Is Garden Gate Elementary a good school?

Yes. Garden Gate Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Garden Gate Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 512 students attended Garden Gate Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Gate Elementary?

Students at Garden Gate Elementary are 85% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Garden Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Gate Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sam H. Lawson Middle High : Monta Vista High

Garden Gate Elementary

Summary:

Garden Gate Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Cupertino, California, serving 517 students in grades K-5 and part of the Cupertino Union School District.

Garden Gate Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with exceptional academic performance on state assessments. The school's proficiency rates often exceed 70% in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, outperforming the state averages. Notably, Garden Gate maintains strong results across diverse student groups, including English Language Learners and students from low-income backgrounds, demonstrating its commitment to equity and inclusion. While the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than the already high-achieving Cupertino Union School District, it still maintains a 5-star rating and a statewide ranking in the top 10% of elementary schools.

As Garden Gate Elementary's population of students from lower-income families has grown, the school has continued to deliver exceptional results, showcasing its ability to support the academic success of all its students. This level of consistent high performance, even as the school's demographics shift, is a testament to the school's teaching practices, support systems, and commitment to providing a quality education for every child. While there may be opportunities to further improve the school's performance, particularly in areas where it lags slightly behind the district average, Garden Gate Elementary remains a shining example of educational excellence within the Cupertino community.

Detail:

Public K-5

10500 Ann Arbor Ave.
Cupertino, CA 95014-1661

(408) 252-5414

District: Cupertino Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
543^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,808

Students who attend Garden Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sam H. Lawson Middle
High:	Monta Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

85.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garden Gate Elementary ranks better than 90.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (85.4%), two or more races (5.5%), Hispanic (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden Gate Elementary is 22.8, which is the 9^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Garden Gate Elementary employs 22.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden Gate Elementary is $6,808. 12 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden Gate Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Gate Elementary 543^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garden Gate Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Cupertino Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Cupertino Union 41^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Garden Gate Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	99.10	16^th	4809	99.7%
2005	98.05	49^th	4822	99.0%
2006	98.49	24^th	4818	99.5%
2007	98.33	37^th	5113	99.3%
2008	97.77	41^st	5113	99.2%
2009	97.48	31^st	5193	99.4%
2010	97.37	20^th	5314	99.6%
2011	96.59	34^th	5377	99.4%
2012	96.10	35^th	5390	99.4%
2013	96.36	41^st	5530	99.3%
2015	97.85	120^th	5611	97.9%
2016	97.62	90^th	5614	98.4%
2017	97.74	113^th	5692	98.0%
2018	97.54	103^rd	5662	98.2%
2019	97.39	120^th	5789	97.9%
2021	96.82	53^rd	1417	96.3%
2022	97.36	169^th	5883	97.1%
2023	91.74	589^th	5874	90.0%
2024	92.44	543^rd	5862	90.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.79	43^rd	3246	98.7%
2019	96.06	82^nd	3275	97.5%
2021	99.67	4^th	602	99.3%
2022	99.43	29^th	3311	99.1%
2023	92.04	107^th	3250	96.7%
2024	93.53	75^th	3160	97.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	99.73	14^th	5264	99.7%
2023	96.29	146^th	5374	97.3%
2024	97.23	140^th	5511	97.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.01	155^th	5413	97.1%
2019	96.91	95^th	5492	98.3%
2021	95.86	56^th	1267	95.6%
2022	96.74	169^th	5635	97.0%
2023	94.62	313^th	5617	94.4%
2024	93.90	368^th	5605	93.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.54	86^th	5431	98.4%
2019	96.69	142^nd	5510	97.4%
2021	96.27	56^th	1272	95.6%
2022	96.62	187^th	5663	96.7%
2023	87.24	762^nd	5650	86.5%
2024	88.36	693^rd	5636	87.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Garden Gate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.24	253^rd	1071	76.4%
2019	75.08	252^nd	1149	78.1%
2022	70.27	381^st	1154	67.0%
2023	54.26	682^nd	1190	42.7%
2024	53.68	707^th	1203	41.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garden Gate Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	235	18	85	28	0	n/a	n/a	366
1989	218	24	106	32	0	n/a	n/a	380
1990	226	16	117	34	0	n/a	n/a	393
1991	227	20	117	50	0	n/a	n/a	414
1992	238	14	115	47	3	n/a	n/a	417
1993	251	15	115	47	5	n/a	n/a	433
1994	278	10	156	38	2	n/a	n/a	484
1995	262	9	199	39	1	n/a	n/a	510
1996	262	9	199	39	1	n/a	n/a	510
1997	255	8	237	30	1	n/a	n/a	531
1998	216	8	272	21	1	n/a	n/a	518
1999	204	12	313	19	0	n/a	n/a	548
2000	187	9	381	27	0	n/a	n/a	604
2001	197	8	405	21	0	n/a	n/a	631
2002	134	6	515	28	1	n/a	n/a	684
2003	134	6	515	28	1	n/a	n/a	684
2004	108	5	594	18	0	n/a	n/a	725
2005	83	6	602	18	0	n/a	n/a	709
2006	57	5	562	14	0	n/a	n/a	638
2007	48	6	587	16	0	n/a	n/a	657
2008	48	6	594	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	659
2009	50	7	573	11	0	1	0	642
2010	40	5	606	11	1	1	1	665
2011	37	2	670	11	1	0	0	721
2012	37	0	701	19	2	0	7	766
2013	35	1	690	17	1	0	4	748
2014	39	1	679	16	1	0	3	739
2015	40	1	640	18	0	0	10	709
2016	35	2	615	16	0	1	11	680
2017	37	0	567	13	0	1	18	636
2018	26	0	548	17	0	0	18	609
2019	26	1	514	15	2	0	18	576
2020	23	0	517	21	3	0	24	588
2021	22	1	464	21	5	0	25	538
2022	22	4	435	15	4	0	23	503
2023	20	5	445	19	3	0	25	517
2024	19	4	437	20	4	0	28	512

