District guide
Santa Clara Unified public schools
Parent-focused district context for Santa Clara County, CA: school list, grade pathway, enrollment scale, profile links, and the local checks to make before using the district in a housing decision.
Direct answer for parents
What Santa Clara Unified tells you before choosing a home
Santa Clara Unified is listed with 30 public schools and 13,884 reported students in the current NCES file. Treat this as a district-level research page: it helps you understand scale, grade coverage, and school records, but it does not confirm the school assigned to a specific address.
The current district file lists 19 primary, 4 middle, 6 high, 1 other schools. Verify transition grades, feeder patterns, transfer policies, and program eligibility with the district.
30 district schools are associated with Santa Clara County in the current file, about 7% of listed county schools. Confirm address-level assignment locally.
Grade pathway
District school mix by level
Use this section to separate elementary, middle, high, and other school records before comparing commute, programs, and assignment rules.
19
6,828 reported students
4
2,638 reported students
6
4,255 reported students
1
163 reported students
Parent checks for Santa Clara Unified
These are the local questions that matter after the public data narrows the field.
Confirm the assigned school
Use official attendance-zone or address lookup tools before assuming a school serves a home.
Check transition grades
Elementary choices can split into different middle or high school paths, especially in large districts.
Verify choice-program rules
Charter, magnet, virtual, and transfer options can require applications, lotteries, or eligibility checks.
Compare similar schools
Compare schools at the same level before treating enrollment, grade span, or school type as a quality signal.
School records
Largest listed schools in Santa Clara Unified
Sorted by reported enrollment. Profile links appear where SchoolsByCounty has generated an individual school page; listed-only records still preserve NCES grade, type, city, and enrollment fields.
| School | Level | Grades | City | Enrollment | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wilcox High Regular | High | 9–12 | Santa Clara | 1,859 | Profile |
| Santa Clara High Regular | High | 9–12 | Santa Clara | 1,849 | Profile |
| Juan Cabrillo Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Santa Clara | 817 | Listed only |
| Marian A. Peterson Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Sunnyvale | 729 | Listed only |
| Buchser Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Santa Clara | 715 | Listed only |
| Don Callejon Regular | Primary | KG–8 | Santa Clara | 581 | Listed only |
| Laurelwood Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 521 | Listed only |
| Millikin Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 518 | Listed only |
| Ponderosa Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Sunnyvale | 501 | Listed only |
| Central Park Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 430 | Listed only |
| Scott Lane Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 396 | Listed only |
| Westwood Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 382 | Listed only |
| Dolores Huerta Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | San Jose | 377 | Listed only |
| Braly Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Sunnyvale | 352 | Listed only |
| C. W. Haman Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 319 | Listed only |
| Abram Agnew Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | San Jose | 317 | Listed only |
| Washington Open Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 309 | Listed only |
| Sutter Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 305 | Listed only |
| George Mayne Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Alviso | 300 | Listed only |
| Pomeroy Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 300 | Listed only |
| Briarwood Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 287 | Listed only |
| Montague Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 272 | Listed only |
| Kathryn Hughes Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 270 | Listed only |
| Bracher Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 236 | Listed only |
| Bowers Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Clara | 232 | Listed only |
| Kathleen MacDonald High Regular | High | 9–12 | San Jose | 209 | Listed only |
| New Valley Continuation High Alternative | High | 9–12 | Santa Clara | 169 | Listed only |
| Wilson Alternative Alternative | Other | KG–12 | Santa Clara | 163 | Listed only |
| Mission Early College High Alternative | High | 9–12 | Santa Clara | 159 | Listed only |
| Santa Clara Community Day Alternative | High | 6–12 | Santa Clara | 10 | Listed only |
Communities in the district file
NCES city fields are directory fields, not attendance boundaries. Use them to orient the district footprint, then verify the exact home-to-school assignment.
County coverage
Some districts can include records associated with more than one county. The route is anchored to the district's primary county record in the current data.
Santa Clara Unified FAQ
What schools are included for Santa Clara Unified?
Santa Clara Unified includes 30 public schools in the current NCES district file. The current district file lists 19 primary, 4 middle, 6 high, 1 other schools.
Does this Santa Clara Unified page show exact attendance zones?
No. SchoolsByCounty publishes district and school records from public data. Attendance boundaries, transportation, transfers, magnet eligibility, and charter rules must be confirmed with Santa Clara Unified or local assignment tools.
Is Santa Clara Unified ranked as the best district in Santa Clara County?
No. This is a district guide, not a recommendation or ranking. Use it to understand the district's listed schools, grade spans, enrollment scale, and available school profiles before verifying local fit.
How many Santa Clara Unified schools have detailed profiles?
2 schools in this district currently link to detailed SchoolsByCounty profiles. Other schools remain listed with NCES directory fields.
Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.