Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, California

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School												Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2016)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2016)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	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 (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade
Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	(831) 423-2454	553	21	25.7	8.0 %	415 (75.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	55 (9.9 %)	24 (4.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	56 (10.1 %)	90	626^th of 5601 public elementary schools	88.8 %		90.2	605^th of 5567 public elementary schools	89.1 %	21	64.0	64.0	79.0					72.0	69.0	68.0
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	400 Encinal St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5762																			(n/a)
Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 427-2300	127	6	21.1	15.0 %	121 (95.3 %)	1 (0.8 %)	2 (1.6 %)	2 (1.6 %)	1 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	85.3	892^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	84.1 %		62	1841^st of 5567 public elementary schools	66.9 %	949	56.0	68.0	76.0	72.0				60.0	59.0	53.0	67.0
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3125 Branciforte Dr	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Happy Valley Elementary	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-1456	129	6	20.1	11.0 %	103 (79.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (4.7 %)	7 (5.4 %)	1 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	12 (9.3 %)	96.4	234^th of 5601 public elementary schools	95.8 %		92.7	460^th of 5567 public elementary schools	91.7 %	226	85.0	84.0	100.0	77.0				85.0	68.0	79.0	69.0
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-0111	408	17	24.0	63.0 %	126 (30.9 %)	12 (2.9 %)	207 (50.7 %)	21 (5.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	3 (0.7 %)	38 (9.3 %)	54.3	2254^th of 5601 public elementary schools	59.8 %		45	2724^th of 5567 public elementary schools	51.1 %	470	41.0	51.0	57.0					55.0	33.0	24.0
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-2000	369	17	21.7	82.0 %	37 (10.0 %)	4 (1.1 %)	284 (77.0 %)	3 (0.8 %)	2 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	39 (10.6 %)	57.6	2091^st of 5601 public elementary schools	62.7 %		55.8	2125^th of 5567 public elementary schools	61.8 %	34	35.0	72.0	43.0					46.0	73.0	20.0
Shoreline Middle	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-6565	505	26	19.4	65.0 %	136 (26.9 %)	15 (3.0 %)	290 (57.4 %)	25 (5.0 %)	6 (1.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	31 (6.1 %)	41.6	1286^th of 2409 public middle schools	46.6 %		55.7	963^rd of 2482 public middle schools	61.2 %	323				36.0	36.0	53.0					23.0	18.0	46.0
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 477-2063	404	17	23.7	72.0 %	96 (23.8 %)	6 (1.5 %)	220 (54.5 %)	5 (1.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	76 (18.8 %)	52.7	2330^th of 5601 public elementary schools	58.4 %		32.1	3516^th of 5567 public elementary schools	36.8 %	1186	43.0	47.0	62.0					48.0	29.0	27.0
Ocean Alternative Education Center	Public	K-8	984 Bostwick Ln	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	(831) 475-0767	91	4	24.5	10.0 %	55 (60.4 %)	1 (1.1 %)	5 (5.5 %)	1 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	29 (31.9 %)								(n/a)						38.0							8.0
Cypress Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2039 Merrill St	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	No	No	(831) 477-0302	157	9	17.4	9.0 %	112 (71.3 %)	5 (3.2 %)	23 (14.6 %)	3 (1.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	14 (8.9 %)	83	343^rd of 2033 public high schools	83.1 %		85.9	257^th of 1999 public high schools	87.1 %	86							71.0							45.0
Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	No	No	(831) 462-9404	147	7	21.0	15.0 %	90 (61.2 %)	4 (2.7 %)	21 (14.3 %)	12 (8.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (13.6 %)	77.7	1211^th of 5601 public elementary schools	78.4 %		85.6	837^th of 5567 public elementary schools	85.0 %	374	29.0	82.0	53.0	76.0	94.0	84.0		47.0	82.0	71.0	71.0	75.0	68.0
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3991	546	27	20.0	49.0 %	257 (47.1 %)	12 (2.2 %)	238 (43.6 %)	14 (2.6 %)	2 (0.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	21 (3.8 %)	60	1989^th of 5601 public elementary schools	64.5 %		66.6	1612^th of 5567 public elementary schools	71.0 %	377	42.0	54.0	56.0					50.0	40.0	38.0
De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3807	666	29	22.6	39.0 %	323 (48.5 %)	8 (1.2 %)	281 (42.2 %)	24 (3.6 %)	2 (0.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	25 (3.8 %)	66.9	1661^st of 5601 public elementary schools	70.3 %		69.4	1508^th of 5567 public elementary schools	72.9 %	153	41.0	49.0	65.0					50.0	52.0	49.0
Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3856	410	21	19.3	69.0 %	118 (28.8 %)	4 (1.0 %)	273 (66.6 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	12 (2.9 %)	31	3655^th of 5601 public elementary schools	34.7 %		33	3444^th of 5567 public elementary schools	38.1 %	211	24.0	43.0	40.0					24.0	33.0	16.0
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	(831) 429-3878	637	28	23.0	18.0 %	419 (65.8 %)	11 (1.7 %)	113 (17.7 %)	63 (9.9 %)	5 (0.8 %)	2 (0.3 %)	24 (3.8 %)	89.9	630^th of 5601 public elementary schools	88.8 %		93.4	413^th of 5567 public elementary schools	92.6 %	217	77.0	65.0	88.0					66.0	56.0	77.0
