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Santa Rita Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
700 Los Altos Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022
Phone
(650) 559-1600
District
Los Altos Elementary
County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
385
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.8% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Santa Rita Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
75%
46%
75%
46%
75%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
43%
72%
44%
72%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
68%
40%
68%
47%
68%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
68%
39%
69%
44%
67%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 64 16.6%
Grade 1 43 11.2%
Grade 2 44 11.4%
Grade 3 53 13.8%
Grade 4 47 12.2%
Grade 5 75 19.5%
Grade 6 59 15.3%
Total 385 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.3% 42.5% 23.2%
Black 0.3% 0.6% 5.1%
Hispanic 23.5% 11.0% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 35.7% 45.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.4% 6.6% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 15.6% 6.4% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 0.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,833 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,288.1 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.7% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,836 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 3.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.2% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 84.6% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 67.3% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 3.9% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.9% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 3.0% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.9% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 3.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,649 $39,081,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $4,378,000 6.1%
Staff $1,026 $3,443,000 4.8%
General Administration $467 $1,566,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,141 $3,829,000 5.3%
Operation $2,622 $8,797,000 12.3%
Transportation $70 $234,000 0.3%
Other $1,196 $4,012,000 5.6%
Total Support $7,827 $26,259,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,885 $6,324,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $21,360 $71,664,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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