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Santa Cruz County Community

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Santa Cruz County Community ranks 1461 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

1461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Cruz County Community is a public school serving 730 students in grades 7-12, operated by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in an area with a wide range of educational options.

The school serves a student population with significant economic need, with nearly 60% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic performance is below state averages, particularly in mathematics where only about 6% of students are proficient. Its graduation rate, while improving to 78.9%, remains below the state average, and it has a higher-than-average student-teacher ratio. Interestingly, the school spends over $31,500 per student, which is substantially more than high-performing nearby schools like Scotts Valley High or Santa Cruz High, yet achieves lower academic outcomes, suggesting factors beyond funding are at play.

When compared to other local schools, Santa Cruz County Community's role appears unique; it includes middle school grades and may function as an alternative education setting. Its performance is more similar to other schools serving high-needs populations, like Costanoa Continuation High, than to comprehensive high schools. The school exists in a county with extreme educational disparities, from the top-ranked Pacific Collegiate Charter to other alternative programs, highlighting the varied educational landscape in Santa Cruz.

730

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,571

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Encinal St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2115

(831) 466-5728

District: Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

White:

35.1%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (21% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

California avg41%

1,461^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	1859 of 2715	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	7.2	2445 of 2508	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	2399 of 2497	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	2137 of 2477	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	2157 of 2379	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	2124 of 2259	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	2079 of 2236	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	2041 of 2179	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	1833 of 2063	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	1889 of 2005	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1787 of 1999	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	1710 of 1804	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	1568 of 1777	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	1620 of 1769	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1461 of 2162	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1488 of 2159	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1375 of 2170	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1000 of 2123	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1420 of 2133	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1445 of 2017	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1474 of 2021	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1380 of 2039	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	1435 of 1994	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1511 of 2426	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1728 of 2354	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1484 of 2367	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.2	1650 of 2281	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	1051 of 2238	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.3	1087 of 2117	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1426 of 2063	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.7	1160 of 1968	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	960 of 1901	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.9	1106 of 1653	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.7	271 of 1161	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	637 of 1117	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	889 of 1052	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	753 of 1085	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1007 of 1064	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	804 of 941	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1363 of 1906	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1318 of 1915	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1298 of 1915	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	875 of 1858	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	1319 of 1833	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1308 of 1760	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1464 of 1900	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1634 of 1902	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1526 of 1917	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1540 of 1861	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1517 of 1814	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1424 of 1742	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1595 of 2013	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1608 of 2026	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1422 of 2030	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1157 of 1943	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1511 of 1937	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1412 of 1862	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1403 of 1942	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1425 of 1948	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1278 of 1963	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1029 of 1916	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1323 of 1880	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1389 of 1834	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1053 of 1252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	881 of 1216	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	431 of 1197	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	984 of 1155	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	946 of 1173	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	950 of 1193	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.1	553 of 1204	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	932 of 1222	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1006 of 1173	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Cruz County Court	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	20	2	10.0	85.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$50,038	$5,664	$44,374
Santa Cruz County Community	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	730	32	22.6	58.5%	256 (35.1%)	9 (1.2%)	426 (58.4%)	12 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	31.3	1461^st of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		30	1488^th of 2159 public high schools	31.1%	27			19.2	18.0		9.1	32.9	31.1		8.3	6.4	6.4	$31,571	$2,919	$28,652
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5762	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,093	46	23.8	22.7%	634 (58.0%)	18 (1.6%)	317 (29.0%)	27 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.7%)	89.7	203^rd of 2162 public high schools	90.6%		93.8	140^th of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	63		51.7	50.6	51.1			69.0	69.0			50.6	50.6	$17,409	$1,956	$15,453
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	77	3	22.7	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	13.3	1868^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		16.6	1770^th of 2159 public high schools	18.0%	98		4.0	13.3	7.5			4.4	4.4			0.0	0.0	$22,210	$2,267	$19,943
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	56	2	27.1	41.1%	25 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	44.5	1154^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%		67.1	612^th of 2159 public high schools	71.7%	542				26.3			53.3	53.3			13.3	13.3	$22,913	$2,179	$20,734
Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 479-7785	536	31	17.5	9.7%	331 (61.8%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (16.0%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.4%)	99.1	13^th of 2162 public high schools	99.4%		99.2	12^th of 2159 public high schools	99.4%	1	58.8		80.8	68.6	89.1	77.3	95.2	86.1	60.2	58.8	77.8	64.0
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,013	55	18.5	38.2%	350 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	564 (55.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	66.4	667^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		68.9	584^th of 2159 public high schools	73.0%	83		34.6	33.3	34.0			59.7	59.7			25.7	25.7	$18,858	$2,563	$16,295
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,074	54	19.9	29.1%	510 (47.5%)	7 (0.7%)	424 (39.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.5%)	80	411^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%		77.4	448^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	37		50.4	31.9	40.6			72.5	72.5			34.2	34.2	$18,421	$2,017	$16,404
San Lorenzo Valley High	Public	9-12	7105 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-4425	578	27	21.0	20.2%	465 (80.4%)	3 (0.5%)	72 (12.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	83.2	355^th of 2162 public high schools	83.6%		90	225^th of 2159 public high schools	89.6%	130		57.3		55.9			66.1	66.1			39.0	39.0	$18,071	$875	$17,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Cruz County Community

Is Santa Cruz County Community a good school?

Santa Cruz County Community ranks 1461^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Cruz County Community?

Students at Santa Cruz County Community are 58% Hispanic, 35% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Santa Cruz County Community in?

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

How many students attend Santa Cruz County Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Santa Cruz County Community.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.