Photo: AliveFreeHappy · CC BY-SA 3.0Santa Clara’s public schools outscore 73% of Utah districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Clara, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Santa Clara’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 175 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Clara’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $9,667 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Santa Clara’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Utah school districts, #27 of 119 Utah towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Utah average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Santa Clara, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Santa Clara · depends on your address
Arrowhead School
Grades PK–5 · 520 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara School
Grades PK–5 · 450 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Santa Clara
Lava Ridge Intermediate
Grades 6–7 · 699 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Santa Clara
Lava Ridge Intermediate
Grades 6–7 · 699 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santa Clara’s public schools are run by Washington School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Santa Clara vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Santa Clara’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | B+ | Washington |
| St. George | B+ | Washington |
| Ivins | B+ | Washington |
All 2 neighbors share Washington with Santa Clara, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Santa Clara
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Santa Clara’s schools
Are Santa Clara’s schools good?
By Utah’s own tests, yes: the public schools Santa Clara children attend outscore 73% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #27 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Santa Clara in?
Washington School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 36,961 students in 53 schools (2024–25).
Where do Santa Clara kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Crimson Cliffs High, Snow Canyon High, Dixie High, Desert Hills High, Hurricane High, Pine View High, Enterprise High and Water Canyon High.
What is Santa Clara’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Washington School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Santa Clara spend per student?
$9,667 in Washington School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Santa Clara families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Santa Clara → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.