Santa Clara Unified School District

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.[5] The district is very diverse, with 71% of the community being nonwhite.[7]

Santa Clara Unified School District
Address
1889 Lawrence Road
Santa Clara
, California, 95051
United States
Coordinates37°21′27″N 121°59′44″W
District information
TypePublic[1]
MottoUnlocking infinite potential in every child[2]
GradesK–12[1]
EstablishedSeptember 28, 1965 (1965-09-28)[3]
SuperintendentGary Waddell[4]
Schools31[5]
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[2]
Other information
Websitewww.santaclarausd.org

History

Prior to 1965, the Santa Clara region comprised four school districts: the Alviso School District, the Santa Clara Elementary School District,[lower-alpha 1] the Santa Clara Union High School District,[lower-alpha 2] and the Jefferson School District.[3][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.[3]

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
Schools (2022–2023)
Name[5][16]Grades[17]City[18]Students[19]FTE Teachers[19]Pupil/Teacher Ratio[19]
Abram Agnew Elementary SchoolK–5San Jose3171521.13
Bowers Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara2321317.85
Bracher Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara23615.5515.18
Braly Elementary SchoolK–5Sunnyvale35219.418.14
Briarwood Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara28714.619.66
Buchser Middle School6–8Santa Clara71539.6718.02
Juan Cabrillo Middle School6–8Santa Clara81743.4318.81
Central Park Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara43019.122.51
Don Callejon Arts and Design SchoolK–8Santa Clara58137.215.62
C. W. Haman Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara31916.419.45
Dolores Huerta Middle School6–8San Jose37717.0522.11
Kathryn Hughes Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara2701518
Laurelwood Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara52122.123.57
Kathleen MacDonald High School9–12San Jose20914.0714.85
George Mayne Elementary SchoolK–5Alviso3001421.43
Millikin Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara5182223.55
Mission Early College High School10–12Santa Clara1596.9322.94
Montague Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara2721617
New Valley High School9–12Santa Clara16913.312.71
Marian A. Peterson Middle School6–8Sunnyvale72935.8720.32
Pomeroy Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara30016.5118.17
Ponderosa Elementary SchoolK–5Sunnyvale50122.722.07
Santa Clara Adult EducationAdultSanta ClaraUnknownUnknownUnknown
Santa Clara Community Day School6–12[20]Santa Clara102.034.93
Santa Clara High School9–12Santa Clara184992.8119.92
Scott Lane Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara3961920.84
Sutter Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara30515.120.2
Washington Open Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara3091619.31
Westwood Elementary SchoolK–5Santa Clara38218.121.1
Adrian C. Wilcox High School9–12Santa Clara185992.4520.11
Wilson High School9–12Santa Clara16316.329.99

Gateway School

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.

Dual enrollment partnership

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

In 2002 the district opened Casa del Maestro ("House of the Teacher" in Spanish), housing for employees. A second phase opened in 2009.[21]

Transportation

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

Historical fleet

Notes
  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
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  2. "Santa Clara Unified School District". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. "1965 SCUSD Unification Created Today's Trustee Areas". The Silicon Valley Voice. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. "Superintendent". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  5. "Schools". Santa Clara Unified School District. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved February 7, 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. 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. 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. "School Profile Search Results". California Department of Education. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  17. "Santa Clara Unified School District". MySchool Locator. PowerSchool. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  18. "2019DistrictMap.pdf" (PDF). Finalsite. Santa Clara Unified School District. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  19. "ELSI - Elementary and Secondary Information System". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  20. "Santa Clara Community Day - School Directory Details". California Department of Education. March 25, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  21. Dorfman, Thompson (April 12, 2009). "Casa del Maestro – Santa Clara Affordable Housing Program Gets A+ From Teachers". Thompson Dorfman, LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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