Schools in Santa Clara County
403 public schools across 17 cities in Santa Clara County, serving roughly 225,503 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Schools403
Students225,503
Districts33
6.2
Median fitwith default priorities
Top schools
- 9.7
Murdock-Portal Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.5
C. B. Eaton Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.4
Foothill Elementary
Saratoga Union Elementary · K-5
- 9.3
L. P. Collins Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.3
D. J. Sedgwick Elementary
Cupertino Union · P-5
- 9.3
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Gilroy Unified · 9-12
- 9.3
Daves Avenue Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · K-5
- 9.2
Garden Gate Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.2
Blue Hills Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.1
William Faria Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.1
Montclaire Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.0
Palo Verde Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · K-5
- 9.0
Carlton Elementary
Union Elementary · K-5
- 9.0
Stevens Creek Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.0
Washington Open Elementary
Santa Clara Unified · K-5
- 9.0
West Valley Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
- 9.0
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · K-5
- 8.9
Christa McAuliffe
Cupertino Union · K-8
- 8.9
Mabel Mattos Elementary
Milpitas Unified · K-6
- 8.9
Ohlone Elementary
Palo Alto Unified · K-5
- 8.9
Lexington Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · K-5
- 8.8
Oster Elementary
Union Elementary · K-5
- 8.8
Alta Vista Elementary
Union Elementary · K-5
- 8.8
Blossom Hill Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · K-5
- 8.8
John Muir Elementary
Cupertino Union · K-5
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- San Jose Unified
- Santa Clara Unified
- East Side Union High
- Cupertino Union
- Palo Alto Unified
- Santa Clara County Office of Education
- Oak Grove Elementary
- Alum Rock Union Elementary
- Franklin-McKinley Elementary
- Evergreen Elementary
- Gilroy Unified
- Milpitas Unified
- Morgan Hill Unified
- Campbell Union
- Berryessa Union Elementary
- Mountain View Whisman
- Sunnyvale
- Los Altos Elementary
- Campbell Union High
- Union Elementary
Common questions
How many public schools are in Santa Clara County?
Santa Clara County has 403 public schools across 17 cities, serving 225,503 students.
What's the largest school district in Santa Clara County?
San Jose Unified is the largest, with 46 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in Santa Clara County, including San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Gilroy, and 12 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in Santa Clara County
- Murdock-Portal Elementary · K-5
- C. B. Eaton Elementary · K-5
- Foothill Elementary · K-5
- L. P. Collins Elementary · K-5
- D. J. Sedgwick Elementary · P-5
- Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy · 9-12
- Daves Avenue Elementary · K-5
- Garden Gate Elementary · K-5
- Blue Hills Elementary · K-5
- William Faria Elementary · K-5
- Montclaire Elementary · K-5
- Palo Verde Elementary · K-5
- Carlton Elementary · K-5
- Stevens Creek Elementary · K-5
- Washington Open Elementary · K-5
- West Valley Elementary · K-5
- Lucille M. Nixon Elementary · K-5
- Christa McAuliffe · K-8
- Mabel Mattos Elementary · K-6
- Ohlone Elementary · K-5
- Lexington Elementary · K-5
- Oster Elementary · K-5
- Alta Vista Elementary · K-5
- Blossom Hill Elementary · K-5
- John Muir Elementary · K-5
- John Sinnott Elementary · K-6
- Juana Briones Elementary · K-5
- Cherry Chase Elementary · K-5
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary · K-5
- Manuel De Vargas Elementary · K-5
- Herbert Hoover Elementary · K-5
- James Franklin Smith Elementary · K-6
- John F. Kennedy Middle · 6-8
- Evergreen Elementary · K-6
- Northwood Elementary · K-5
- Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary · K-5
- Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary · K-5
- Guadalupe Elementary · K-5
- Bullis Charter · K-8
- Joaquin Miller Middle · 6-8
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary · K-5
- Millikin Elementary · K-5
- Silver Oak Elementary · K-6
- Covington Elementary · K-6
- Fairmeadow Elementary · K-5
- Joseph Weller Elementary · K-6
- Graystone Elementary · K-5
- Village · K-5
- Argonaut Elementary · K-5
- Farnham Charter · K-5
- Majestic Way Elementary · K-5
- Redwood Middle · 6-8
- Marshall Lane Elementary · K-5
- Duveneck Elementary · K-5
- Georgina P. Blach Junior High · 7-8
- Louise Van Meter Elementary · K-5
- Walter Hays Elementary · K-5
- Cumberland Elementary · K-5
- Escondido Elementary · K-5
- Oak Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Lynbrook High · 9-12
- Noddin Elementary · P-5
- Sam H. Lawson Middle · 6-8
- Laurelwood Elementary · K-5
- Curtner Elementary · K-6
- Ruskin Elementary · K-5
- Los Alamitos Elementary · K-5
- Indigo · K-8
- Saratoga High · 9-12
- Williams Elementary · K-5
- Milpitas Middle College High · 9-12
- Saratoga Elementary · K-5
- Marshall Pomeroy Elementary · K-6
- Raymond J. Fisher Middle · 6-8
- Cadwallader Elementary · K-6
- Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle · 6-8
- Warren E. Hyde Middle · 6-8
- Amy Imai Elementary · K-5
- Cupertino Middle · 6-8
- Addison Elementary · K-5
- Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle · 6-8
- Tom Matsumoto Elementary · K-6
- Capri Elementary · K-5
- Easterbrook Discovery · K-8
- Booksin Elementary · K-5
- Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet · K-8
- Springer Elementary · K-6
- Los Altos High · 9-12
- Monta Vista High · 9-12
- Gussie M. Baker Elementary · K-5
- Noble Elementary · K-5
- Palo Alto High · 9-12
- Gardner Bullis Elementary · K-6
- Norwood Creek Elementary · K-6
- Country Lane Elementary · K-5
- Carolyn A. Clark Elementary · K-6
- Henry M. Gunn High · 9-12
- Union Middle · 6-8
- Bagby Elementary · K-5
- Mountain View High · 9-12
- Leigh High · 9-12
- Chester W. Nimitz Elementary · K-5
- Simonds Elementary · K-5
- Chaboya Middle · 7-8
- Almond Elementary · K-6
- William Burnett Elementary · K-6
- Charter School of Morgan Hill · K-8
- Ellen Fletcher Middle · 6-8
- Stevenson Elementary · K-5
- Evergreen Valley High · 9-12
- Santa Rita Elementary · K-6
- Thomas Russell Middle · 7-8
- Ponderosa Elementary · P-5
- Forest Hill Elementary · K-5
- Loyola Elementary · K-6
- El Carmelo Elementary · K-5
- Cupertino High · 9-12
- Los Gatos High · 9-12
- Mission Early College High · 9-12
- Leland High · 9-12
- Vinci Park Elementary · K-5
- Fammatre Elementary · K-5
- George Mayne Elementary · P-5
- Rolling Hills Middle · 6-8
- Homestead High · 9-12
- Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary · K-5
- Westwood Elementary · K-5
- Sierramont Middle · 6-8
- University Preparatory Academy Charter · 7-12
- Summerdale Elementary · K-5
- Millbrook Elementary · K-6
- George C. Payne Elementary · K-5
- Rancho Milpitas Middle · 7-8
- Abram Agnew Elementary · P-5
- Central Park Elementary · K-5
- Ardis G. Egan Junior High · 7-8
- Benjamin Bubb Elementary · K-5
- Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary · K-5
- Montague Elementary · P-5
- Anthony Spangler Elementary · K-6
- Edith Landels Elementary · K-5
- Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet · K-5
- Taylor (Bertha) Elementary · K-6
- Milpitas High · 9-12
- Fairwood Elementary · K-5
- Ellis Elementary · K-5
- Quimby Oak Middle · 7-8
- Santa Teresa Elementary · K-6
- Marian A. Peterson Middle · 6-8
- Sutter Elementary · P-5
- Pearl Zanker Elementary · K-6
- Lietz Elementary · K-5
- Lakeside Elementary · K-5
- Loma Prieta Elementary · K-5
- Braly Elementary · K-5
- Westmont High · 9-12
- Sartorette Charter · K-5
- Branham High · 9-12
- Don Callejon · K-8
- Dartmouth Middle · 6-8
- Reed Elementary · K-5
- Bret Harte Middle · 6-8
- Summit Public School: Tahoma · 9-12
- Barron Park Elementary · K-5
