County office of education · Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Office of Education schools

Q: Are the public schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education good?

Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 14 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong, 6 Solid, 2 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 8 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 99th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong and 3 Needs Support. Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2 public high schools run from the 93rd to the 97th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

Q: Which public schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education rank highest?

Elementary: Bullis Charter, 99th percentile (Strong). Middle: Bullis Charter, 99th percentile (Strong). High: University Preparatory Academy Charter, 97th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Q: How does chronic absence in Santa Clara County Office of Education compare with California?

The average elementary school in Santa Clara County Office of Education had 16 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Santa Clara County Office of Education had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Q: What is in Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The county office’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $12.4 million into 29 funded actions in 5 goals, 4% of its $339.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $8.9 million, 72% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Q: Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

California’s school directory lists 18 ranked public schools under Santa Clara County Office of Education. Its 14 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Schools around Santa Clara County Office of Education

22 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

Strong75th+
Solid50–74th
Developing25–49th
Needs Supportbelow 25th
Not scored

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education score highest?

Bullis Charter is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Clara County Office of Education

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Bullis CharterLos Altos · High ceiling · Broad base · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
99thStrongScope Score 93
Rocketship Discovery PrepSan Jose · Grade-to-grade gains · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
87thStrongScope Score 62
Discovery CharterSan Jose · Broad base · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
85thStrongScope Score 59

Show the other 11 elementary schools

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy PreparatorySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
79thStrongScope Score 53
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy ElementarySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
68thSolidScope Score 45
Discovery Charter IISan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
66thSolidScope Score 44
Rocketship Los Suenos AcademySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
65thSolidScope Score 43
Rocketship Academy Brilliant MindsSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
58thSolidScope Score 40
Rocketship Fuerza Community PrepSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
55thSolidScope Score 38
Rocketship Alma AcademySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
52ndSolidScope Score 36
Rocketship Si Se Puede AcademySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
41stDevelopingScope Score 32
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan HillMorgan Hill · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
36thDevelopingScope Score 30
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. PleasantSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
24thNeeds SupportScope Score 25
Alpha: Jose HernandezSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
15thNeeds SupportScope Score 21

Context

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education score highest?

Bullis Charter is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Clara County Office of Education

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Bullis CharterLos Altos · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
99thStrongScope Score 88
Alpha: Cornerstone Academy PreparatorySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
88thStrongScope Score 62
Discovery CharterSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
83rdStrongScope Score 57

Show the other 5 middle schools

Discovery Charter IISan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
76thStrongScope Score 51
Sunrise MiddleSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
75thStrongScope Score 50
Alpha: Jose HernandezSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
16thNeeds SupportScope Score 25
ACE Empower AcademySan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
11thNeeds SupportScope Score 22
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. PleasantSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
5thNeeds SupportScope Score 19

Context

The average middle school in Santa Clara County Office of Education had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education score highest?

University Preparatory Academy Charter is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Santa Clara County Office of Education

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

University Preparatory Academy CharterSan Jose · Broad base · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
97thStrongScope Score 86
Summit Public School: TahomaSan Jose · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
93rdStrongScope Score 79

4 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools, court and community schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

Opportunity Youth AcademyAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
Santa Clara County CommunityCounty community school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, so we don’t rank it
Santa Clara County CourtJuvenile court school: students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months, so we don’t rank it
Santa Clara County Special EducationSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

The county office

What does Santa Clara County Office of Education plan to spend on?

The county office plans $12.4 million across 29 funded actions in 2026–27.

What the county office plans

$12.4 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 29 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 4% of its $339.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the county office reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the county office’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 141 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 65% of the money. The plan itself puts 69% of it toward staff.

