Santa Clara Unified
Public school district based in Santa Clara, California. NCES district ID 0635430; state ID CA-4369674.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
30
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
14,411
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
760.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
19.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,526 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,062 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,136 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,067 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,067 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,093 | |
| Grade 6 | 981 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,029 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,021 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,053 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,023 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,152 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,201 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 36.2% | |
| Black or African American | 2.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 38.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.5% | |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | |
| White | 15.9% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.7% | |
| Male | 52.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 30.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara High Santa Clara | 9–12 | Regular | 1,663 | 87.5 | 19 | City: Midsize |
| Adrian Wilcox High Santa Clara | 9–12 | Regular | 1,614 | 86.8 | 18.6 | City: Midsize |
| Juan Cabrillo Middle Santa Clara | 6–8 | Regular | 796 | 46.3 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Marian A. Peterson Middle Sunnyvale | 6–8 | Regular | 759 | 35.5 | 21.4 | City: Midsize |
| Buchser Middle Santa Clara | 6–8 | Regular | 711 | 39.7 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Kathleen MacDonald High San Jose | 9–12 | Regular | 683 | 36.2 | 18.9 | City: Large |
| Laurelwood Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 571 | 26.9 | 21.2 | City: Midsize |
| Dolores Huerta Middle San Jose | 6–8 | Regular | 571 | 29.1 | 19.6 | City: Large |
| Don Callejon Santa Clara | K–8 | Regular | 568 | 36.7 | 15.5 | City: Midsize |
| Ponderosa Elementary Sunnyvale | K–5 | Regular | 524 | 23.7 | 22.1 | City: Midsize |
| Abram Agnew Elementary San Jose | K–5 | Regular | 505 | 24.0 | 21 | City: Large |
| Millikin Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 504 | 22.0 | 22.9 | City: Midsize |
| Central Park Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 419 | 21.1 | 19.9 | City: Midsize |
| Scott Lane Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 406 | 20.4 | 19.9 | City: Midsize |
| Braly Elementary Sunnyvale | K–5 | Regular | 381 | 18.4 | 20.7 | City: Midsize |
| Westwood Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 368 | 17.8 | 20.6 | City: Midsize |
| Washington Open Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 352 | 15.5 | 22.7 | City: Midsize |
| C. W. Haman Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 324 | 16.4 | 19.8 | City: Midsize |
| Sutter Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 314 | 17.1 | 18.4 | City: Midsize |
| Pomeroy Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 300 | 15.5 | 19.4 | City: Midsize |
| Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 288 | 14.1 | 20.4 | City: Midsize |
| Kathryn Hughes Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 281 | 15.0 | 18.7 | City: Midsize |
| George Mayne Elementary Alviso | K–5 | Regular | 271 | 13.0 | 20.8 | City: Large |
| Bracher Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 269 | 15.6 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Montague Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 254 | 16.0 | 15.9 | City: Midsize |
| Bowers Elementary Santa Clara | K–5 | Regular | 240 | 11.8 | 20.3 | City: Midsize |
| Mission Early College High Santa Clara | 9–12 | Alternative | 183 | 8.0 | 23 | City: Midsize |
| New Valley Continuation High Santa Clara | 9–12 | Alternative | 151 | 14.3 | 10.6 | City: Midsize |
| Wilson Alternative Santa Clara | K–12 | Alternative | 131 | 13.9 | 9.4 | City: Midsize |
| Santa Clara Community Day Santa Clara | 6–12 | Alternative | 10 | 2.0 | 5.1 | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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