Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0Cambrian Park’s public schools outscore 95% of California districts
63% of students in Cambrian Park’s public schools are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Cambrian Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cambrian Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 163 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cambrian Park’s, its schools beat 90%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 72% and math 63% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Campbell Union High spends $19,636 per student and Union Elementary $17,212, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then three middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cambrian Park’s grade
A+: better than 95% of California school districts, #29 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cambrian Park, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Cambrian Park · depends on your address
Union Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,068 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Dartmouth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 903 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Grades K–8 · 491 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
7th grade in Cambrian Park · depends on your address
Union Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,068 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Dartmouth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 903 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Grades K–8 · 491 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
8th grade in Cambrian Park · depends on your address
Union Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,068 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Dartmouth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 903 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Grades K–8 · 491 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in San Jose
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Cambrian Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Cambrian Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Cambrian Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Park | A+ | Union Elementary K–8 · Cambrian Elementary K–8 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Cambrian Park
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cambrian Park’s schools
Are Cambrian Park’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cambrian Park children attend outscore 95% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #29 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cambrian Park in?
Campbell Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 8,359 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cambrian Park kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Leigh High, Branham High, Westmont High, Prospect High and Del Mar High.
What is Cambrian Park’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Campbell Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Cambrian Park spend per student?
$19,636 in Campbell Union High School District, $17,212 in Union Elementary School District and $17,397 in Cambrian Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cambrian Park families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.