Access to a Broad Course of Study $7.0 million
Learning acceleration opportunities for students in the alternative education program $522,101
Supplemental support and supplies for student mental health and wellness $474,282
26 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

7 of the plan’s 29 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners

Reading $0.5 million
Math $0.5 million
Catch-up help $1.4 million
English learners $0.1 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

Learning acceleration opportunities for students in the alternative education program$522,101
Support in math and reading literacy intervention for students in the alternative education program$468,607
Credit recovery and intervention programs/ support$244,538

For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what changed

For high-need students

It plans $1.5 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $2.0 million and estimates it spent $1.3 million, $0.7 million (32%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.7 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $3.3 million (36%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Access to a Broad Course of Study, which went from $3.8 million to $7.0 million.

Largest cuts

College and career programs for students who participate in the alternative education programs−⁠$272,368
Consumables and Materials for College and Career Technical Education programs−⁠$148,093
Career Preparation Programs To Support Pathways to Graduation and Career Planning−⁠$117,394

Largest increases

Access to a Broad Course of Study+⁠$3.3 million
Support in math and reading literacy intervention for students in the alternative education program+⁠$233,349
Credit recovery and intervention programs/ support+⁠$135,390

New in the 2026–27 plan

Targeted Student Support & Intervention Services$174,611
Support for continuous improvement processes and engagement$141,363

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Access to a Broad Course of Study · $7,037,173
Learning acceleration opportunities for students in the alternative education program · $522,101
Supplemental support and supplies for student mental health and wellness · $474,282

The full plan5 goals, 50 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($12.4 million).

Where does the money go?

72% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1All students will participate in rigorous, relevant, and engaging instruction aligned to 21st century skills…$8.9 million72% of action budgets

“All students will participate in rigorous, relevant, and engaging instruction aligned to 21st century skills to eliminate barriers, promote achievement, and address access and achievement gaps” p. 21 ↗

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.3 million (+⁠$3.6 million)

Largest funded actions

Access to a Broad Course of Study$7.0 millionaction 1.4 · p. 97 ↗
Learning acceleration opportunities for students in the alternative education program$0.5 millionaction 1.3 · p. 97 ↗
Support in math and reading literacy intervention for students in the alternative education program$0.5 millionaction 1.5 · p. 97 ↗
Professional Learning for Staff to Support Core and Supplemental Programs$0.4 millionaction 1.11 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $50,759 is state funding counted toward those services
Supplemental Programs to Support Core Instruction$0.2 millionaction 1.1 · p. 97 ↗

4 more funded actions in this goal

Support to address attendance gaps and chronic absenteeism · action 1.9 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $4,416 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Supplemental materials to Support Core Instruction · action 1.2 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $34,803 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Supplemental Support for students identified as Long Term English Learners (LTELs) · action 1.8 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $64,723 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Supplemental Support for English Language Instruction for English Learners · action 1.7 · p. 97 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Access to a Broad Course of Study+⁠$3.3 million$3.8 million → $7.0 million · p. 97 ↗
Support in math and reading literacy intervention for students in the alternative education program+⁠$233,349$235,258 → $468,607 · p. 97 ↗
Supplemental Programs to Support Core Instruction+⁠$117,516$85,623 → $203,139 · p. 97 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Learning acceleration opportunities for students in the alternative education program · $437,196 → $522,101 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$84,905
Professional Learning for Staff to Support Core and Supplemental Programs · $260,210 → $350,013 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$89,803
Support to address attendance gaps and chronic absenteeism · $103,768 → $148,501 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$44,733
Supplemental materials to Support Core Instruction · $144,358 → $101,687 · p. 97 ↗−⁠$42,671
Supplemental Support for students identified as Long Term English Learners (LTELs) · $19,861 → $80,730 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$60,869
Supplemental Support for English Language Instruction for English Learners · $9,702 · p. 97 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 13 measures · 1 quoted

California Healthy Kids Survey p. 29 ↗
Baseline
65 students participated
Target for year 3
All students will participate in CA Healthy Kids Survey goal 90% of students feeling …

12 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalAll students will leave prepared for a successful transition to college and/or career as a result of quality…$955,3268% of action budgets

“All students will leave prepared for a successful transition to college and/or career as a result of quality programs, services, and curriculum” p. 37 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.5 million (−⁠$536,276)

