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Santa Clara High

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Santa Clara High ranks 333 rd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 84% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Clara High is a 1,663-student school serving grades 9–12 in Santa Clara, California, within Santa Clara Unified. Its 2025–26 graduation rate was 96%, compared with 92% for the district and 88% statewide. The clearest caution for families comparing local options is that Santa Clara’s test results were below the averages of five nearby traditional comprehensive high schools in all three subjects, especially math: 44% proficient versus 66% on average.

Santa Clara’s strongest subject is ELA, where 70% were proficient in 2025–26, above the district’s 61% and the state’s 49%; science was 54%, also above the district’s 51% and state’s 36%. Math was 44%—above the state’s 38%, but below the district’s 50%. Among nine nearby schools with published results, Santa Clara ranked sixth in each subject. Its scores were below the five-school peer average by 9 points in ELA, 22 in math, and 13 in science, though it scored higher in math than Fremont High. Graduation and dropout rates were favorable, but chronic absenteeism was 16%, above the district’s 14% and up from 13% the previous year.

Over time, science has improved most: proficiency rose 13 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while ELA fell 5 points and math fell 2. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 84th percentile with four stars in 2025–26, down from the 90th percentile in 2023–24. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 19.0, and 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Multi-racial Students climbed from the 65th percentile in 2023–24 to the 98th in 2025–26; its ranking for Special Education Students fell from the 88th to the 56th percentile.

1,663

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,364

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3000 Benton St.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-3736

(408) 423-2600

District: Santa Clara Unified

Feeder schools for Santa Clara High:

Elementary:	C. W. Haman Elementary
	Central Park Elementary
	Don Callejon
	Kathryn Hughes Elementary
	More...
	Montague Elementary
	Pomeroy Elementary
	Scott Lane Elementary
	Sutter Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	Buchser Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

Asian:

33.5%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

California avg42%

333^rd of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

224^th of 968Santa Clara Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	333 of 2137	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	250 of 2162	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	218 of 2159	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	241 of 2170	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	261 of 2123	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	241 of 1290	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	711 of 2133	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	578 of 2017	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	369 of 2021	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	300 of 2039	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	619 of 1994	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	773 of 2426	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.4	815 of 2354	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.8	690 of 2367	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	55.5	603 of 2281	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	52.3	678 of 2238	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	549 of 2117	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	60.2	449 of 2063	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	56.3	539 of 1968	72.6%	★★★★☆
2005	55.7	490 of 1901	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	56.3	399 of 1653	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.0	55 of 517	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	85 of 521	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	129 of 522	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	265 of 592	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	164 of 582	71.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	124 of 575	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	198 of 585	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	173 of 573	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	163 of 591	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	188 of 581	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	281 of 582	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	314 of 581	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	230 of 1161	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	62 of 555	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	399 of 1117	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.7	100 of 1052	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	418 of 1085	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	168 of 1064	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	438 of 1044	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	209 of 467	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	158 of 941	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	383 of 938	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	314 of 1865	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.7	209 of 1906	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	238 of 1915	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	250 of 1915	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	268 of 1858	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	213 of 1054	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	632 of 1833	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	549 of 1760	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	856 of 1880	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	704 of 1900	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	597 of 1902	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	462 of 1917	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	547 of 1861	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	850 of 1814	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	757 of 1742	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	894 of 1999	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	568 of 2013	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	477 of 2026	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	339 of 2030	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	472 of 1943	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	603 of 1126	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	910 of 1937	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	748 of 1862	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	321 of 1932	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	312 of 1942	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	197 of 1948	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	236 of 1963	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	239 of 1916	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	234 of 1122	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	692 of 1880	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	579 of 1834	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	9 of 588	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	70.9	164 of 577	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	199 of 574	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	129 of 541	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	19 of 515	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	59.1	181 of 422	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	263 of 366	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	544 of 1235	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	398 of 1252	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	142 of 1216	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	200 of 1197	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	170 of 1132	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	89.5	75 of 1155	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	92 of 1173	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	182 of 1193	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	198 of 1204	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	746 of 1222	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	557 of 1173	52.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2024)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Clara High	Public	9-12	3000 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2600	1,663	87	19.0	23.6%	309 (18.6%)	43 (2.6%)	639 (38.4%)	557 (33.5%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	94 (5.7%)	83.6	333^rd of 2137 public high schools	84.4%		87.9	250^th of 2162 public high schools	88.4%	83	54.3		54.1		69.9	69.9		44.1	44.1	$34,364	$34,228	$136
Santa Clara Community Day	Public	6-12	3450 Brookdale Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	10	2	5.1	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
New Valley Continuation High	Public	9-12	1875 Lawrence Rd.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2300	151	14	10.5	44.4%	13 (8.6%)	2 (1.3%)	124 (82.1%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	13.4	1796^th of 2137 public high schools	16.0%		10.3	2005^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%	209		9.7	9.7		11.8	11.8		0.0	0.0	$60,740	$60,604	$136
Adrian Wilcox High	Public	9-12	3250 Monroe St.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2400	1,614	87	18.5	26.0%	242 (15.0%)	25 (1.5%)	638 (39.5%)	610 (37.8%)	6 (0.4%)	11 (0.7%)	78 (4.8%)	88.9	228^th of 2137 public high schools	89.3%		84.4	323^rd of 2162 public high schools	85.1%	95	54.7	66.2	59.1		74.8	74.8		47.7	47.7	$35,482	$35,346	$136
Cupertino High	Public	9-12	10100 Finch Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7300	1,800	79	22.9	10.2%	168 (9.3%)	7 (0.4%)	196 (10.9%)	1,285 (71.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	137 (7.6%)	97.6	36^th of 2137 public high schools	98.3%		97.2	49^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%	13	82.2		81.9		85.3	85.3		82.0	82.0	$36,370	$36,142	$228
Boynton High	Public	9-12	901 Boynton Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3404	163	15	10.9	67.5%	9 (5.5%)	6 (3.7%)	137 (84.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	11.8	1857^th of 2137 public high schools	13.1%		10.5	1992^nd of 2162 public high schools	7.9%	135	8.3		7.9		17.1	17.1		2.9	2.9	$61,362	$58,926	$2,436
Fremont High	Public	9-12	575 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2400	2,060	97	21.1	23.7%	326 (15.8%)	27 (1.3%)	899 (43.6%)	640 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	14 (0.7%)	136 (6.6%)	71.4	592^nd of 2137 public high schools	72.3%		84.2	329^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%	263	43.0	0.0	41.9		57.9	57.9		41.8	41.8	$38,395	$37,974	$421
Community Day	Public	9-12	589 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2233	6	3	2.2	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mission Early College High	Public	9-12	3000 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 855-5532	183	8	23.0	31.1%	40 (21.9%)	22 (12.0%)	48 (26.2%)	63 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	97.3	43^rd of 2137 public high schools	98.0%		93.5	132^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.9%	89	69.4		69.4		89.8	89.8		75.5	75.5	$28,298	$28,162	$136
Lynbrook High	Public	9-12	1280 Johnson Ave.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7700	1,702	74	23.1	6.5%	93 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.6%)	1,395 (82.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (8.0%)	98.8	12^th of 2137 public high schools	99.4%		98.8	19^th of 2162 public high schools	99.1%	7	86.9		86.8		93.5	93.5		89.1	89.1	$36,512	$36,092	$420

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Clara High

What district is Santa Clara High in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Santa Clara High?

Students at Santa Clara High are 38% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 19% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Santa Clara High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,663 students attended Santa Clara High.

Is Santa Clara High a good school?

Santa Clara High ranks 333^rd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Santa Clara High?

Santa Clara High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C. W. Haman Elementary
Elementary : Central Park Elementary
Elementary : Don Callejon
Elementary : Kathryn Hughes Elementary
Elementary : Montague Elementary
Elementary : Pomeroy Elementary
Elementary : Scott Lane Elementary
Elementary : Sutter Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Middle : Buchser Middle

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