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M	Public	K-6	840 North Branciforte Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	92	4	22.4	45.0 %	60 (65.2 %)	3 (3.3 %)	19 (20.7 %)	2 (2.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (1.1 %)	7 (7.6 %)								(n/a)
Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3883	438	18	24.9	51.0 %	195 (44.5 %)	10 (2.3 %)	207 (47.3 %)	9 (2.1 %)	4 (0.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	11 (2.5 %)	63.3	775^th of 2409 public middle schools	67.8 %		73	579^th of 2482 public middle schools	76.7 %	196				53.0	50.0	60.0					29.0	43.0	49.0
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3810	1,019	45	22.6	55.0 %	396 (38.9 %)	14 (1.4 %)	527 (51.7 %)	41 (4.0 %)	9 (0.9 %)	6 (0.6 %)	26 (2.6 %)	66.8	671^st of 2033 public high schools	67.0 %		74.8	455^th of 1999 public high schools	77.2 %	216							57.0							34.0
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	118	6	19.3	59.0 %	27 (22.9 %)	7 (5.9 %)	79 (66.9 %)	1 (0.8 %)	1 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (2.5 %)	14.8	1603^rd of 2033 public high schools	21.2 %		10.5	1816^th of 1999 public high schools	9.2 %	213							21.0							0.0
Mission Hill Middle	Public	6-8	425 King St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3860	651	28	23.0	33.0 %	382 (58.7 %)	7 (1.1 %)	199 (30.6 %)	21 (3.2 %)	8 (1.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	34 (5.2 %)	84.9	334^th of 2409 public middle schools	86.1 %		84.7	341^st of 2482 public middle schools	86.3 %	7				67.0	67.0	67.0					54.0	61.0	53.0
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	(831) 429-3960	1,007	43	23.3	22.0 %	611 (60.7 %)	21 (2.1 %)	276 (27.4 %)	34 (3.4 %)	10 (1.0 %)	3 (0.3 %)	52 (5.2 %)	79.9	413^th of 2033 public high schools	79.7 %		89.9	180^th of 1999 public high schools	91.0 %	233							61.0							51.0
Alternative Family Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	840 North Branciforte Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	(831) 429-3898	166	5	30.7	9.0 %	135 (81.3 %)	1 (0.6 %)	9 (5.4 %)	13 (7.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (4.8 %)								(n/a)
Ark Independent Studies	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	(831) 429-3898	83	2	34.5	25.0 %	43 (51.8 %)	2 (2.4 %)	30 (36.1 %)	2 (2.4 %)	1 (1.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (6.0 %)								(n/a)
Sequoia Academy	Public	7-12	319 La Fonda Ave	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	(831) 429-3410	5	1	5.0	0.0 %	1 (20.0 %)	1 (20.0 %)	3 (60.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(831) 464-5670	336	12	28.0	38.0 %	159 (47.3 %)	4 (1.2 %)	145 (43.2 %)	4 (1.2 %)	2 (0.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	21 (6.3 %)	75.3	1294^th of 5601 public elementary schools	76.9 %		65.8	1653^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	70.3 %	359	48.0	68.0	69.0					55.0	60.0	40.0
Santa Cruz County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 Encinal St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office Of Education	No	No	No	(831) 466-5700	111	14	7.9	26.0 %	55 (49.5 %)	4 (3.6 %)	32 (28.8 %)	6 (5.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	14 (12.6 %)								(n/a)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	255 Swift St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office Of Education	Yes	No	No	(831) 479-7785	504	29	17.6	8.0 %	346 (68.7 %)	5 (1.0 %)	71 (14.1 %)	38 (7.5 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	42 (8.3 %)	87.9	242^nd of 2033 public high schools	88.1 %		95.4	64^th of 1999 public high schools	96.8 %	178					86.0	85.0	68.0					76.0	64.0	68.0
Santa Cruz County Court	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office Of Education	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	103	6	17.1	22.0 %	1 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	93 (90.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (8.7 %)	8.8	1974^th of 2033 public high schools	2.9 %		8.5	1953^rd of 1999 public high schools	2.3 %	21							0.0							0.0
Santa Cruz County Community	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office Of Education	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	629	29	21.5	24.0 %	203 (32.3 %)	4 (0.6 %)	276 (43.9 %)	6 (1.0 %)	2 (0.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	137 (21.8 %)	28.7	1391^st of 2033 public high schools	31.6 %		24.3	1438^th of 1999 public high schools	28.1 %	47					9.0	0.0	34.0					20.0	0.0	10.0

City	Distance	Number of Schools	SchoolDigger Statewide Rank
Scotts Valley	4.29 mi	3	81^st
Felton	5.2 mi	5	181^st
Capitola	5.56 mi	2	186^th
Soquel	5.57 mi	4	167^th
Ben Lomond	6.79 mi	1

Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, CA

Happy Valley Elementary

Brook Knoll Elementary

Westlake Elementary

Pacific Collegiate Charter

Bonny Doon Elementary

Mission Hill Middle

Cypress Charter High

Santa Cruz High

Tierra Pacifica Charter

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary

De Laveaga Elementary

Harbor High

Branciforte Middle

Bay View Elementary

Live Oak Elementary

Green Acres Elementary

Del Mar Elementary

Shoreline Middle

Gault Elementary

Santa Cruz County Community

Costanoa Continuation High

Santa Cruz County Court

Alternative Family Education

Ark Independent Studies

Ocean Alternative Education Center

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M

Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program

Santa Cruz County Special Education

Sequoia Academy

Cities Near Santa Cruz