Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062265002787
Loyola Elementary
770 Berry Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024 · (650) 254-2400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
10 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
79.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
84.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.5% | 17.5% | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| Math | 65.0% | 19.0% | 7.5% | 8.5% |
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 | 79.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 85.3% | 87.4% |
| 2021-22 | 78.6% | 87.1% |
| 2018-19 | 89.1% | 86.9% |
| 2017-18 | 84.2% | 83.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.2% | 80.8% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Loyola Elementary
Loyola Elementary's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Elementary this school | 367 | 2.7% | 83.0% |
| Springer Elementary Mountain View | 365 | 4.9% | 90.4% |
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary Stanford | 350 | 6.0% | 86.2% |
| Saratoga Elementary Saratoga | 297 | 3.0% | 87.2% |
| Washington Open Elementary Santa Clara | 352 | 8.2% | 78.0% |
| Christa McAuliffe Saratoga | 358 | 9.8% | 78.5% |
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 Loyola Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #124 of 5,151 | #25 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #119 of 5,172 ▼ 49 | #23 of 226 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #318 of 5,172 ▼ 180 | #41 of 226 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #1,379 of 5,116 | #107 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,091 of 5,915 | #170 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #824 of 5,352 | #53 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #984 of 5,354 | #67 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.7% | #5,610 of 5,625 | #249 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #2,205 of 3,837 | #133 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
367
+67 (+22%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 367 | 18.6 | 19.7:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 18.8 | 17.8:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loyola Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (425 to 367); teachers down 7% (20 to 18.6).
About Loyola Elementary
At 770 Berry Ave. in Los Altos, California, Loyola Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 367 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Loyola Elementary is among 9 schools run by Los Altos Elementary, which serves 3,368 students.
The most common group at Loyola Elementary is Asian students, at 39%. Other groups include 38% White, 17% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 41% of residents are Asian. Loyola Elementary's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 18.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.7:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Loyola Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Loyola Elementary would score about 77.9%. It scores 83.0%, 5.0 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that the median household income is $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Loyola Elementary, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
Nearby, Georgina P. Blach Junior High is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Loyola Elementary ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 83.0% against a local average of 84.2%.
Loyola Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 67 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
The Loyola Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Altos Elementary
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
- Springer ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Almond ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Los Altos
- Los Altos HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Bullis CharterElementary · 997 students
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Montclaire ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighMiddle · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Georgina P. Blach Junior High0.6 mi · 388
- Springer Elementary0.8 mi · 365
- Covington Elementary1.2 mi · 404
- Oak Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 334
- Montclaire Elementary1.4 mi · 442
- Amy Imai Elementary1.4 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Loyola ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Loyola Elementary?
Loyola Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Loyola Elementary serve?
Loyola Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loyola Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loyola Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Loyola Elementary?
Loyola Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 39% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Loyola Elementary public or private?
Loyola Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Altos Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.