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Santa Clara Unified School District
Address
1889 Lawrence Road
Santa Clara
, California, 95051
United States
Coordinates37°21′27″N 121°59′44″W / 37.35739264149114°N 121.99544432834782°W / 37.35739264149114; -121.99544432834782
District information
TypePublic[1]
MottoUnlocking infinite potential in every child[5]
GradesK–12[1]
EstablishedSeptember 28, 1965
(58 years ago) (1965-09-28)[2]
SuperintendentGary Waddell[3]
Schools31[4]
NCES District ID0635430[1]
Students and staff
Students13,919[1] (2022–2023)
Teachers720.69 (FTE)[1] (2022–2023)
Staff1,582.07 (FTE)[1] (2022–2023)
Student–teacher ratio19.31[1] (2022–2023)
Colors  Dark Blue
  Orange
  Blue
  Yellow[5]
Other information
Websitewww.santaclarausd.org

The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) is a school district in Santa Clara County, California, United States that serves roughly 16,000 students from the cities of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose.[6] The Santa Clara Unified School District operates eighteen elementary schools (K–5), four middle schools (6–8), one TK–8 school, five high schools (9–12), one community day school, one adult education program, and one dual enrollment partnership with the West Valley–Mission Community College District.[4] The district is very diverse, with 71% of the community being nonwhite.[7]

History[edit]

Prior to 1965, the Santa Clara region comprised four school districts: the Alviso School District, the Santa Clara Elementary School District,[a] the Santa Clara Union High School District,[b] and the Jefferson School District.[2][11] Due to rapid population increases and industrialization, the four districts began making efforts to unify in the 1950s.[9][12] They ultimately merged in 1965 to form the Santa Clara Unified School District.[2]

The Santa Clara Unified School District underwent significant restructuring before the 1981–1982 school year.[13] Santa Clara Union High School closed and was converted into Buchser Middle School, and Buchser High School was renamed Santa Clara High School.[13] Additionally, Peterson High School was converted into Peterson Middle School, with the high school students joining the Wilcox High School student body.[13]

In June 2014, the Santa Clara Unified School District purchased 59.4 acres of the former Agnews Developmental Center to build a K–12 educational facility.[14] Agnew Elementary School and Huerta Middle School opened in 2021, and MacDonald High School opened in 2022.[15]

Schools[edit]

Name[4] Grades City[16] Students FTE Teachers Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Abram Agnew Elementary School K–5 San Jose Unknown Unknown Unknown
Bowers Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 403 21 19.2
Bracher Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 386 19.8 19.5
Braly Elementary School K–5 Sunnyvale 307 16.6 18.5
Briarwood Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 414 23.6 17.5
Buchser Middle School 6–8 Santa Clara 885 42.6 20.8
Juan Cabrillo Middle School 6–8 Santa Clara 883 40 22.1
Central Park Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown
Don Callejon Arts and Design School TK–8 Santa Clara 749 21 16.9
C. W. Haman Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown
Dolores Huerta Middle School 6–8 San Jose Unknown Unknown Unknown
Kathryn Hughes Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 410 21 19.5
Laurelwood Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 556 29.2 19
Kathleen MacDonald High School 9–12 San Jose Unknown Unknown Unknown
George Mayne Elementary School K–5 San Jose 452 25.9 17.5
Millikin Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 365 15 24.3
Mission Early College High School 9–12 Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown
Montague Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 398 21.5 18.5
New Valley High School 10–12 Santa Clara 169 11 15.4
Marian A. Peterson Middle School 6–8 Sunnyvale 1265 54.1 23.4
Pomeroy Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 506 25.6 19.8
Ponderosa Elementary School K–5 Sunnyvale 500 28.3 17.7
Santa Clara Adult Education Adult Education Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown
Santa Clara Community Day School 7–12 Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown
Santa Clara High School 9–12 Santa Clara 1573 69.7 22.6
Scott Lane Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 439 26 16.9
Sutter Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 360 20.2 17.8
Washington Open Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 349 17.4 20.1
Westwood Elementary School K–5 Santa Clara 468 22 21.3
Adrian C. Wilcox High School 9–12 Santa Clara 1908 82.2 23.2
Wilson High School 9–12 Santa Clara Unknown Unknown Unknown

Note: Based on 2002-2003 school year data In recent years, SCUSD has also added Gateway School, an intervention program for grades 9 & 10, and for students who either are not prepared for the comprehensive high school or have had tremendous academic difficulty in getting to 9th grade.

SCUSD also has a dual enrollment program at Mission College called Mission Middle College Program. This is an alternative educational program that is based upon the dual enrollment model of 50% community college enrollment and 50% high school enrollment. Students self-select and apply to the program and then are enrolled in their junior year. This program is almost invisible in the district as there is uneven levels of administrative support despite the program's college acceptance and attendance results.

Teacher housing[edit]

In 2002 the district opened Casa del Maestro ("House of the Teacher" in Spanish), housing for employees. A second phase opened in 2009.[17]

Transportation[edit]

Santa Clara Unified School District consists of the following bus fleet; the amounts are unknown

Historical fleet[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As of the 1959–1960 school year, the Santa Clara Elementary School District included Fremont School, C. W. Haman School, Scott Lane School, Washington School, Westwood School, and William A. Wilson Intermediate School.[8]
  2. ^ The Santa Clara Union High School District had formed in 1921 to encompass the Braley, Jefferson, Doyle, Agnew, and Santa Clara City Elementary Schools.[9] As of the 1959–1960 school year, the district included two high schools, Emil R. Buchser High School and Santa Clara Union High School.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Santa Clara Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "1965 SCUSD Unification Created Today's Trustee Areas". The Silicon Valley Voice. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Superintendent". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Schools". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Santa Clara Unified School District". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "About Us". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "ACS-ED District Demographic Dashboard 2018–22". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara Elementary School District Directory for 1959–60" (PDF). Benefit Capital.
  9. ^ a b Buchser, Emil R. (October 11, 1959). "To whom it may concern" (PDF). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Santa Clara Union High School District Directory for 1959–60" (PDF). Benefit Capital.
  11. ^ "City History". City of Santa Clara. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Unified District For Santa Clara Schools Rejected". The Campbell Press. July 15, 1954. Retrieved June 24, 2024. Efforts to unify school districts of Santa Clara, Alviso and Jefferson schools were rejected Tuesday night by trustees of both Santa Clara Union High and Santa Clara Elementary School districts.
  13. ^ a b c Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018). "Santa Clara Schools Over The Years". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Agnews Property - Future Park". City of San José. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Towne, Erika (October 20, 2021). "Final Beam Put Into Place At Kathleen MacDonald High School". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "2019DistrictMap.pdf" (PDF). Finalsite. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Dorfman, Thompson (April 12, 2009). "Casa del Maestro – Santa Clara Affordable Housing Program Gets A+ From Teachers". Thompson Dorfman, LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links[edit]

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