Is D. J. Sedgwick Elementary a good school?

Yes! D. J. Sedgwick Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 259 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend D. J. Sedgwick Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended D. J. Sedgwick Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of D. J. Sedgwick Elementary?

Students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary are 73% Asian, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of D. J. Sedgwick Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. J. Sedgwick Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Warren E. Hyde Middle High : Cupertino High

D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Summary:

D. J. Sedgwick Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Cupertino, California, serving 367 students in grades K-5 and part of the Cupertino Union School District, which is ranked 41 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

D. J. Sedgwick Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with 77.66% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 80.09% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school excels in supporting its English Language Learner and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 14th and 453rd out of thousands of California elementary schools in these respective categories. Additionally, D. J. Sedgwick Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools, D. J. Sedgwick Elementary outperforms most of the other Cupertino Union School District elementary schools, as well as the Moreland School District's Country Lane Elementary and Easterbrook Discovery schools. The school has maintained its exceptional performance over the years, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-5

19200 Phil Ln.
Cupertino, CA 95014-3566

(408) 252-3103

District: Cupertino Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
259^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,079

Students who attend D. J. Sedgwick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren E. Hyde Middle
High:	Cupertino High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 392

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

73.0%

White:

9.9%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details D. J. Sedgwick Elementary ranks better than 95.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.06. (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 (73%), White (9.9%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary is 19.9, which is the 2^nd best among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare D. J. Sedgwick Elementary employs 19.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary is $7,079, which is the 8^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

D. J. Sedgwick Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks D. J. Sedgwick Elementary 259^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See D. J. Sedgwick Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

White 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 D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

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Rank History for all students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.66	600^th	4809	87.5%
2005	86.74	654^th	4822	86.4%
2006	84.49	762^nd	4818	84.2%
2007	79.62	984^th	5113	80.8%
2008	78.63	1037^th	5113	79.7%
2009	77.02	1132^nd	5193	78.2%
2010	90.06	433^rd	5314	91.9%
2011	91.67	338^th	5377	93.7%
2012	92.64	237^th	5390	95.6%
2013	91.86	340^th	5530	93.9%
2015	95.67	280^th	5611	95.0%
2016	95.98	234^th	5614	95.8%
2017	95.20	311^th	5692	94.5%
2018	94.74	303^rd	5662	94.6%
2019	94.09	367^th	5789	93.7%
2021	92.99	116^th	1417	91.8%
2022	95.30	340^th	5883	94.2%
2023	95.17	346^th	5874	94.1%
2024	96.06	259^th	5862	95.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.49	121^st	3246	96.3%
2019	97.10	64^th	3275	98.0%
2021	97.31	11^th	602	98.2%
2022	95.62	101^st	3311	96.9%
2023	99.48	19^th	3250	99.4%
2024	99.63	14^th	3160	99.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	81.06	665^th	5173	87.1%
2022	96.82	121^st	5264	97.7%
2023	91.59	326^th	5374	93.9%
2024	90.02	453^rd	5511	91.8%

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Rank History for Female students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.49	403^rd	5413	92.6%
2019	92.83	372^nd	5492	93.2%
2021	90.35	134^th	1267	89.4%
2022	93.90	380^th	5635	93.3%
2023	92.84	449^th	5617	92.0%
2024	95.70	231^st	5605	95.9%

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Rank History for Male students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.79	267^th	5431	95.1%
2019	92.46	418^th	5510	92.4%
2021	93.27	98^th	1272	92.3%
2022	94.52	337^th	5663	94.0%
2023	95.35	276^th	5650	95.1%
2024	94.97	284^th	5636	95.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.14	514^th	1071	52.0%
2019	65.61	463^rd	1149	59.7%
2022	72.47	334^th	1154	71.1%
2023	73.17	322^nd	1190	72.9%
2024	69.68	416^th	1203	65.4%

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Rank History for White students at D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.30	371^st	2737	86.4%
2019	73.06	699^th	2834	75.3%
2024	83.39	305^th	2647	88.5%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Our experience with the school teacher has not been good. The class teacher of my child was very very partial and disceiminating. She knew that our child has been longing to become a star student in the class before she was moving to another state. We had given her verbal notice that we will be moving after 6 weeks so we requested her to consider making our child star student. Couple of weeks passed and nothing happened. We gave a written notice to the school that we will be moving after 4 weeks. We waited till the last week and the teacher didn't make our child star student. Our child used to weep the whole night every Friday (every Friday star student is declared for next week) . Even after moving to another state our child still cries about not being made star student in Sedgwick. I wish what happened to our child should never happen to any other child. Close Quote

