Schools in Santa Clara include educational opportunities starting with preschool and continuing through college. Santa Clara has 40 preschools, 17 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, 21 public schools and 50 private schools. Santa Clara School District serves Santa Clara and is officially known as the Santa Clara Unified School District.

Top Rated Elementary Schools

Top rated public schools in Santa Clara include Millikin Elementary School, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Laurelwood Elementary School, Bracher Elementary School and Sutter Elementary School. Don Callejon School is the highest rated preschool in Santa Clara and noted for its excellent teachers and strong parent and community support. Additional preschools well known for their top notch staff and commitment to education include Carden Academy of Santa Clara and Neighborhood Christian Center. Challenger and Santa Clara Kindercare are among the area's top rated private preschools.

St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School, Monticello Academy and St. Justin Elementary School are among the top rated elementary and middle schools located in Santa Clara. Delphi Academy San Francisco Bay, The Redwood School and Granada Islamic School are among the city's most highly rated private elementary and middle schools. Many of these schools are known for their small class sizes and high teacher-to-student ratios.

Top Rated High Schools

Santa Clara High School is one of the top rated high schools in the city and noted for its supportive administration staff, teachers and overall commitment to student excellence. Other outstanding public high schools in the area include Adrian Wilcox High School, Wilson Alternative School and New Valley Continuation High School. St. Lawrence Academy (Santa Clara) is the most highly rated private high school in the area, followed by Cedarwood Sudbury School, Pacific Autism Center for Education, Latino High School and The Redwood School.

School Choice Program

California has an open enrollment policy. This means a child is able to attend any school in the city's two school districts as long as space is available. This includes charter schools. Some school districts allow a child to attend a school in a nearby school district. Cupertino Union School District is rated at 10 out of 10 based on test results, while the Santa Clara Unified School District is rated 7 out of 10 based on test results. For more information on Santa Clara schools, please call the Santa Clara Unified School District at (408) 423-2000 or the Cupertino Union School District at (408) 252-3000.

Public Elementary Schools 

Bowers Elementary School
2755 Barkley Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-1100
Level: K-5

Bracher Elementary School
2700 Chromite Dr.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-1200
Level: K-5

Braly Elementary School
675 Gail Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: 408-423-1000
Level: K-5

Briarwood Elementary School
1930 Townsend Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-1300
Level: K-5

Haman Elementary School
865 Los Padres Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-423-1400
Level: K-5

Hughes Elementary School
4949 Calle De Escuela
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408-423-1500
Level: K-5

Laurelwood Elementary School
955 Teal Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-1600
Level: K-5

Mayne Elementary School
5030 N. First St.
Alviso, CA 95002
Phone: 408-423-1700
Level: K-5

Millikin Elementary School
2720 Sonoma Place
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-1800
Level: K-5

Montague Elementary School
750 Laurie Ave.
Santa Clara, Ca 95054
Phone: 408-423-1900
Level: k-5

Pomeroy Elementary School
1250 Pomeroy Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-3800
Level: K-5

Ponderosa Elementary School
804 Ponderosa Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: 408-423-4000
Level: K-5

Scott Lane Elementary School
1925 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-985-4100
Level: K-5

Sutter Elementary School
3200 Forbes Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-4200
Level: K-5

Washington Elementary School
270 Washington Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-423-3900
Level: K-5

Westwood Elementary School
435 Saratoga Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-423-4300
Level: K-5

K-8 Schools

Don Callejon K-8
4176 Lick Mill Blvd.
Santa Clara CA 95054
Phone: 408-423-3300
Level: K-8

Middle Schools

Buchser Middle School
1111 Bellomy St.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-423-3000
Level: 6-8

Cabrillo Middle School
2550 Cabrillo Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-3700
Level: 6-8

Peterson Middle School
1380 Rosalia Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: 408-423-2800
Level: 6-8


High Schools

Santa Clara High School

3000 Benton St.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-2600 
Level: 9-12

Wilcox High School
3250 Monroe St.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-2400
Level: 9-12

New Valley High School
1875 Lawrence Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-2300
Level: 9-12

Wilson High School
1840 Benton Street
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-423-3600
Level: 9-12