Scott Lane Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Santa Clara, California, Scott Lane Elementary instructs 406 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Santa Clara Unified.

Across the 30 schools in Santa Clara Unified (14,411 students total), Scott Lane Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Scott Lane Elementary reports that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Scott Lane Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Scott Lane Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scott Lane Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.6%; this one comes in at 28.1%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Scott Lane Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Juan Cabrillo Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Scott Lane Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 16% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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