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Santa Clara Unified School District

#7 in Best School Districts in Santa Clara County
  • B
    Overall Grade
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • 44 reviews
B
Overall Niche Grade
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  1. Academics
    B
  2. Diversity
    A+
  3. Teachers
    C+
  4. College Prep
    A
  5. Clubs & Activities
    B-
  6. Health & Safety
    B
  7. Administration
    C+
  8. Sports
    B-
  9. Food
    B
  10. Resources & Facilities
    C-
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Santa Clara Unified School District is an above average, public school district located in Santa Clara, CA. It has 15,367 students in grades K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 23 to 1. According to state test scores, 49% of students are at least proficient in math and 56% in reading.
Address
1889 Lawrence Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95052
Telephone
(408) 423-2000
Website
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Santa Clara Unified School District Rankings

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  • Elementary
  • Middle
  • High

Academics

Percent Proficient - Reading
56%
Percent Proficient - Math
49%
Average Graduation Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
645 responses
Average ACT
28
230 responses
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Students

Diversity
A+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
15,367
Free or Reduced Lunch
35.8%
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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
National
17:1
Average Teacher Salary
$96,944
Teachers in First/Second Year
13%

Finances

Total Expenses
$236,790,000
Expenses Per Student
$14,481/ student
National
$12,239
Education Expenses
  • Instruction
    62%
  • Support Services
    35%
  • Other
    3%

Santa Clara Unified School District Reviews

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What I like about the Santa Clara unified school district is their resources towards students. Students have vast opportunities to join sports, clubs, and there are electives such as design, cooking, business, and automotive work. The school district has provided students with Chromebooks for those who do not have a computer of their own at home and has provided new textbooks this school year. Overall it is a very good school district with experienced and helping teachers and a diverse student population.
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There are many opportunities at this school to get involved, from Battle of the Classes to the numerous rallies and club presentations held throughout the school year. When I entered high school, I frequently thought that I would never fit in to the new school. As time went on, however, and despite how different I was than everyone, I still made a close group of friends who accepted me, all thanks to the classes, clubs, and activities offered by this school.
One thing that I like about this school district is the amount of diversity there is at there schools. An amazing thing about this district is that they celebrate and recognize every students back round and ethnicity. For Hispanic heritage month there was a school assembly show casing traditional Hispanic dances and what it means to be Hispanic.One thing that I would like to see improve in this school district is the way they prepare students for collage. To graduate high school students need minimum requirements,but those requirements are different then the ones you need to get to collage. Which sets students up for failure. Students may be graduating high school but not many are going to collage.