Enrollment information for D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	411	35	153	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1996	411	35	153	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1997	402	23	184	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	655
1998	388	20	224	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	681
1999	345	18	235	54	4	n/a	n/a	0	656
2000	306	13	259	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	633
2001	272	14	285	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
2002	185	14	289	74	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
2003	185	14	289	74	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
2004	163	20	280	75	5	n/a	n/a	0	543
2005	150	16	256	66	5	n/a	n/a	0	493
2006	135	20	234	48	5	n/a	n/a	0	442
2007	107	23	243	58	5	n/a	n/a	1	437
2008	102	24	280	47	5	n/a	n/a	0	458
2009	91	13	301	54	3	3	0	0	465
2010	92	12	307	55	3	1	3	0	473
2011	100	12	341	53	2	3	4	0	515
2012	97	6	351	54	2	3	9	0	522
2013	112	6	409	60	1	1	5	0	594
2014	102	5	386	59	2	1	10	0	565
2015	104	4	441	62	1	0	19	0	631
2016	98	5	467	49	1	0	24	0	644
2017	95	4	512	42	1	0	32	0	686
2018	78	5	523	35	1	0	34	0	676
2019	80	6	451	35	1	0	44	0	617
2020	68	7	396	36	0	0	47	0	554
2021	62	3	380	31	3	2	38	0	519
2022	51	3	308	32	2	2	41	0	439
2023	45	1	256	28	3	1	33	0	367
2024	39	1	286	25	4	1	36	0	392

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 D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	646	30.0	21.5	14.7
1996	646	30.0	21.5	14.7
1997	655	31.0	21.1	9.6
1998	681	n/a	0.0	17.5
1999	656	36.5	18.0	15.9
2000	633	35.0	18.1	14.2
2001	650	35.2	18.5	16.2
2002	567	32.0	17.7	11.3
2003	567	32.0	17.7	11.3
2004	543	31.0	17.5	14.5
2005	493	30.0	16.4	15.4
2006	442	28.0	15.8	12.9
2007	437	27.5	15.9	11.7
2008	458	30.0	15.3	9.8
2009	465	30.0	15.0	14.6
2010	473	31.0	15.2	19.2
2011	515	n/a	n/a	7.6
2012	522	20.2	25.8	n/a
2013	594	22.4	26.5	6.2
2014	565	22.2	25.4	4.8
2015	631	25.0	25.2	5.4
2016	644	26.0	24.7	4
2017	686	27.7	24.7	4.5
2018	676	26.5	25.5	7
2019	617	23.5	26.1	6.6
2020	554	n/a	n/a	5.6
2021	519	21.6	23.9	6.9
2022	439	20.8	21.0	17.8
2023	367	16.5	22.1	24
2024	392	19.6	19.9	21.4

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 D. J. Sedgwick Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	646	30.0	21.5	14.7
1996	646	30.0	21.5	14.7
1997	655	31.0	21.1	9.6
1998	681	n/a	0.0	17.5
1999	656	36.5	18.0	15.9
2000	633	35.0	18.1	14.2
2001	650	35.2	18.5	16.2
2002	567	32.0	17.7	11.3
2003	567	32.0	17.7	11.3
2004	543	31.0	17.5	14.5
2005	493	30.0	16.4	15.4
2006	442	28.0	15.8	12.9
2007	437	27.5	15.9	11.7
2008	458	30.0	15.3	9.8
2009	465	30.0	15.0	14.6
2010	473	31.0	15.2	19.2
2011	515	n/a	n/a	7.6
2012	522	20.2	25.8	n/a
2013	594	22.4	26.5	6.2
2014	565	22.2	25.4	4.8
2015	631	25.0	25.2	5.4
2016	644	26.0	24.7	4
2017	686	27.7	24.7	4.5
2018	676	26.5	25.5	7
2019	617	23.5	26.1	6.6
2020	554	n/a	n/a	5.6
2021	519	21.6	23.9	6.9
2022	439	20.8	21.0	17.8
2023	367	16.5	22.1	24
2024	392	19.6	19.9	21.4

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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