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Campbell Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Campbell, and parts of San Jose, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Saratoga and Monte Sereno.

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

Students
6,108
Schools
12
Spent per student
$21,646
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$283.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Campbell Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $283.1M, about $46,353 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Campbell. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency45%
State average 33.1% · 3,990 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 46.7% · 3,938 students tested

98% 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
$21,646 per student · 2% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 23%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,014’20
6,220’21
6,243’22
6,171’23
6,108’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 48%White 20%Asian 19%Two or more races 9%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.