Daves Avenue Elementary

Set in Los Gatos, California, Daves Avenue Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, run under Los Gatos Union Elementary. It hosts 549 students across grades K through 5.

Daves Avenue Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Los Gatos Union Elementary, a district that serves 2,775 students overall.

Demographically, Daves Avenue Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Asian, 17% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Daves Avenue Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Daves Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.1%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Daves Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Raymond J. Fisher Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Daves Avenue Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Daves Avenue Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 74.1%.

Daves Avenue Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Daves Avenue Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 549). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 66% to 49%.

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