Largest funded actions

College and career programs for students who participate in the alternative education programs$467,328action 2.1 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $359,005 is state funding counted toward those services
Support for College and Career Readiness and Pathways to Graduation$197,140action 2.3 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Career Preparation Programs To Support Pathways to Graduation and Career Planning$168,299action 2.4 · p. 98 ↗
Consumables and Materials for College and Career Technical Education programs$122,559action 2.2 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $51,559 is state funding counted toward those services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

College and career programs for students who participate in the alternative education programs−⁠$272,368$739,696 → $467,328 · p. 98 ↗
Consumables and Materials for College and Career Technical Education programs−⁠$148,093$270,652 → $122,559 · p. 98 ↗
Career Preparation Programs To Support Pathways to Graduation and Career Planning−⁠$117,394$285,693 → $168,299 · p. 98 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Support for College and Career Readiness and Pathways to Graduation · $195,561 → $197,140 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$1,579

How the plan measures it · 12 measures · 3 quoted

% of students taking Advanced Placement p. 38 ↗
Baseline
Less than 1%
Target for year 3
5%
% of students passing Advanced Placement p. 38 ↗
Baseline
Less than 1%
Target for year 3
10% taking Advanced Placement
#of students have a post-secondary plan p. 40 ↗
Baseline
24 students
Target for year 3
100%

9 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Foster relationships with educational partners to promote a positive, inclusive, and collaborative…$1.1 million9% of action budgets

“Foster relationships with educational partners to promote a positive, inclusive, and collaborative environment focused on student achievement” p. 47 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $945,287 (+⁠$200,800)

Largest funded actions

Supplemental support and supplies for student mental health and wellness$474,282action 3.6 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $350,384 is state funding counted toward those services
Parent and Family Engagement Activities For All Students$220,802action 3.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $91,358 is state funding counted toward those services
Enrichment activities will support student engagement$160,314action 3.1 · p. 98 ↗
Support for continuous improvement processes and engagement$141,363action 3.5 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Enrichment activities will support student engagement as services for students in alternative education programs are increased and improved$137,733action 3.2 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $32,291 is state funding counted toward those services

1 more funded action in this goal

Family Engagement for Families of students who are identified as English Learners · action 3.4 · p. 99 ↗$11,593

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Parent and Family Engagement Activities For All Students+⁠$86,429$134,373 → $220,802 · p. 99 ↗
Supplemental support and supplies for student mental health and wellness+⁠$16,907$457,375 → $474,282 · p. 99 ↗
Enrichment activities will support student engagement as services for students in alternative education programs are increased and improved+⁠$14,455$123,278 → $137,733 · p. 98 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Enrichment activities will support student engagement · $156,188 → $160,314 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$4,126
Support for continuous improvement processes and engagement · $141,363 · p. 99 ↗new or renamed
Family Engagement for Families of students who are identified as English Learners · $6,064 → $11,593 · p. 99 ↗+⁠$5,529

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 12 measures · 2 quoted

Middle School Drop Out Rate p. 50 ↗
Baseline
0%
Target for year 3
0%
Exit/ Reflection Survey p. 54 ↗
Baseline
100% of Alternative Education students participated on the Exit Survey.
Target for year 3
100% of Alternative Education students participate

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 4Support intervention/prevention programs for youth including justice engaged, foster youth, youth…$705,5516% of action budgets

“Support intervention/prevention programs for youth including justice engaged, foster youth, youth experiencing homelessness and students with disabilities to improve academic outcomes” p. 63 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $592,967 (+⁠$112,584)

Largest funded actions

Build capacity within Santa Clara County districts to support youth in foster care$253,346action 4.6 · p. 99 ↗
Provide coordinated educational case management care and support Higher Education Transitions for Foster Youth for Santa Clara County$253,346action 4.7 · p. 100 ↗
Targeted Student Support & Intervention Services$174,611action 4.9 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Support for Transition of Youth experiencing homelessness and Youth Who Receive Foster Youth Services$18,144action 4.4 · p. 99 ↗
Support integrated data systems to support foster youth$5,000action 4.8 · p. 100 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

