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Cambrian Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Campbell.

Campbell’s School Grade A better than 85% of California school districts

Students
3,111
Schools
6
Spent per student
$17,397
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$99.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cambrian Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $99.3M, about $31,923 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
ACampbell 42,490

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Campbell. Grade by grade →

K–5RosemaryCampbell Union Elementary School District
6–8Steindorf STEAM K-8 MagnetThis district
9–125 high schoolsCampbell Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency60%
State average 33.1% · 2,034 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 46.7% · 2,023 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Campbell Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,397 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 35%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,167’20
2,982’21
2,916’22
3,008’23
3,111’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 30%Hispanic 29%Asian 25%Two or more races 13%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Bagby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
529 students21:1
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Elementary · Grades K–8 · San Jose
491 students23:1
Fammatre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
482 students24:1
Farnham Charter
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
372 students23:1
Sartorette Charter
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
278 students19:1
Price Charter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · San Jose
C−
959 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School DistrictLos Gatos, Saratoga
$25,830per student
Campbell Union High School DistrictLos Gatos
$19,636per student
East Side Union High School DistrictSan Jose
$18,147per student
Los Gatos Union Elementary School DistrictLos Gatos
$21,746per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.