Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062265002789
Santa Rita Elementary
700 Los Altos Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022 · (650) 559-1600 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
18.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
61 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 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
71%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
78.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
76.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp 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 77 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 3 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 | 59.1% | 19.3% | 8.8% | 12.7% |
| Math | 60.9% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 7.6% |
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 | 78.5% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 74.4% |
| 2022-23 | 67.9% | 70.9% |
| 2021-22 | 73.2% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 75.8% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.7% | 80.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.7% | 81.2% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Santa Rita Elementary
Santa Rita Elementary's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rita Elementary this school | 326 | 18.7% | 75.6% |
| North Shoreview Montessori San Mateo | 325 | 17.5% | 75.1% |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary Mountain View | 312 | 17.3% | 73.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Burlingame | 311 | 24.1% | 70.2% |
| Point Vicente Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 334 | 21.3% | 77.1% |
| Riverview STEM Elementary Rancho Cordova | 357 | 16.5% | 85.8% |
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 Santa Rita Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #405 of 5,151 | #59 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #354 of 5,172 ▲ 83 | #57 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #338 of 5,172 ▲ 170 | #44 of 226 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,805 of 5,116 | #42 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #4,509 of 5,915 | #190 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #363 of 5,352 | #22 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #475 of 5,354 | #38 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #5,191 of 5,625 | #181 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.3% | #142 of 3,837 | #11 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
326
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 326 | 17.7 | 18.4:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 20.1 | 19.2:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 8% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 18 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Rita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (546 to 326); teachers down 26% (24 to 17.7).
About Santa Rita Elementary
Santa Rita Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Altos Elementary, located in Los Altos, California. The school's 326 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Los Altos Elementary enrolls 3,368 students, and its 9 schools include Santa Rita Elementary.
Santa Rita Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 34%. Smaller groups are 31% Asian, 25% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Santa Rita Elementary comes in at 71%.
The school has about 18.4 students per teacher and 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Santa Clara County.
allk12 grades Santa Rita 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 75.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.6%.
Santa Clara County has about 1,902,047 residents, and median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
Nearby, Ardis G. Egan Junior High is about 0.3 miles away. Santa Rita Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Santa Rita Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.6% against a local average of 81.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Santa Rita Elementary enrolled 319; in 2024-25, 326.
Community posts for Santa Rita Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Loyola ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Springer ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Almond ElementaryElementary · 354 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
Other Santa Rita Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Santa Rita Elementary. Santa Rita Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Santa Rita ElementarySalinas, CA · 545 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 835 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolLIBERTY HILL, TX · 745 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Ardis G. Egan Junior High0.3 mi · 517
- Bullis Charter0.4 mi · 997
- Ellen Fletcher Middle0.6 mi · 572
- Henry M. Gunn High0.8 mi · 1,643
- Los Altos High0.9 mi · 2,170
- Gardner Bullis Elementary1.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Rita ElementaryHow large is Santa Rita Elementary?
Santa Rita Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Santa Rita Elementary serve?
Santa Rita Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Rita Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Rita Elementary is approximately 18.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Santa Rita Elementary?
Santa Rita Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Santa Rita Elementary public or private?
Santa Rita 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.