Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMA PRIETA JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062235002673
Loma Prieta Elementary
23800 Summit Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95033 · (408) 353-1106 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
22.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
35 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Loma Prieta Elementary→C. T. English Middle
Based on grade levels within Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
78.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
80.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 9 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 | 49.3% | 29.1% | 11.2% | 10.4% |
| Math | 49.3% | 31.3% | 14.2% | 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 | 78.4% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 73.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 71.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.8% | 74.8% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 71.3% |
| 2016-17 | 74.1% | 66.9% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Loma Prieta Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta Elementary this school | 259 | 13.5% | 75.9% |
| Stone Bridge Napa | 278 | 18.3% | N/A |
| Clay Elementary Kingsburg | 246 | 15.4% | 73.9% |
| Novato Charter Novato | 269 | 16.0% | N/A |
| Cove Corte Madera | 275 | 12.7% | 77.7% |
| Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts Laguna Niguel | 249 | 19.7% | N/A |
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 Loma Prieta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #392 of 5,151 | #2 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #206 of 5,172 ▲ 243 | #2 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #344 of 5,172 ▲ 436 | #2 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #548 of 5,116 | #3 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #5,072 of 5,915 | #31 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,612 of 5,352 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #2,024 of 5,354 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #5,369 of 5,625 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #3,258 of 3,837 | #27 of 30 |
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
259
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 259 | 11.5 | 22.5:1 | 14% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 12 | 21.6:1 | 14% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 10.9 | 24.3:1 | 10% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 12 | 20.6:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | N/A | N/A | 3% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 12 | 30.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Prieta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (274 to 259); teachers down 12% (13 to 11.5).
About Loma Prieta Elementary
Loma Prieta Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Los Gatos, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 259 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
The 2 schools of Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary, including Loma Prieta Elementary, enroll 423 students.
A majority of students at Loma Prieta Elementary, 59%, are White. Next come 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 60% of residents are White. Loma Prieta Elementary has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 11.5 full-time equivalents, or about 22.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 14%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
allk12 grades Loma Prieta Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 71.6%.
Across Santa Cruz County, median household income is about $111,093, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Santa Cruz County number 83 and enroll about 36,316.
Nearest public school: C. T. English Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Loma Prieta Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Loma Prieta Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 75.9% versus a 67.6% average.
Locale data from NCES put Loma Prieta Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Loma Prieta Elementary went from 247 students to 259. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.6:1 to 22.5:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Loma Prieta Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary
- C. T. English MiddleMiddle · 164 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
- Daves Avenue ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Blossom Hill ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- C. T. English Middle0.0 mi · 164
- Lexington Elementary4.6 mi · 174
- Vine Hill Elementary5.0 mi · 549
- Scotts Valley High5.1 mi · 611
- Lakeside Elementary6.3 mi · 64
- Mountain Elementary6.9 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Prieta ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Loma Prieta Elementary?
Loma Prieta Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Loma Prieta Elementary serve?
Loma Prieta Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Loma Prieta Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Loma Prieta Elementary.
How diverse is Loma Prieta Elementary?
Loma Prieta Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Loma Prieta Elementary?
Loma Prieta Elementary is overseen by Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary in Santa Cruz County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.