Santa Clara Unified School District


The Santa Clara Unified School District operates sixteen elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, and one K-12 school in Santa Clara, California, the Alviso neighborhood of San Jose, and parts of Sunnyvale teaching 14451 students. The district is very diverse, with Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asians having an almost equal representation.
School NameCityStudentsFTE TeachersPupil/Teacher RatioSchool LevelLow GradeHigh Grade
Bowers Elementary SchoolSanta Clara4032119.2PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Bracher Elementary SchoolSanta Clara38619.819.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Braly Elementary SchoolSunnyvale30716.618.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Briarwood Elementary SchoolSanta Clara41423.617.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Buchser Middle SchoolSanta Clara88542.620.8Middle6th Grade8th Grade
Cabrillo Middle SchoolSanta Clara8834022.1Middle6th Grade8th Grade
Don Callejon K-8 SchoolSanta Clara7492116.9K-8Kindergarten8th Grade
Hughes Elementary SchoolSanta Clara4102119.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Laurelwood Elementary SchoolSanta Clara55629.219PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Mayne Elementary SchoolAlviso45225.917.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Millikin Elementary SchoolSanta Clara3651524.3PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Montague Elementary SchoolSanta Clara39821.518.5PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
New Valley Continuation High SchoolSanta Clara1691115.4High10th Grade12th Grade
Peterson Middle SchoolSunnyvale126554.123.4Middle6th Grade8th Grade
Pomeroy Elementary SchoolSanta Clara50625.619.8PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Ponderosa Elementary SchoolSunnyvale50028.317.7PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Santa Clara High SchoolSanta Clara157369.722.6High9th Grade12th Grade
Scott Lane Elementary SchoolSanta Clara4392616.9PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Sutter Elementary SchoolSanta Clara36020.217.8PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Washington Open Elementary SchoolSanta Clara34917.420.1PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Westwood Elementary SchoolSanta Clara4682221.3PrimaryKindergarten5th Grade
Adrian C. Wilcox High SchoolSanta Clara190882.223.2High9th Grade12th Grade
Wilson Alternative SchoolSanta Clara2739.927.6OtherKindergarten12th Grade

Note: Based on 2002-2003 school year data
In recent years, SCUSD has also added Gateway School, an intervention program for grades 9 & 10, and for students who either are not prepared for the comprehensive high school or have had tremendous academic difficulty in getting to 9th grade.
SCUSD also has a dual enrollment program at Mission College called Mission Middle College Program. This is an alternative educational program that is based upon the dual enrollment model of 50% community college enrollment and 50% high school enrollment. Students self-select and apply to the program and then are enrolled in their junior year. This program is almost invisible in the district as there is uneven levels of administrative support despite the program's college acceptance and attendance results.