- Piedmont Hills High · 9-12
- Bowers Elementary · P-5
- Alexander Rose Elementary · K-6
- College Connection Academy · 7-8
- Brooktree Elementary · K-5
- Discovery Charter · K-8
- Latimer · K-8
- Morrill Middle · 6-8
- Cedar Grove Elementary · K-6
- Palo Alto Preparatory School · 8-12
- Price Charter Middle · 6-8
- Juan Cabrillo Middle · 6-8
- Bracher Elementary · P-5
- Dolores Huerta Middle · 6-8
- Moreland Middle · 6-8
- KIPP San Jose Collegiate · 9-12
- Sunnyvale Middle · 6-8
- C. T. English Middle · 6-8
- Monta Loma Elementary · K-5
- Schallenberger Elementary · K-5
- Vargas Elementary · K-5
- Campbell School of Innovation · K-8
- Millard McCollam Elementary · K-5
- Ledesma (Rita) Elementary · K-6
- John J. Montgomery Elementary · K-6
- Frost (Earl) Elementary · K-6
- Silver Creek High · 9-12
- Herman (Leonard) Intermediate · 5-8
- Crittenden Middle · 6-8
- Del Roble Elementary · K-6
- C. W. Haman Elementary · K-5
- Prospect High · 9-12
- Ann Sobrato High · 9-12
- Castlemont Elementary · K-5
- Oak Ridge Elementary · K-6
- Isaac Newton Graham Middle · 6-8
- El Toro Health Science Academy · K-5
- Pioneer High · 9-12
- Berryessa Union Elementary · K-8
- Sherman Oaks Elementary · K-8
- Bishop Elementary · K-5
- Kathryn Hughes Elementary · P-5
- Santa Teresa High · 9-12
- Nordstrom Elementary · K-5
- Orchard Elementary · K-8
- Santa Clara High · 9-12
- Holly Oak Elementary · K-6
- Piedmont Middle · 6-8
- O. B. Whaley Elementary · K-6
- KIPP Heritage Academy · 5-8
- Greendell · P-K
- Briarwood Elementary · P-5
- Windmill Springs Elementary · K-8
- Russo/McEntee Academy · K-5
- Lakewood Elementary · P-5
- River Glen · K-8
- San Miguel Elementary · P-5
- KIPP Navigate College Prep · 9-12
- Leroy Anderson Elementary · K-5
- Los Paseos Elementary · K-5
- Paradise Valley Engineering Academy · K-5
- Rocketship Mosaic Elementary · K-5
- Discovery Charter II · K-8
- Achieve, Inc. · K-12
- Baldwin (Julia) Elementary · P-6
- Valle Vista Elementary · K-5
- Esther B. Clark School San Jose · 4-12
- Sakamoto Elementary · K-6
- Rachel Carson Elementary · K-5
- Buchser Middle · 6-8
- Ida Jew Academies · K-8
- KIPP Heartwood Academy · 5-8
- Willow Glen Elementary · K-5
- Robert Randall World Languages · K-8
- Gabriela Mistral Elementary · K-5
- George V. LeyVa Intermediate · 7-8
- Fremont High · 9-12
- Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy · 5-8
- Adrian Wilcox High · 9-12
- Esther B. Clark School - South Bay · 2-10
- Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) · K-8
- Rod Kelley Elementary · K-5
- Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford · K-12
- Beacon · 6-12
- Independence High · 9-12
- Lynhaven Elementary · K-5
- Castillero Middle · 6-8
- Canoas Elementary · K-5
- Hayes Elementary · K-6
- Rocketship Rising Stars · K-5
- Latino College Preparatory Academy · 9-12
- Learning in an Urban Community with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) · K-5
- Shirakawa (George, Sr.) Elementary · K-6
- Rocketship Spark Academy · K-5
- Robert F. Kennedy Elementary · K-6
- Kathleen MacDonald High · 9-12
- Willow Glen High · 9-12
- Stonegate Elementary · K-8
- Theuerkauf Elementary · K-5
- Pomeroy Elementary · P-5
- Yerba Buena High · 9-12
- Columbia Middle · 6-8
- Pacific Autism Center for Education - Pruneridge Campus · K-8
- G. W. Hellyer Elementary · K-6
- Ocala Middle · 6-8
- Scott Lane Elementary · P-5
- Rucker Elementary · K-5
- Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds · K-5
- Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) · K-8
- Stipe (Samuel) Elementary · K-6
- Luigi Aprea Elementary · K-5
- San Jose Conservation Corps Charter · 12-Adult
- Willow Glen Middle · 6-8
- Pacific Autism Center for Education - San Aleso Campus · 8-12
- Blackford Elementary · K-5
- Ben Painter Elementary · P-5
- AchieveKids · 1-12
- Las Animas Elementary · K-5
- The Creekside School · K-12
- Christopher High · 9-12
- Pacific Autism Center for Education - Sunny Days Campus · K
- Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory · K-8
