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Saratoga High School

Saratoga High School
20300 HERRIMAN AVE
SARATOGA, CA 95070

Phone: (408) 867-3411

District: Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High

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Overview

Saratoga High School is ranked 22nd within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Saratoga High School is 70 percent. The student body makeup is 55 percent male and 45 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 65 percent. Saratoga High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#147
State Rank
#22
STEM Rank
#16
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,393
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 65%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 0.4%
Full-Time Teachers N/A
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level coursework (AP®/IB exams).

Academic Performance Index Evaluation Achieves CA goal
College Readiness Index 66.9
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 2
Total Students 3,147
Academic Performance Index Evaluation Achieves CA goal
College Readiness (district average) 57.4

Total Enrollment 1,393
9th Grade 358 Students
10th Grade 350 Students
11th Grade 338 Students
12th Grade 338 Students

Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 65%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 53%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 4%
White Enrollment (% of total) 35%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 7%
Gender

Male (% of total) 55%
Female (% of total) 45%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 0.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 0%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 0.4%

Test Scores

Academic Performance Index

Academic Performance Index is based on California High School Exit Examination and Standardized Testing and Reporting results.

Total Students Tested 1,017
Academic Performance Index 933
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 933.0
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 160.2
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 837.0
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 893.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -56.0
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 140.0
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 66.9
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 70%
Participant Passing Rate 94%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.0
Exam Pass Rate 91%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 66%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.9