Santa Clara High

High school·Grades 9-12 Santa Clara, California·95051
Score
83.8/100
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#280
Among 1,729 California high schools
#3
In Santa Clara Unified
Top 17%
In California

Score 83.8/100: better than 83% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
68%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 77% of them
396 students tested
Math
47%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 86% of them
395 students tested
Science
50%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 87% of them
713 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA67.7396
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA67.7396
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math47.1395
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math47.1395
ScienceGrade 11CAST51.3386
ScienceGrade 12CAST49.2327
ScienceGrade 14CAST50.4713
ScienceAll gradesCAST50.4713
ScienceGrade 99CAST46.0456

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,732
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,732
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
23%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
Santa Clara County

Contact

Address
3000 Benton St.
Santa Clara, CA 95051

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Santa Clara High at a glance

Santa Clara High is a public high school in Santa Clara, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Santa Clara Unified school district. It has about 1,732 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 68% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 47% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 83.8 out of 100: better than 83% of them, ranking #280 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.