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Union School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,355 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
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Union School District is a school district in California (Santa Clara County). During the 2023 school year, 5,355 students attended one of the district's eight 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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About the district

School board

The 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
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jennifer Petroff20162028
Vickie Brown20042028
Thomas Rossmeissl20172026
Sheila Billings20022026

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Overlapping state house districts

Union School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 28Gail PellerinDemocratic Party 100% 1%

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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: $4,767,000 $832 6%
Local: $52,613,000 $9,187 62%
State: $28,016,000 $4,892 33%
Total: $85,396,000 $14,911
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $87,991,000 $15,364
Total Current Expenditures: $72,307,000 $12,625
Instructional Expenditures: $45,225,000 $7,896 51%
Student and Staff Support: $10,052,000 $1,755 11%
Administration: $7,615,000 $1,329 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,415,000 $1,643 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,260,000 $1,616
Construction: $9,232,000 $1,612
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $6,348,000 $1,108

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 (%)
2018-2019 76 93 60-69 41 <50 80 76
2017-2018 75 94 50-59 41 <50 79 75
2016-2017 75 94 40-49 43 >=50 82 77
2015-2016 73 92 30-39 42 <50 79 75
2014-2015 69 89 30-39 39 <50 75-79 71
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 84 96 60-69 64 >=50 85-89 88
2011-2012 85 94 70-79 63 >=50 80-84 89
2010-2011 83 92 60-64 66 PS 75-79 87

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 (%)
2018-2019 78 91 60-69 50 <50 83 80
2017-2018 79 92 50-59 54 >=50 85 80
2016-2017 78 90 60-69 52 >=50 82 80
2015-2016 77 91 40-49 52 >=50 83 79
2014-2015 75 89 40-49 49 >=50 85-89 77
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 83 93 50-59 62 >=50 85-89 87
2011-2012 84 93 60-69 60 >=50 85-89 89
2010-2011 82 90 60-64 58 PS 75-79 88

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 5,355 -1.7
2021-2022 5,447 -5.1
2020-2021 5,727 -2.3
2019-2020 5,860 -0.4
2018-2019 5,883 1.5
2017-2018 5,793 0.7
2016-2017 5,751 1.0
2015-2016 5,692 2.8
2014-2015 5,533 2.3
2013-2014 5,408 2.0
2012-2013 5,298 5.1
2011-2012 5,029 5.2
2010-2011 4,769 0.7
2009-2010 4,737 3.4
2008-2009 4,576 1.4
2007-2008 4,510 2.0
2006-2007 4,421 0.2
2005-2006 4,413 -0.7
2004-2005 4,446 -2.3
2003-2004 4,547 -2.0
2002-2003 4,637 -1.5
2001-2002 4,708 -1.9
2000-2001 4,798 -2.9
1999-2000 4,937 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 39.4 0.0
Black 0.9 0.0
Hispanic 15.3 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.0
Two or More Races 9.2 0.0
White 34.9 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, Union School District had 219.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.44.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 25.19
Elementary: 193.96
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 219.15

Union School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 9.00 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: 5.63
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 12.63
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 60.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 17.20
Other Support Services: 108.81

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 Union School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alta Vista Elementary564KG-5
Carlton Elementary672KG-5
Dartmouth Middle8246-8
Guadalupe Elementary562KG-5
Lietz Elementary551KG-5
Noddin Elementary528KG-5
Oster Elementary638KG-5
Union Middle1,0126-8

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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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