Los Gatos Union School District
408-335-2000
The Los Gatos Union School District includes four public elementary schools and one middle school with a total enrollment of more than 3,000 students and more than 136 teachers. The schools include:
Blossom Hill Elementary School: This K-5 school has an enrollment of 644 students, according to the LGUSD's Sept. 24, 2010 enrollment report.
Daves Avenue Elementary School: This K-5 school has an enrollment of 566 students, according to the LGUSD's Sept. 24, 2010 enrollment report.
Lexington Elementary School: This K-5 school has an enrollment of 174 students, according to the LGUSD's Sept. 24, 2010 enrollment report.
Van Meter Elementary School: This K-5 school has an enrollment of 576 students, according to the LGUSD's Sept. 24, 2010 enrollment report.
Raymond J. Fisher Middle School: This grades sixth-through-eighth school has an enrollment of 1,041 students, according to the LGUSD's Sept. 24, 2010 enrollment report.
The district's Board of Trustees members are Kathleen Bays, Scott Broomfield, Doug Halbert, Chris Miller and Tina Orsi-Hartigan. The district's superintendent is Richard Whitmore. They meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm, at district headquarters, 10710 Roberts Road.
- Fax: 408-395-6481
- Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
- Handicap Accessible: Street is level with curb
- Number of students: 3,000
- Male-to-female ratio: 50-50
- Public/Private: Public
- Financial aid: Yes
- Religious affiliation: None
- Acceptance rate (%): 100
- Graduation rate (%): 100
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 15 to 20 students per teacher depending on school
- Parking: Free lot, On-street: free
- Number of faculty: 136
- How engaged is the school with the community?: Schools participate in many community events, including town holiday parade, food and toy drives.
- Montessori: No
- Grade levels: K-8
- Special education: Yes
- Features: Auditorium/stage, Cafeteria, Computer lab, Infirmary, Language lab, Library, Science lab, Sports facilities
- Extracurricular activities available: Music, art, sports