Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 Mathematics 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3991	442	22	20.2	48.0%	210 (47.5%)	9 (2.0%)	178 (40.3%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (6.8%)	41	3133^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	45.9%		44.1	2894^th of 5662 public elementary schools	48.9%	239	42.0					35.3	38.4	51.9					42.7	29.0	34.6					96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$12,688
De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3807	528	21	25.7	36.2%	274 (51.9%)	9 (1.7%)	204 (38.6%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	60.8	2022^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.9	2341^st of 5662 public elementary schools	58.7%	319	46.7					40.0	58.8	62.7					55.7	38.1	46.7					93.0	≥99.0	95.0	98.0	97.0	97.0	$9,229
Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3856	342	15	22.8	69.3%	106 (31.0%)	4 (1.2%)	219 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	25.5	4307^th of 5789 public elementary schools	25.6%		13.9	5195^th of 5662 public elementary schools	8.2%	888	21.3					37.7	31.3	29.5					42.0	22.9	21.7					96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$10,612
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3878	529	22	23.8	21.0%	319 (60.3%)	6 (1.1%)	123 (23.3%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.2%)	90	645^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.9%		82.6	1000^th of 5662 public elementary schools	82.3%	355	59.0					79.8	78.5	69.5					73.2	69.2	63.9					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,637
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	Public, Magnet	K-6	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	Yes	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	141	6	22.0	36.9%	82 (58.2%)	8 (5.7%)	37 (26.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)								(n/a)																				88.0	88.0	92.0	92.0	88.0	92.0	$9,921
Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3883	465	23	20.2	46.7%	197 (42.4%)	8 (1.7%)	208 (44.7%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	67.6	739^th of 2715 public middle schools	72.8%		61.4	814^th of 2480 public middle schools	67.2%	75		45.8							52.6	62.7	60.9					28.9	44.4	50.0
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3810	842	40	20.8	52.6%	300 (35.6%)	5 (0.6%)	476 (56.5%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	80.7	351^st of 2133 public high schools	83.5%		73.3	528^th of 2017 public high schools	73.8%	177					31.7							69.1							43.2
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	86	5	16.8	75.6%	23 (26.7%)	2 (2.3%)	59 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	9.9	2052^nd of 2133 public high schools	3.8%		14.2	1623^rd of 2017 public high schools	19.5%	429				0.0	0.0							5.7							0.0
Mission Hill Middle	Public	6-8	425 King St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3860	607	26	23.4	35.7%	335 (55.2%)	17 (2.8%)	184 (30.3%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.1%)	77.5	542^nd of 2715 public middle schools	80.0%		78.9	471^st of 2480 public middle schools	81.0%	71		44.0							62.6	64.9	68.8					38.3	53.5	57.1
Santa Cruz High	Public, Magnet	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	Yes	No	No	(831) 429-3960	1,142	46	24.6	31.7%	646 (56.6%)	26 (2.3%)	326 (28.5%)	49 (4.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (7.6%)	89.9	176^th of 2133 public high schools	91.7%		83.7	334^th of 2017 public high schools	83.4%	158					39.2							71.3							63.5
Alternative Family Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3898	112	5	22.8	17.0%	84 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.6%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Ark Independent Studies	Public	9-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	58	3	21.0	48.3%	32 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								(n/a)
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	No	(831) 466-5700	94	9	10.4	27.7%	53 (56.4%)	2 (2.1%)	25 (26.6%)	6 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)								(n/a)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 479-7785	549	32	17.0	11.5%	375 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (14.6%)	27 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.8%)	99	18^th of 2133 public high schools	99.2%		97.9	22^nd of 2017 public high schools	98.9%	4		51.7			59.5					90.1	81.8	96.3					73.6	75.0	84.2							$10,458
Santa Cruz County Court	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	63	4	15.7	95.2%	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	10.1	2036^th of 2133 public high schools	4.5%					(n/a)												8.3							0.0							$23,217
Santa Cruz County Community	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	655	24	27.5	37.6%	284 (43.4%)	8 (1.2%)	330 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	30.5	1420^th of 2133 public high schools	33.4%		24.4	1445^th of 2017 public high schools	28.4%	25		18.2			14.2						36.4	32.6						9.1	9.5							$17,330
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	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)
Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 423-2454	516	21	24.5	10.1%	357 (69.2%)	6 (1.2%)	70 (13.6%)	40 (7.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	90.5	612^th of 5789 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.2	557^th of 5662 public elementary schools	90.2%	55	65.9					71.0	77.2	75.9					68.1	76.1	62.2					97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	$7,270
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-0111	385	17	22.6	59.0%	140 (36.4%)	10 (2.6%)	196 (50.9%)	12 (3.1%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	55.2	2298^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.3%		67	1723^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.6%	575	28.6					47.8	57.5	57.1					50.7	58.3	30.4					90.0	93.0	91.0	95.0	93.0	93.0	$7,994
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-2000	331	14	23.6	83.4%	46 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	241 (72.8%)	15 (4.5%)	20 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	69	1645^th of 5789 public elementary schools	71.6%		69.5	1587^th of 5662 public elementary schools	72.0%	58	38.7					56.8	67.9	58.7					54.6	62.3	42.2					97.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$8,028
Shoreline Middle	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 475-6565	514	28	18.3	58.8%	117 (22.8%)	8 (1.6%)	338 (65.8%)	27 (5.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	54.8	1035^th of 2715 public middle schools	61.9%		52.8	1015^th of 2480 public middle schools	59.1%	20		35.6							48.4	53.4	42.3					43.1	36.7	36.2								$7,808
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 477-2063	375	16	23.4	65.6%	124 (33.1%)	13 (3.5%)	215 (57.3%)	13 (3.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	55.3	2293^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	60.4%		63.3	1895^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.5%	398	39.0					45.5	49.2	61.0					56.4	43.1	32.2					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$7,678
Ocean Alternative Education Center	Public	K-8	984 Bostwick Ln. Ste. 6	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 475-0767	89	4	20.0	24.7%	64 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								(n/a)									72.7	54.6						41.7	27.3									$7,124
Cypress Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2039 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 477-0302	119	8	15.8	37.8%	80 (67.2%)	3 (2.5%)	25 (21.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	85.1	276^th of 2133 public high schools	87.1%		80.4	402^nd of 2017 public high schools	80.1%	126			46.7	50.0	28.6							65.5							44.8
Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 462-9404	155	7	22.4	14.2%	90 (58.1%)	4 (2.6%)	34 (21.9%)	17 (11.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	82.3	1056^th of 5789 public elementary schools	81.8%		78.4	1208^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.7%	152	87.5	70.6				62.5	61.1	81.3	40.0	87.5	64.7		68.8	77.8	68.8	55.0	81.3	100.0								$9,013
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 464-5670	286	11	27.2	30.1%	159 (55.6%)	3 (1.0%)	100 (35.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	71.9	1521^st of 5789 public elementary schools	73.7%		63.4	1894^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.5%	373	41.1					53.7	64.9	60.7					65.9	59.7	44.6					≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$11,732
Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 427-2300	165	7	23.5	17.6%	148 (89.7%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	74.6	1399^th of 5789 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.8	1487^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.7%	88	66.7					40.0	64.0	77.8	59.1				26.7	48.0	70.4	59.1				87.0	91.0	87.0	87.0	91.0	87.0	$11,439
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3125 Branciforte Dr.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz	Happy Valley Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-1456	108	6	17.4	8.3%	76 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (18.5%)	96.2	209^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.9	381^st of 5662 public elementary schools	93.3%	172	87.5					94.4	76.5	87.5	81.8				94.4	76.5	75.0	63.6										$12,688

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scotts Valley	4.32 mi	4	58^th
Felton	5.16 mi	5	131^st
Soquel	5.43 mi	4	162^nd
Capitola	5.56 mi	2	124^th
Aptos	7.31 mi	6	256^th

Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, CA

Pacific Collegiate Charter

Happy Valley Elementary

Brook Knoll Elementary

Westlake Elementary

Santa Cruz High

Cypress Charter High

Tierra Pacifica Charter

Harbor High

Mission Hill Middle

Bonny Doon Elementary

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary

Live Oak Elementary

Branciforte Middle

De Laveaga Elementary

Del Mar Elementary

Green Acres Elementary

Shoreline Middle

Bay View Elementary

Santa Cruz County Community

Gault Elementary

Santa Cruz County Court

Costanoa Continuation High

Alternative Family Education

Ark Independent Studies

Ocean Alternative Education Center

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch

Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program

Santa Cruz County Special Education

Cities Near Santa Cruz