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garden Gate Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	366	17.0	21.5	n/a
1989	380	19.5	19.4	n/a
1990	393	20.1	19.5	n/a
1991	414	18.0	23.0	n/a
1992	417	18.3	22.7	29.3
1993	433	17.0	25.5	26.3
1994	484	19.0	25.5	21.7
1995	510	20.0	25.5	11.2
1996	510	20.0	25.5	11.2
1997	531	22.0	24.1	6.6
1998	518	n/a	0.0	6.2
1999	548	25.5	21.5	4.9
2000	604	26.5	22.8	5.1
2001	631	29.5	21.4	4.1
2002	684	28.0	24.4	4.1
2003	684	28.0	24.4	4.1
2004	725	29.0	25.0	3
2005	709	28.2	25.1	2.4
2006	638	27.2	23.5	3.1
2007	657	28.5	23.1	3.2
2008	659	29.2	22.6	3
2009	642	27.0	22.9	3.1
2010	665	27.0	24.5	3.2
2011	721	n/a	n/a	2.2
2012	766	29.2	26.1	n/a
2013	748	28.4	26.2	1.9
2014	739	28.2	26.1	2
2015	709	28.0	25.3	2
2016	680	28.0	24.2	1.8
2017	636	25.0	25.4	2.2
2018	609	23.1	26.2	4.3
2019	576	22.0	26.1	3.3
2020	588	n/a	n/a	2.4
2021	538	21.9	24.4	3.3
2022	503	21.1	23.8	11.3
2023	517	22.1	23.3	19
2024	512	22.4	22.8	19.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garden Gate Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	366	17.0	21.5	n/a
1989	380	19.5	19.4	n/a
1990	393	20.1	19.5	n/a
1991	414	18.0	23.0	n/a
1992	417	18.3	22.7	29.3
1993	433	17.0	25.5	26.3
1994	484	19.0	25.5	21.7
1995	510	20.0	25.5	11.2
1996	510	20.0	25.5	11.2
1997	531	22.0	24.1	6.6
1998	518	n/a	0.0	6.2
1999	548	25.5	21.5	4.9
2000	604	26.5	22.8	5.1
2001	631	29.5	21.4	4.1
2002	684	28.0	24.4	4.1
2003	684	28.0	24.4	4.1
2004	725	29.0	25.0	3
2005	709	28.2	25.1	2.4
2006	638	27.2	23.5	3.1
2007	657	28.5	23.1	3.2
2008	659	29.2	22.6	3
2009	642	27.0	22.9	3.1
2010	665	27.0	24.5	3.2
2011	721	n/a	n/a	2.2
2012	766	29.2	26.1	n/a
2013	748	28.4	26.2	1.9
2014	739	28.2	26.1	2
2015	709	28.0	25.3	2
2016	680	28.0	24.2	1.8
2017	636	25.0	25.4	2.2
2018	609	23.1	26.2	4.3
2019	576	22.0	26.1	3.3
2020	588	n/a	n/a	2.4
2021	538	21.9	24.4	3.3
2022	503	21.1	23.8	11.3
2023	517	22.1	23.3	19
2024	512	22.4	22.8	19.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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