Cupertino Elementary School Ranked Among Best In CA By U.S. News

CUPERTINO, CA — William Faria Elementary School in Cupertino finished third in the U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of best elementary schools in California.

More than 7,850 elementary and middle schools in the Golden State have been ranked among the best in California, according to the list released on Tuesday.

William Faria placed behind La Jolla Elementary in San Diego and North Star Academy in Redwood City.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.