# Santa Clara Unified

Santa Clara Unified is a unified district in Santa Clara County, California. Reading proficiency is 60.2%, +0.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 49.5%, +2.0 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-clara-unified |
| County | Santa Clara |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 28 |
| Students | 14,411 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $29,863 |
| Low-Income Students | 4,296 (29.7%) |
| English Learners | 3,049 (21.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 59.3% | 6,761 |
| 2024 | 58.5% | 7,003 |
| 2025 | 60.2% | 7,021 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 47.5% | 6,880 |
| 2024 | 47.8% | 7,175 |
| 2025 | 49.5% | 7,112 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.5% | 75.1% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | 71.1% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | 72.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.5% | 65.0% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | 60.9% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | 62.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 64.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | 65.7% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | 67.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 51.8% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | 53.4% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | 54.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Ratermann | Board Clerk | aratermann@scusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Bonnie Lieberman | Board President | blieberman@scusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jim Canova | Board Vice President | jcanova@scusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jodi Muirhead | Board Member | jmuirhead@scusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kathy Watanabe | Board Member | kwatanabe@scusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michele Ryan, Ph.D. | Board Member | mryan@scusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Vickie Fairchild, Ed.D. | Board Member | vjfairchild@scusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Millikin Elementary | Santa Clara | 90.2% | 91.5% | 90.8% | -3.0 | -3.7 |
| 2 | Laurelwood Elementary | Santa Clara | 80.6% | 76.3% | 78.4% | +2.2 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Washington Open Elementary | Santa Clara | 77.9% | 74.8% | 76.4% | -0.9 | +2.9 |
| 4 | Mission Early College High | Santa Clara | 87.8% | 49.0% | 68.4% | +14.1 | +6.9 |
| 5 | Sutter Elementary | Santa Clara | 65.0% | 69.3% | 67.2% | -4.5 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Ponderosa Elementary | Sunnyvale | 66.1% | 67.5% | 66.8% | +5.9 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Marian A. Peterson Middle | Sunnyvale | 67.3% | 58.8% | 63.1% | -3.3 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Don Callejon | Santa Clara | 64.7% | 57.3% | 61.0% | +8.3 | +9.5 |
| 9 | Adrian Wilcox High | Santa Clara | 74.4% | 44.7% | 59.5% | +4.5 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Central Park Elementary | Santa Clara | 61.1% | 56.6% | 58.9% | +2.1 | +1.9 |
| 11 | Santa Clara High | Santa Clara | 67.7% | 47.1% | 57.4% | -6.8 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Braly Elementary | Sunnyvale | 58.9% | 54.0% | 56.4% | -5.0 | -6.7 |
| 13 | Abram Agnew Elementary | San Jose | 56.8% | 53.2% | 55.0% | +15.5 | +9.7 |
| 14 | George Mayne Elementary | Alviso | 62.3% | 43.9% | 53.1% | +5.2 | -5.8 |
| 15 | Juan Cabrillo Middle | Santa Clara | 57.8% | 48.1% | 53.0% | +5.3 | +6.2 |
| 16 | Kathleen MacDonald High | San Jose | 64.8% | 35.1% | 49.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | Buchser Middle | Santa Clara | 55.2% | 41.0% | 48.1% | +3.5 | +6.3 |
| 18 | Westwood Elementary | Santa Clara | 56.4% | 38.6% | 47.5% | -1.2 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Bowers Elementary | Santa Clara | 50.0% | 42.3% | 46.2% | +4.9 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Kathryn Hughes Elementary | Santa Clara | 50.8% | 40.5% | 45.7% | +11.1 | +3.4 |
| 21 | Briarwood Elementary | Santa Clara | 47.4% | 43.9% | 45.6% | -5.6 | -4.8 |
| 22 | C. W. Haman Elementary | Santa Clara | 46.1% | 38.8% | 42.5% | -8.1 | -3.1 |
| 23 | Pomeroy Elementary | Santa Clara | 39.4% | 42.6% | 41.0% | +2.3 | +12.9 |
| 24 | Montague Elementary | Santa Clara | 44.9% | 36.6% | 40.7% | -2.9 | -4.1 |
| 25 | Dolores Huerta Middle | San Jose | 48.6% | 32.4% | 40.5% | -1.6 | +3.8 |
| 26 | Bracher Elementary | Santa Clara | 45.8% | 33.3% | 39.6% | +0.3 | -2.9 |
| 27 | Scott Lane Elementary | Santa Clara | 30.6% | 29.9% | 30.2% | +3.1 | +10.3 |
| 28 | Wilson Alternative | Santa Clara | 36.8% | 5.9% | 21.4% | -17.5 | -15.1 |