Santa Clara Unified School District

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Santa Clara Unified School District
Address
1889 Lawrence Road
, California, 95051
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
Established1965[2]
Schools30[3]
NCES District ID0635430 [1]
Students and staff
Students14,808 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers714.99 (FTE)[1]
Staff904.72 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio20.71:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.santaclarausd.org

The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) is a school district in Santa Clara County, California that serves roughly 16,000 students from the cities of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose.[4] The Santa Clara Unified School District operates eighteen elementary schools (usually for students in kindergarten through grade five), four middle schools (usually for students in grades six through eight), six high schools (usually for students in grades nine through twelve), one adult education program, and one K–12 school.[3] The district is very diverse, with Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asians having an almost equal representation.[citation needed]

Schools[edit]

Schools
School Name City Students FTE Teachers Pupil/Teacher Ratio School Level Low Grade High Grade
Agnews Elementary School San Jose Unknown Unknown Unknown Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Bowers Elementary School Santa Clara 403 21 19.2 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Bracher Elementary School Santa Clara 386 19.8 19.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Braly Elementary School Sunnyvale 307 16.6 18.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Briarwood Elementary School Santa Clara 414 23.6 17.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Buchser Middle School Santa Clara 885 42.6 20.8 Middle 6th Grade 8th Grade
Cabrillo Middle School Santa Clara 883 40 22.1 Middle 6th Grade 8th Grade
Don Callejon K-8 School Santa Clara 749 21 16.9 K-8 Kindergarten 8th Grade
Dolores Huerta Middle School San Jose Unknown Unknown Unknown Middle 6th Grade 8th Grade
Hughes Elementary School Santa Clara 410 21 19.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Laurelwood Elementary School Santa Clara 556 29.2 19 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Kathleen MacDonald High School Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown High 9th Grade 12th Grade
Mayne Elementary School San Jose 452 25.9 17.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Millikin Elementary School Santa Clara 365 15 24.3 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Montague Elementary School Santa Clara 398 21.5 18.5 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
New Valley Continuation High School Santa Clara 169 11 15.4 High 10th Grade 12th Grade
Peterson Middle School Sunnyvale 1265 54.1 23.4 Middle 6th Grade 8th Grade
Pomeroy Elementary School Santa Clara 506 25.6 19.8 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Ponderosa Elementary School Sunnyvale 500 28.3 17.7 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Santa Clara High School Santa Clara 1573 69.7 22.6 High 9th Grade 12th Grade
Wilson High School Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown High 9th Grade 12th Grade
Scott Lane Elementary School Santa Clara 439 26 16.9 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Sutter Elementary School Santa Clara 360 20.2 17.8 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Washington Open Elementary School Santa Clara 349 17.4 20.1 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Westwood Elementary School Santa Clara 468 22 21.3 Primary Kindergarten 5th Grade
Adrian C. Wilcox High School Santa Clara 1908 82.2 23.2 High 9th Grade 12th Grade
Santa Clara Adult Education Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown Adult Education Unknown Unknown
Wilson Alternative School Santa Clara 273 9.9 27.6 Other Kindergarten 12th 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.

Teacher housing[edit]

In 2002 the district opened Casa del Maestro ("House of the Teacher" in Spanish), housing for employees. A second phase opened in 2009.[5]

Transportation[edit]

Santa Clara Unified School District consists of the following bus fleet; the amounts are unknown

Historical fleet[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Santa Clara Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "1965 SCUSD Unification Created Today's Trustee Areas". The Silicon Valley Voice. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ^ a b "Schools". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. ^ "About Us". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ Dorfman, Thompson (2009-04-12). "Casa del Maestro – Santa Clara Affordable Housing Program Gets A+ From Teachers". Thompson Dorfman, LLC. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

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