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Santa Clara, CA
Public School Ratings




Santa Clara Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Santa Clara Unified School District details

Santa Clara Unified School District
1889 Lawrence Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95051

13,919 Students enrolled in District

30 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Santa Clara Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.9% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
40%
60%
47%
47%
34%
53%
40%
60%
47%
47%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abram Agnew Elementary School
3534 Zanker Rd.
San Jose, CA, 95134
KG-05
Adrian Wilcox High School
3250 Monroe St.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
09-12
Bowers Elementary School
2755 Barkley Ave.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
KG-05
Bracher Elementary School
2700 Chromite Dr.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
KG-05
Braly Elementary School
675 Gail Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA, 94086
KG-05
Briarwood Elementary School
1930 Townsend Ave.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
KG-05
Buchser Middle School
1111 Bellomy St.
Santa Clara, CA, 95050
06-08
C. W. Haman Elementary School
865 Los Padres Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA, 95050
KG-05
Central Park Elementary School
2720 Sonoma Pl.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
KG-05
Dolores Huerta Middle School
3556 Zanker Rd.
San Jose, CA, 95134
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.9% 23.2%
Black 2.8% 5.1%
Hispanic 39.1% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 38.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.3% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 30.6% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,361 $185,967,000 33.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $906 $12,608,000 2.3%
Staff $1,498 $20,856,000 3.8%
General Administration $345 $4,798,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,644 $22,882,000 4.1%
Operation $1,902 $26,478,000 4.8%
Transportation $334 $4,651,000 0.8%
Other $1,131 $15,746,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,761 $108,019,000 19.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,509 $257,630,000 46.7%
Total Expenditures $39,630 $551,616,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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