Saratoga Foothill Club · Photo: EugeneZelenko · CC BY-SA 4.0Saratoga’s public schools outscore almost every California district
In Saratoga, 82% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Saratoga, 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 96% 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.
Saratoga’s schools, in brief
Saratoga runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Redwood Middle (6–8) is Saratoga’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District with Los Gatos and Monte Sereno: Saratoga High. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 87% and math 82% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% 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 Saratoga Union Elementary $25,102, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Marshall Lane Elementary, St. Andrew's Episcopal School (private) and Sacred Heart School (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 Saratoga’s grade
A+: better than 99% of California school districts, #2 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 Saratoga, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Saratoga · depends on your address
Argonaut Elementary
Grades K–5 · 367 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Saratoga Elementary
Grades K–5 · 297 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Foothill Elementary
Grades K–5 · 278 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Saratoga
Redwood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 709 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Saratoga
Redwood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 709 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Saratoga
Redwood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 709 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Saratoga
Saratoga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Saratoga
Saratoga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Saratoga
Saratoga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Saratoga
Saratoga High
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Saratoga runs its own schools through grade 8 (Saratoga Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District, shared with Los Gatos and Monte Sereno. Parts of Saratoga (15%, 15%, 15%, 9% and 6% of its land) are served by Campbell Union High, Cupertino Union Elementary, Fremont Union High, Campbell Union Elementary and Moreland instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Saratoga
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
Saratoga vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Saratoga’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga | A+ | Saratoga Union Elementary K–8 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union 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 |
| Los Gatos | A | Los Gatos Union Elementary K–8 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union 9–12 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
| Cupertino | A+ | Cupertino Union Elementary K–8 · Fremont Union High 9–12 |
| Campbell | A | Campbell Union Elementary K–8 · Cambrian Elementary K–8 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union with Saratoga for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Saratoga
11 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Saratoga Special Services Preschool).
Questions about Saratoga’s schools
Are Saratoga’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Saratoga children attend outscore 99% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #2 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Saratoga in?
Two districts: Saratoga Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Los Gatos and Monte Sereno.
Where do Saratoga kids go to high school?
Saratoga High, with 1,161 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Saratoga’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Saratoga spend per student?
$25,830 in Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union School District and $25,102 in Saratoga Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Saratoga?
Yes: St. Andrew's Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–8, 413 students) and Sacred Heart School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 267 students). Saratoga also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Saratoga families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Saratoga → They have their own page.
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.