Cupertino Union Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Cupertino and Los Altos, and parts of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Palo Alto and Saratoga.

At a glance

13,526Students enrolled

23Schools

2Towns served

$18,329Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

19%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CupertinoLos Altos

Grades K–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

John F. Kennedy Middle or Sam H. Lawson Middle or Warren E. Hyde MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Ardis G. Egan Junior High or Georgina P. Blach Junior HighDepends on your addressLos Altos Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Los Altos High2,170 students · Los AltosMountain View-Los Altos Union School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency83%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts82%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 43% at Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,329

per student each year · 14% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)67%

State30%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

14,551’20

13,065’21

13,455’22

13,580’23

13,526’24

Students

Asian · 70%9,480

White · 12%1,617

Two or more races · 10%1,292

Hispanic · 7%968

Black · 1%87

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%58

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Cupertino58,566 people

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Los Altos30,698 people

Also covers small parts of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Palo Alto and Saratoga.

Schools23 in district · 1 next

Level

All 23 Elementary 18 Middle 5

This district · grades K–8

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Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 840 students · Sunnyvale

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Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 662 students · Cupertino

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William Faria ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 614 students · Cupertino

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John Muir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 557 students · San Jose

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Murdock-Portal ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 551 students · San Jose

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Nelson S. Dilworth ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 547 students · San Jose

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L. P. Collins ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 498 students · Cupertino

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C. B. Eaton ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 489 students · Cupertino

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Garden Gate ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 471 students · Cupertino

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Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 453 students · Santa Clara

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Montclaire ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 442 students · Los Altos

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Blue Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 424 students · Saratoga

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West Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students · Sunnyvale

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D. J. Sedgwick ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 407 students · Cupertino

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Stevens Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 407 students · Cupertino

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Manuel De Vargas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 379 students · San Jose

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Christa McAuliffeElementary · Grades K–8 · 358 students · Saratoga

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Chester W. Nimitz ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 350 students · Sunnyvale

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Cupertino MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · Sunnyvale

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Joaquin Miller MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · San Jose

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John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 880 students · Cupertino

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Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 841 students · Cupertino

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Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 800 students · Cupertino

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Where students go next · Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District

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Los Altos HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,170 students · Los Altos

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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East Side Union High School DistrictSan Jose · $18,147 per student

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San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose · $19,727 per student

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Mountain View Whisman Elementary School DistrictMountain View · $25,472 per student

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Sequoia Union High School DistrictEast Palo Alto · Menlo Park · Portola Valley · $27,344 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.