Photo: Ramkumar Menon · CC BY-SA 4.0Los Gatos’s public schools outscore 94% of California districts
In Los Gatos, 61% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Los Gatos, 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 95% 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.
Los Gatos’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 147 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Los Gatos’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 75% and math 61% 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
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union spends $25,830 per student and Los Gatos Union Elementary $21,746, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Raymond J. Fisher Middle, then Los Gatos High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hillbrook School (private), St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School (private), Yavneh Day School (private) and Fusion Academy Los Gatos (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Los Gatos’s grade
A: better than 94% of California school districts, #50 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 Los Gatos, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Los Gatos · depends on your address
Blossom Hill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 530 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Grades K–5 · 507 students · 21:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Los Gatos
Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,015 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Los Gatos
Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,015 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Los Gatos
Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,015 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Los Gatos
Los Gatos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Los Gatos
Los Gatos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Los Gatos
Los Gatos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Los Gatos
Los Gatos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Parts of Los Gatos (16% and 10% of its land) are served by Union Elementary and Campbell Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Los Gatos
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
Los Gatos vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Los Gatos’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Los Gatos | A | Los Gatos Union Elementary K–8 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union 9–12 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
| Monte Sereno | A+ | Los Gatos Union Elementary K–8 · Saratoga Union Elementary K–8 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union 9–12 |
| San Jose | B+ | San Jose Unified K–12 · East Side Union High 9–12 |
| Saratoga | A+ | Saratoga Union Elementary K–8 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union 9–12 |
| Campbell | A | Campbell Union Elementary K–8 · Cambrian Elementary K–8 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union with Los Gatos for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Los Gatos
9 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 Los Gatos’s schools
Are Los Gatos’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Los Gatos children attend outscore 94% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #50 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Los Gatos in?
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,075 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Los Gatos are served by Union Elementary and Campbell Union Elementary.
Where do Los Gatos kids go to high school?
Los Gatos High, with 1,914 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Los Gatos’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 Los Gatos spend per student?
$25,830 in Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District, $21,746 in Los Gatos Union Elementary School District and $19,636 in Campbell Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Los Gatos?
Yes: Hillbrook School (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 385 students), St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, grades K–8, 162 students), Yavneh Day School (religious, grades K–8, 120 students) and Fusion Academy Los Gatos (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 82 students).
Parents talk
What Los Gatos 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.