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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Santa Clara High right now?
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Enrollment
1,663
High
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543007868
Santa Clara High
3000 Benton St., Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-2600 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,663 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
393 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 387 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 368 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 425 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 483 | 29% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.7pp since 2014
Math
47.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.4% | 27.3% | 15.9% | 16.4% |
| Math | 29.6% | 17.5% | 20.3% | 32.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 46.3% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.4% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 40.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.5% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.8% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Santa Clara High
Santa Clara High's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara High this school | 1,663 | 23.6% | 58.1% |
| Fremont High Sunnyvale | 2,060 | 23.7% | 54.4% |
| Adrian Wilcox High Santa Clara | 1,614 | 26.0% | 54.2% |
| Santa Teresa High San Jose | 2,134 | 27.9% | 58.7% |
| West High Torrance | 1,775 | 24.7% | 66.2% |
| South High Torrance | 1,734 | 22.4% | 69.1% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Santa Clara High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #200 of 1,052 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #192 of 1,056 ▲ 5 | #21 of 43 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #294 of 1,056 ▼ 104 | #22 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #481 of 1,044 | #6 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,663 | #469 of 2,093 | #18 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #402 of 1,352 | #17 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #117 of 1,351 | #10 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #1,456 of 1,575 | #54 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #209 of 802 | #15 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,663
-367 (-18%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,669
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,663 | 87.5 | 19.0:1 | 24% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 1,732 | 92.6 | 18.7:1 | 26% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 1,849 | 92.8 | 19.9:1 | 42% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 2,030 | 99 | 20.5:1 | 42% (861) |
| 2017-18 | 2,033 | 90.7 | 22.4:1 | 45% (906) |
| 2015-16 | 1,971 | 82 | 24.0:1 | 41% (817) |
| 2010-11 | 1,913 | N/A | N/A | 41% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 1,613 | 72 | 22.4:1 | 26% (416) |
| 1990-91 | 1,669 | 70 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Clara High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,033 to 1,663); teachers down 4% (90.7 to 87.5).
About Santa Clara High
In Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara High is a large high school. The school serves 1,663 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
In Santa Clara Unified, 30 schools enroll a combined 14,411 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Santa Clara High, with 38% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 33% Asian, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. By the diversity index, Santa Clara High comes in at 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 87.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.0:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 24%. That is 13 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
allk12 grades Santa Clara High a B. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Santa Clara High scores 58.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.7%.
Santa Clara High is located in Santa Clara County, where median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, with a combined enrollment of about 230,059.
Of nearby public schools, Pomeroy Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Santa Clara High is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Santa Clara High falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Santa Clara High had 2,030 students in 2020-21 and 1,663 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. The ratio was 20.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Clara Unified
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Kathleen MacDonald HighHigh · 683 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 571 students
Other schools in Santa Clara
- Adrian Wilcox HighHigh · 1,614 students
- Juan Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Buchser MiddleMiddle · 711 students
- Laurelwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Don CallejonElementary · 568 students
- Millikin ElementaryElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Pomeroy Elementary0.3 mi · 300
- Central Park Elementary0.4 mi · 419
- Santa Clara Community Day0.6 mi · 10
- Sutter Elementary0.9 mi · 314
- Briarwood Elementary0.9 mi · 288
- Millikin Elementary0.9 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Clara HighHow large is Santa Clara High?
Santa Clara High enrolls approximately 1,663 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Santa Clara High serve?
Santa Clara High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Clara High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Clara High is approximately 19.0:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Santa Clara High?
At Santa Clara High, the student body is approximately 19% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Clara High?
Santa Clara High is overseen by Santa Clara Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.