Louise Van Meter Elementary

Louise Van Meter Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Los Gatos, California, overseen by Los Gatos Union Elementary, caters to 507 students, covering grades K through 5.

Los Gatos Union Elementary comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,775 students; Louise Van Meter Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Louise Van Meter Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Louise Van Meter Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Santa Clara County reports that median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Louise Van Meter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Raymond J. Fisher Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Louise Van Meter Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 76.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Louise Van Meter Elementary has ticked down 12%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 44%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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