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Best High Schools in Freedom, CA

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At a glance

School

207

Students

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Summary:

Freedom, California, is home to a single, unique public high school: Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter, a 12th-grade-only charter school serving 207 students under the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.

This school presents a highly unusual and concerning profile, defined by a severe disconnect between student attendance and graduation outcomes. While the school reports a perfect 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate, its graduation rate is only 21.9%, with a staggering 78.1% of students dropping out. These figures are dramatically worse than both the district and state averages, indicating the school serves a population of students who face significant challenges in completing their education.

With very high per-student spending and a focus solely on 12th grade, the school appears designed as an intensive intervention for students needing credit recovery or an alternative pathway. However, the current outcomes suggest the model is not effectively helping most students graduate, making it a critical area for review by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. For parents, this school represents a specialized, last-chance option that, despite high resources, has not yet demonstrated success in helping the majority of its students earn a diploma.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95076	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	$32,542	$31,334	$1,208

Cities Near Freedom

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Watsonville	0.78 mi	28	764^th
La Selva Beach	3.87 mi	1	870^th
Aptos	5.53 mi	6	346^th
Aromas	7.96 mi	1	389^th
Salinas	9.7 mi	68	738^th

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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.

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