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Santa Clara High
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Santa Clara High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3000 Benton St., Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-2600 · Part of Santa Clara Unified School District

Santa Clara’s School Grade A− better than 84% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,663
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Santa Clara High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Santa Clara kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Santa Clara HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3000 Benton St., Santa Clara

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9387
Grade 10368
Grade 11425
Grade 12483
Enrollment over time
2,030’20
1,888’21
1,849’22
1,732’23
1,663’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%Asian 34%White 19%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Santa Clara High from Santa Clara families.

Other schools in Santa Clara Unified School District

The district →
Laurelwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Clara
571 students21:1
Don Callejon
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Clara
568 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sunnyvale
524 students22:1
Abram Agnew Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Jose
505 students21:1
Millikin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Clara
504 students23:1
Central Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Clara
419 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Santa Clara’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.