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Cupertino Union School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 13,467 (2022-2023)
Schools: 23 (2022-2023)
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Cupertino Union School District is a school district in California (Santa Clara County). During the 2023 school year, 13,467 students attended one of the district's 23 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sylvia Leong (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
35.8
 
29,431
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Image of Long Jiao
Long Jiao (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
17,316
Image of Lakshmi Sharma
Lakshmi Sharma (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.3
 
15,887
Image of Doug Kunz
Doug Kunz (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
17.3
 
14,184
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Nisar Ali (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
2,831
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Rimi Khan (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
2,534

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Total votes: 82,183
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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Jerry Liu, Ava Chiao, and incumbent Satheesh Madhathil defeated Darcy Paul in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jerry Liu (Nonpartisan)
 
28.0
 
26,106
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Ava Chiao (Nonpartisan)
 
26.9
 
25,011
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Satheesh Madhathil (Nonpartisan)
 
24.2
 
22,576
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Darcy Paul (Nonpartisan)
 
20.9
 
19,457

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Total votes: 93,150
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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Sylvia Leong and incumbent Phyllis Vogel defeated Sudha Kasamsetty and Wil Fluewelling in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Sylvia Leong
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37.9
 
34,712
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Phyllis Vogel (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
24,466
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Sudha Kasamsetty (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.1
 
22,139
Image of Wil Fluewelling
Wil Fluewelling (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
10,360

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 91,677
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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

Lori Cunningham, Jerry Liu, and Satheesh Madhathil defeated Wil Fluewelling in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lori Cunningham (Nonpartisan)
 
33.0
 
28,675
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Image of Jerry Liu
Jerry Liu (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
30.3
 
26,332
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Satheesh Madhathil (Nonpartisan)
 
21.0
 
18,237
Image of Wil Fluewelling
Wil Fluewelling (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.8
 
13,721

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 86,965
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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Liang-Fang Chao and incumbent Phyllis Vogel won election in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Liang-Fang Chao (Nonpartisan)
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Phyllis Vogel (Nonpartisan)

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Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Anjali Kausar, Kristen Pan Lyn, and Soma McCandless won election in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
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Anjali Kausar (Nonpartisan)
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Kristen Pan Lyn (Nonpartisan)
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Soma McCandless (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Cupertino Union School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sylvia LeongAt Large2028
Long JiaoAt Large20242028
Ava ChiaoAt Large20222026
Jerry LiuAt Large20182026
Satheesh MadhathilAt Large20182026

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Overlapping state house districts

Cupertino Union School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 23Marc BermanDemocratic Party 60% 4%
California State Assembly District 26Patrick AhrensDemocratic Party 40% 20%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,639,000 $743 5%
Local: $167,319,000 $10,682 75%
State: $43,057,000 $2,749 19%
Total: $222,015,000 $14,174
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $204,875,000 $13,080
Total Current Expenditures: $193,494,000 $12,353
Instructional Expenditures: $129,151,000 $8,245 63%
Student and Staff Support: $17,052,000 $1,088 8%
Administration: $25,682,000 $1,639 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,609,000 $1,379 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,643,000 $168
Construction: $2,499,000 $159
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $183,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $8,555,000 $546

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 83 89 30-39 31 40-59 77 71
2018-2019 86 91 45-49 36 >=50 80 77
2017-2018 86 91 50-54 37 >=50 80 76
2016-2017 86 91 45-49 36 >=80 80 77
2015-2016 85 91 40-44 35 60-79 80-84 78
2014-2015 84 90 40-44 35 >=80 75-79 73
2013-2014 60-64 55-59 PS >=50 PS 60-79
2012-2013 90 95 55-59 50 >=80 75-79 82
2011-2012 90 95 50-54 50 80-89 75-79 83
2010-2011 88 94 50-54 46 >=80 75-79 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 82 86 50-59 39 40-59 79 73
2018-2019 85 89 45-49 46 >=50 84 79
2017-2018 85 88 50-54 49 >=50 85 80
2016-2017 84 88 55-59 44 >=80 81 79
2015-2016 84 89 50-54 44 >=80 80-84 79
2014-2015 84 89 50-54 43 60-79 80-84 77
2013-2014 70-74 65-69 PS >=50 PS >=80
2012-2013 89 92 60-64 55 >=80 75-79 85
2011-2012 89 92 60-64 59 >=90 75-79 87
2010-2011 87 91 50-54 53 >=80 80-84 84

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 13,467 -4.6
2021-2022 14,084 -11.2
2020-2021 15,663 -6.7
2019-2020 16,718 -3.9
2018-2019 17,363 -3.8
2017-2018 18,017 -3.2
2016-2017 18,598 -1.9
2015-2016 18,948 -0.7
2014-2015 19,079 -0.6
2013-2014 19,194 0.8
2012-2013 19,035 2.0
2011-2012 18,650 1.5
2010-2011 18,370 2.0
2009-2010 18,010 2.4
2008-2009 17,581 1.6
2007-2008 17,294 1.9
2006-2007 16,971 2.4
2005-2006 16,572 1.7
2004-2005 16,285 1.5
2003-2004 16,048 1.1
2002-2003 15,873 1.9
2001-2002 15,575 -0.6
2000-2001 15,670 1.4
1999-2000 15,444 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Cupertino Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 71.3 0.0
Black 0.7 0.0
Hispanic 6.6 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 8.5 0.0
White 12.4 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Cupertino Union School District had 598.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.5.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 68.28
Elementary: 530.28
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 598.56

Cupertino Union School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 31.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 52.88
School Administrators: 31.00
School Administrative Support: 83.74
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 310.72
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 39.90
Other Support Services: 258.02

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cupertino Union School District operates 23 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abraham Lincoln Elementary665KG-5
Blue Hills Elementary406KG-5
C. B. Eaton Elementary470KG-5
Chester W. Nimitz Elementary419KG-5
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary402KG-8
Cupertino Middle1,0996-8
D. J. Sedgwick Elementary367KG-5
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary401KG-5
Garden Gate Elementary517KG-5
Joaquin Miller Middle1,0786-8
John F. Kennedy Middle9306-8
John Muir Elementary483KG-5
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary822KG-5
L. P. Collins Elementary473KG-5
Manuel De Vargas Elementary380KG-5
Montclaire Elementary382KG-5
Murdock-Portal Elementary559KG-5
Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary616KG-5
Sam H. Lawson Middle8166-8
Stevens Creek Elementary389KG-5
Warren E. Hyde Middle7786-8
West Valley Elementary371KG-5
William Faria Elementary632KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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