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Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, California, elections

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Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,269 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District is a school district in California (Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties). During the 2023 school year, 3,269 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Katherine Tseng20122028
Theresa Bond20102028
Steve Chen2026
Misty Davies2026
Shawn Mortensen20252026

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Overlapping state house districts

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 28Gail PellerinDemocratic Party 83% 19%
California State Assembly District 23Marc BermanDemocratic Party 17% 4%

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: $1,785,000 $514 2%
Local: $65,191,000 $18,787 88%
State: $6,985,000 $2,013 9%
Total: $73,961,000 $21,314
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $66,693,000 $19,219
Total Current Expenditures: $58,731,000 $16,925
Instructional Expenditures: $35,936,000 $10,356 54%
Student and Staff Support: $7,909,000 $2,279 12%
Administration: $8,031,000 $2,314 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,855,000 $1,975 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,310,000 $1,242
Construction: $4,245,000 $1,223
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $190,000 $54
Interest on Debt: $3,346,000 $964

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 90-94 >=50 >=80 70-74
2018-2019 78 >=95 PS 45-49 75-79 70
2017-2018 74 90-94 PS 45-49 80-84 65
2016-2017 72 90-94 PS 50-59 70-74 64
2015-2016 79 >=95 PS 50-59 75-79 70
2014-2015 71 90-94 PS 30-39 70-79 61
2013-2014 93 >=95 PS 80-89 >=95 91
2012-2013 91 >=95 PS 70-79 PS 85-89 89
2011-2012 85 >=95 PS 65-69 PS 80-89 80
2010-2011 87 >=95 PS 70-79 PS 80-89 83

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 90 90-94 >=50 >=80 80-84
2018-2019 86 >=95 PS 65-69 85-89 80
2017-2018 84 90-94 PS 75-79 80-84 80
2016-2017 83 90-94 PS 70-79 80-84 79
2015-2016 86 90-94 PS 60-69 85-89 83
2014-2015 82 >=95 PS 60-69 >=90 75
2013-2014 90 90-94 PS 70-79 90-94 88
2012-2013 91 >=95 PS 70-79 PS 90-94 89
2011-2012 88 >=95 PS 70-79 PS 80-89 85
2010-2011 89 >=95 PS 70-79 PS >=90 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 97 >=95 PS >=95 >=95 96
2018-2019 98 >=95 PS >=95 >=95 97
2017-2018 97 >=95 PS >=95 >=95 97
2016-2017 97 >=95 PS >=90 >=95 96
2015-2016 97 >=95 PS 90-94 >=95 96
2014-2015 98 >=95 PS >=90 PS >=95 98
2013-2014 97 >=95 PS 90-94 >=95 97
2012-2013 97 >=95 PS >=95 PS >=90 96
2011-2012 97 >=95 PS >=90 PS >=90 97
2010-2011 96 >=95 PS >=90 PS >=90 97

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 3,269 -3.5
2021-2022 3,382 -2.6
2020-2021 3,470 -2.1
2019-2020 3,542 0.6
2018-2019 3,520 2.7
2017-2018 3,425 1.7
2016-2017 3,368 1.7
2015-2016 3,311 0.3
2014-2015 3,302 1.2
2013-2014 3,261 0.9
2012-2013 3,232 -0.4
2011-2012 3,246 2.9
2010-2011 3,153 -0.5
2009-2010 3,170 -0.3
2008-2009 3,178 0.4
2007-2008 3,164 0.3
2006-2007 3,155 2.1
2005-2006 3,090 2.2
2004-2005 3,023 2.5
2003-2004 2,948 2.5
2002-2003 2,873 2.7
2001-2002 2,796 -0.3
2000-2001 2,804 3.3
1999-2000 2,711 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 31.8 0.0
Black 0.4 0.0
Hispanic 8.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.0
Two or More Races 15.8 0.0
White 42.3 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, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District had 155.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.04.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.04
Secondary: 155.32
Total: 155.36

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 12.94 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 18.75
School Administrators: 12.94
School Administrative Support: 15.75
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 35.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.67
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.90
Other Support Services: 121.00

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 Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Los Gatos High2,0679-12
Saratoga High1,1949-12

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See also

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