📍 1111 Bellomy St., Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, 95050
Buchser Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Ponzio. It is part of the Santa Clara Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Buchser Middle enrolls 715 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 339 | 47% |
| White | 163 | 23% |
| Asian | 136 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 715 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buchser Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buchser Middle is one of 30 schools in Santa Clara Unified, based in Santa Clara, California. The district serves 14,448 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Buchser Middle is larger than the district average of about 482 students per school.