Stevens Creek Elementary

Stevens Creek Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school in Cupertino, California, one of the schools within Cupertino Union. The school teaches 407 students in grades K through 5.

Cupertino Union runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 13,526 students. Stevens Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Stevens Creek Elementary records that 59% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 18% White, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stevens Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Stevens Creek Elementary is one.

Cupertino Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stevens Creek Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 83.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment fell from 70% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Stevens Creek Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.