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Which teacher or staff member at L. P. Collins Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029008815
L. P. Collins Elementary
10300 Blaney Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014 · (408) 252-6002 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- A-Beats 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
21.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
85 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 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
40%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
74.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.6pp since 2014
Math
82.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.9% | 21.5% | 12.6% | 13.0% |
| Math | 59.6% | 22.6% | 12.6% | 5.2% |
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 | 74.4% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2022-23 | 88.7% | 85.8% |
| 2021-22 | 89.5% | 88.5% |
| 2020-21 | 83.0% | 88.7% |
| 2018-19 | 89.9% | 87.4% |
| 2017-18 | 89.2% | 90.4% |
| 2016-17 | 87.3% | 90.5% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2014-15 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% 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 L. P. Collins Elementary
L. P. Collins Elementary's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. P. Collins Elementary this school | 498 | 17.1% | 80.2% |
| C. B. Eaton Elementary Cupertino | 489 | 15.7% | 84.9% |
| Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary San Jose | 547 | 19.6% | 87.7% |
| John Gomes Elementary Fremont | 462 | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| Northwood Elementary San Jose | 452 | 13.3% | 69.7% |
| Evergreen Elementary San Jose | 528 | 15.3% | 82.0% |
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 L. P. Collins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #217 of 5,151 | #38 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #163 of 5,172 ▼ 6 | #33 of 226 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #516 of 5,172 ▼ 315 | #59 of 226 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.7pp | #103 of 5,116 | #8 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #2,455 of 5,915 | #81 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,992 of 5,352 | #119 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #3,449 of 5,354 | #177 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #5,248 of 5,625 | #189 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #513 of 3,837 | #44 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
498
-95 (-16%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 498 | 22.9 | 21.8:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 19.7 | 24.9:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 26 | 22.8:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 28.6 | 25.1:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 29 | 24.8:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | N/A | N/A | 0% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 28 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. P. Collins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (717 to 498); teachers down 20% (28.6 to 22.9).
About L. P. Collins Elementary
L. P. Collins Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Cupertino, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 498 students.
District-wide, Cupertino Union has 23 schools and 13,526 students.
Federal enrollment data show L. P. Collins Elementary is 77% Asian. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial, 7% White, and 5% Hispanic. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at L. P. Collins Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. The average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 37%.
L. P. Collins 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 85% of California public elementary schools.
L. P. Collins Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.2% is 10.7 points above the 69.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Santa Clara County area, median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include L. P. Collins Elementary.
Sam H. Lawson Middle, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of L. P. Collins Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, L. P. Collins Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 16% over 4 years, reaching 498 in 2024-25. The ratio was 22.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at L. P. Collins Elementary. 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 Cupertino
- Homestead HighHigh · 2,224 students
- Cupertino HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Monta Vista HighHigh · 1,630 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 880 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Sam H. Lawson Middle0.3 mi · 841
- Cupertino High0.8 mi · 1,800
- C. B. Eaton Elementary0.9 mi · 489
- William Faria Elementary1.0 mi · 614
- D. J. Sedgwick Elementary1.1 mi · 407
- Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary1.2 mi · 840
Frequently asked questions
About L. P. Collins ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at L. P. Collins Elementary?
L. P. Collins Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does L. P. Collins Elementary serve?
L. P. Collins Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at L. P. Collins Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at L. P. Collins Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is L. P. Collins Elementary?
L. P. Collins Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 77% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is L. P. Collins Elementary in?
L. P. Collins Elementary is part of Cupertino Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.