Los Gatos-Saratoga Among CA's Best School Districts, New Ranking Says

LOS GATOS, CA — The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District was ranked among the best in California in Niche's 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings released Monday.

The district landed in the top five of the 300 in California to earn a mention in Niche's ranking of more than 11,000 school districts nationwide.

Niche gave the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District a letter grade of A+. Grades in specific categories were:

• Academics: A+
• Teachers: A+
• Clubs and activities: B+
• Sports: B+
• Resources and facilities: A
• Diversity: B
• College prep: A+
• Administration: B+
• Food: A

The school district, which has 3,269 students, received high marks from students, parents and teachers.

The district has students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 21 to 1, according to Niche. According to state test scores, 73% of students are at least proficient in math and 86% in reading.

For more information, read the full report on Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District.

The top 25 school districts in California and the letter grades assigned by Niche include:

1. Palo Alto Unified School District, A+
2. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, A+
3. San Dieguito Union High School District, A+
4. Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, A+
5. Redondo Beach Unified School District, A+
6. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, A+
7. Fremont Union High School District, A+
8. South Pasadena Unified School District, A+
9. Arcadia Unified School District, A+
10. Carmel Unified School District, A+
11. Pleasanton Unified School District, A+
12. La Canada Unified School District, A+
13. San Mateo Union High School District, A+
14. San Marino Unified School District, A+
15. Acalanes Union High School District, A+
16. Tamalpais Union High School District, A+
17. Piedmont City Unified School District, A+
18. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, A+
19. Poway Unified School District, A+
20. Irvine Unified School District, A+
21. Oak Park Unified School District, A+
22. Coronado Unified School District, A+
23. Los Alamitos Unified School District, A+
24. El Segundo Unified School District, A+
25. Manhattan Beach Unified School District, A+

The top five school districts nationwide are concentrated in two states, Illinois and New York. They are:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 (Illinois)
2. Glenbrook High School District 225 (Illinois)
3. Evanston Township High School District 202 (Illinois)
4. East Williston Union Free School District (New York)
5. Syosset Central School District (New York)

The rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.