Education Options
Neighborhood Schools
The Cupertino Union School District has 17 neighborhood elementary schools and five neighborhood middle schools. Each of these programs offers a standardized core curriculum.
Every address in the District is assigned to a neighborhood elementary and middle school. Please use the Cupertino Union School District's Address Locator to determine the neighborhood schools assigned to a particular address in the District.
Alternative Programs
The Cupertino Union School District currently maintains four alternative programs. The Board of Trustees is committed to offering parents residing in the District a choice of schools in which to enroll their children, and to providing parents diverse educational options from which they may select a program that best meets their child’s needs. The four alternative program choices in the District are:
- Faria Elementary School – A structured teacher-directed program placing emphasis on the basics in a traditional classroom environment.
- McAuliffe School – A progressive Transitional Kindergarten - Grade 8 parent participation, experiential program based on a developmental education philosophy that emphasizes the needs of the whole child.
- Murdock-Portal Elementary School – A program in which students are grouped in open, multi-age villages supported by a team of teachers with a strong focus on school community and academic instruction.
- Cupertino Language Immersion Program (CLIP) (Elementary | Middle) – A Mandarin language immersion program for Kindergarten through Grade 8 students. The program provides core curriculum in English and Mandarin.