The Academic Performance Index (API) scoring system is leaving California, but right now it’s still the most commonly used way of comparing the testing results of students in public schools. (Private schools are not rated in this way.) Many home buyers prefer to buy “in the schools”, meaning in the Los Gatos Union School District. However, on the elementary and middle school level, the scores are just as high – if not higher – in the other two Los Gatos and Monte Sereno school districts: the Union School District and the Campbell Union School District. Have a look: 
For more info and longer discussion on this topic, please see the related article on my Valley of Heart’s Delight blog:
To see the real estate market trends by school district, please check out this article:
