Daves Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Daves Avenue Elementary are roughly 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 22% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Daves Avenue Elementary in?
Daves Avenue Elementary is part of Los Gatos Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.