Support and Materials to Provide Increased and Improved Services Students who are experiencing homelessness and for students who Receive Foster Youth Services in SCCOE Programs · action 4.5 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,104

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Support for Transition of Youth experiencing homelessness and Youth Who Receive Foster Youth Services−⁠$45,299$63,443 → $18,144 · p. 99 ↗
Support and Materials to Provide Increased and Improved Services Students who are experiencing homelessness and for students who Receive Foster Youth Services in SCCOE Programs−⁠$11,728$12,832 → $1,104 · p. 99 ↗
Build capacity within Santa Clara County districts to support youth in foster care−⁠$2,500$255,846 → $253,346 · p. 99 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Provide coordinated educational case management care and support Higher Education Transitions for Foster Youth for Santa Clara County · $255,846 → $253,346 · p. 100 ↗−⁠$2,500
Targeted Student Support & Intervention Services · $174,611 · p. 100 ↗new or renamed
Support integrated data systems to support foster youth · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 63 ↗.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 2027, Court School will increase engagement and improve the graduation rate of socio- economic…$638,8765% of action budgets

“By June 2027, Court School will increase engagement and improve the graduation rate of socio- economic disadvantaged students” p. 73 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $552,239 (+⁠$86,637)

Largest funded actions

Credit recovery and intervention programs/ support$244,538action 5.2 · p. 100 ↗
Transition services for students who exit Court Schools$173,785action 5.1 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Support for Arts and Music Programming$147,397action 5.3 · p. 100 ↗
Support to expand CTE Pathways$73,156action 5.4 · p. 100 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Credit recovery and intervention programs/ support+⁠$135,390$109,148 → $244,538 · p. 100 ↗
Support to expand CTE Pathways−⁠$108,757$181,913 → $73,156 · p. 100 ↗
Support for Arts and Music Programming+⁠$51,568$95,829 → $147,397 · p. 100 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Transition services for students who exit Court Schools · $165,349 → $173,785 · p. 100 ↗+⁠$8,436

How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 2 quoted

% of socio economic disadvantaged students participating in credit recovery p. 73 ↗
Baseline
100%
Target for year 3
100%
% of Socio-economic disadvantaged students enrolled in CTE programs/ certificates p. 75 ↗
Baseline
96% of socio-economic disadvantaged students participated in CTE programs
Target for year 3
100% of socio- economic disadvantaged students will participate in CTE programs

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the county office’s schools

Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 10,209 students

Hispanic or Latino58%
Asian22%
White8%
Black or African American4%
Two or more races4%
Filipino2%
Not reported<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%

Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

55%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 5,636 of 10,197 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the county office, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The county office’s state records

Is the state giving the county office extra help?

The state is giving Santa Clara County Office of Education extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 30% of the county office’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (14 of 46 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

2 schools getting state support, 2025–26

Santa Clara County Court (Most intensive support, graduation rate) · Santa Clara County Special Education (Most intensive support, graduation rate)

Santa Clara County CourtMost intensive support, graduation rate
Santa Clara County Special EducationMost intensive support, graduation rate

This list covers the county office’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

Which places nearby can you look at next?

Cities its schools are in

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Morgan Hill

Districts nearby

Common questions

Which public schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education rank highest?

Elementary: Bullis Charter, 99th percentile (Strong). Middle: Bullis Charter, 99th percentile (Strong). High: University Preparatory Academy Charter, 97th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

What is in Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The county office’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $12.4 million into 29 funded actions in 5 goals, 4% of its $339.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $8.9 million, 72% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Are the public schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education good?

Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 14 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong, 6 Solid, 2 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 8 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 99th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong and 3 Needs Support. Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2 public high schools run from the 93rd to the 97th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Santa Clara County Office of Education compare with California?

The average elementary school in Santa Clara County Office of Education had 16 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Santa Clara County Office of Education had 17 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools the state directory lists under Santa Clara County Office of Education, with its spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.