- Bernal Intermediate · 7-8
- El Roble Elementary · K-5
- Franklin Elementary · K-6
- Mt. Pleasant Elementary · P-5
- Brownell Middle · 6-8
- Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep · K-5
- Adelante Dual Language Academy · K-8
- Parkview Elementary · K-6
- Rocketship Discovery Prep · K-5
- Rosemary · K-5
- Oak Grove High · 9-12
- Luther Burbank Elementary · P-8
- Robert Sanders Elementary · P-5
- Katherine R. Smith Elementary · K-6
- Almaden Elementary · K-5
- Live Oak High · 9-12
- Abraham Lincoln High · 9-12
- Solorsano Middle · 6-8
- Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary · K-5
- Gunderson High · 9-12
- Community Day · 9-12
- Edenvale Elementary · K-6
- Kinship Academy · K-12
- Del Mar High · 9-12
- Thomas P. Ryan Elementary · K-5
- Adelante Dual Language Academy II · K-8
- Pine Hill School (Second Start Learning Disabilities) · 1-12
- Linda Vista Elementary · K-5
- Horace Mann Elementary · K-5
- Morgan Autism Center · K-12
- Spectrum Center Schools and Programs · K-12
- Barrett Elementary · K-5
- Terrell Elementary · K-5
- Luis Valdez Leadership Academy · 9-12
- Santee Elementary · K-6
- O. S. Hubbard Elementary · K-5
- Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary · K-5
- Rising Star Sped Academy- Polaris Branch · K-12
- Rocketship Alma Academy · K-5
- Monroe Middle · 6-8
- James Lick High · 9-12
- Mt. Pleasant High · 9-12
- Lewis H. Britton Middle · 6-8
- Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary · K-6
- Palo Alto Middle College High · 9-12
- Merritt Trace Elementary · K-5
- John Muir Middle · 6-8
- Lyndale Elementary · K-5
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill · P-8
- Rocketship Los Suenos Academy · K-5
- Alpha Cindy Avitia High · 9-12
- Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy · K-5
- P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy · K-5
- San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy · K-8
- August Boeger Middle · 6-8
- Glen View Elementary · K-5
- Aptitud Community Academy at Goss · K-5
- Eliot Elementary · K-5
- Allen at Steinbeck · K-5
- Mariano Castro Elementary · K-5
- Christopher Elementary · K-8
- Anderson (Alex) Elementary · K-6
- Herbert Hoover Middle · 6-8
- Andrew P. Hill High · 9-12
- ACE Charter High · 9-12
- Gilroy High · 9-12
- Martin Murphy Middle · 6-8
- Wilson Alternative · K-12
- Ernesto Galarza Elementary · K-5
- Gardner Elementary · K-5
- William C. Overfelt High · 9-12
- Bridges Academy · 7-8
- Santa Clara Community Day · 6-12
- Santa Clara County Court · 6-12
- South Valley Middle · 6-8
- William Sheppard Middle · 6-8
- Apollo High · 11-12
- Renaissance at Mathson · 6-8
- B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy · 9-12
- San Antonio Elementary · K-5
- Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary · K-6
- Pegasus High · 11-12
- Lairon College Preparatory Academy · K-6
- Washington Elementary · K-5
- Selma Olinder Elementary · K-5
- Lowell Elementary · K-5
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy · K-8
- Davis (Caroline) Intermediate · 7-8
- Sunrise Middle · 5-8
- Anne Darling Elementary · K-5
- Sylvandale Middle · 7-8
- Grant Elementary · K-5
- Calaveras Hills · 9-12
- Muwekma Ohlone Middle · 6-8
- ACE Esperanza Middle · 5-8
- San Jose High · 9-12
- Phoenix High · 11-12
- Alta Vista High · 9-12
- Alpha: Blanca Alvarado · K-8
- ACE Empower Academy · 5-8
- Liberty Alternative · 6-12
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant · K-8
- Calero High · 10-12
- Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers, Family Learning · 9-12
- ACE Inspire Academy · 5-8
- Empire Gardens Elementary · K-5
- Opportunity Youth Academy · 9-12
- Boynton High · 9-12
- Central High (Continuation) · 10-12
- Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning · K-12
- Santa Clara County Special Education · P-12
- Broadway High · 9-12
- Foothill High · 11-12
- Alpha: Jose Hernandez · K-8
- New Valley Continuation High · 9-12
- Mt. Madonna High · 9-12
- Santa Clara County Community · 6-12