Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2018)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	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
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	522	25	21.2	53.0%	249 (47.7%)	10 (1.9%)	213 (40.8%)	22 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.2%)	44.1	2894^th of 5662 public elementary schools	48.9%		56	2222^nd of 5692 public elementary schools	61.0%	672	49.0	43.0	41.7					51.0	28.8	31.5
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	602	25	23.7	33.0%	316 (52.5%)	11 (1.8%)	232 (38.5%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	53.9	2341^st of 5662 public elementary schools	58.7%		65.1	1797^th of 5692 public elementary schools	68.4%	544	39.2	59.0	60.0					39.2	42.3	45.9
Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3856	389	18	21.3	34.0%	116 (29.8%)	7 (1.8%)	251 (64.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	13.9	5195^th of 5662 public elementary schools	8.2%		24.2	4326^th of 5692 public elementary schools	24.0%	869	23.1	28.1	24.6					21.2	21.7	11.5
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3878	569	22	25.6	20.0%	351 (61.7%)	6 (1.1%)	114 (20.0%)	54 (9.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (6.9%)	82.6	1000^th of 5662 public elementary schools	82.3%		87.6	779^th of 5692 public elementary schools	86.3%	221	74.7	66.7	70.9					67.4	45.2	66.0
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	124	5	24.8	43.0%	78 (62.9%)	2 (1.6%)	34 (27.4%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)			23.1							9.1
Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3883	508	26	19.2	50.0%	219 (43.1%)	5 (1.0%)	244 (48.0%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	61.4	814^th of 2480 public middle schools	67.2%		60.6	873^rd of 2508 public middle schools	65.2%	59				58.3	61.0	49.3					33.5	45.9	36.0
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	902	41	22.1	55.0%	336 (37.3%)	12 (1.3%)	485 (53.8%)	33 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (3.1%)	73.3	528^th of 2017 public high schools	73.8%		72.3	556^th of 2021 public high schools	72.5%	28							60.2							36.4
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	80	6	13.5	73.0%	29 (36.3%)	4 (5.0%)	43 (53.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	14.2	1623^rd of 2017 public high schools	19.5%		9.3	1918^th of 2021 public high schools	5.1%	295							18.2							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	594	23	25.6	34.0%	333 (56.1%)	8 (1.3%)	189 (31.8%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.7%)	78.9	471^st of 2480 public middle schools	81.0%		80.4	451^st of 2508 public middle schools	82.0%	20				59.8	71.1	62.9					47.4	54.5	54.8
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	1,027	40	25.6	30.0%	626 (61.0%)	18 (1.8%)	290 (28.2%)	32 (3.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (4.9%)	83.7	334^th of 2017 public high schools	83.4%		71.4	573^rd of 2021 public high schools	71.6%	239							67.1							46.3
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	161	6	29.2	18.0%	139 (86.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Ark Independent Studies	Public	9-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3898	60	3	21.8	43.0%	30 (50.0%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (41.7%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(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	79	11	7.1	28.0%	48 (60.8%)	4 (5.1%)	18 (22.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.6%)								(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	522	30	17.5	10.0%	369 (70.7%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (15.3%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	97.9	22^nd of 2017 public high schools	98.9%		97.7	20^th of 2021 public high schools	99.0%	2					89.9	78.0	90.8					80.7	66.7	84.7
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	59	5	11.8	95.0%	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)
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	626	28	22.6	38.0%	273 (43.6%)	7 (1.1%)	312 (49.8%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	24.4	1445^th of 2017 public high schools	28.4%		22.5	1474^th of 2021 public high schools	27.1%	29						12.5	31.8						5.9	4.2
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	538	24	22.4	8.0%	383 (71.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60 (11.2%)	40 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.7%)	91.2	557^th of 5662 public elementary schools	90.2%		93.2	438^th of 5692 public elementary schools	92.3%	119	71.6	70.2	78.3					85.3	67.9	68.3
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-0111	394	17	23.1	51.0%	129 (32.7%)	13 (3.3%)	199 (50.5%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.1%)	67	1723^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.6%		54.7	2292^nd of 5692 public elementary schools	59.7%	569	65.2	46.4	61.0					60.9	42.9	50.9
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-2000	335	15	22.3	76.0%	36 (10.7%)	3 (0.9%)	254 (75.8%)	10 (3.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	69.5	1587^th of 5662 public elementary schools	72.0%		67	1702^nd of 5692 public elementary schools	70.1%	115	66.0	65.1	44.4					64.2	54.7	36.2
Shoreline Middle	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 475-6565	553	24	23.2	58.0%	138 (25.0%)	20 (3.6%)	362 (65.5%)	19 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	52.8	1015^th of 2480 public middle schools	59.1%		37.6	1463^rd of 2508 public middle schools	41.7%	448				55.2	54.7	45.6					43.1	25.5	30.6
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 477-2063	418	16	26.1	64.0%	113 (27.0%)	12 (2.9%)	234 (56.0%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.4%)	63.3	1895^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.5%		69	1617^th of 5692 public elementary schools	71.6%	278	60.9	47.5	60.7					53.6	37.7	51.7
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	70	4	20.0	19.0%	52 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)				60.0							38.5
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	144	8	17.1	18.0%	101 (70.1%)	3 (2.1%)	26 (18.1%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	80.4	402^nd of 2017 public high schools	80.1%		73.8	525^th of 2021 public high schools	74.0%	123							76.5							34.4
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	22.5	10.0%	96 (61.9%)	2 (1.3%)	32 (20.6%)	19 (12.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	78.4	1208^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.7%		78.6	1185^th of 5692 public elementary schools	79.2%	23	58.8	58.8	55.6	62.5	76.5	83.3		70.6	76.5	44.4	70.6	87.5	94.4
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	322	12	26.8	35.0%	180 (55.9%)	4 (1.2%)	120 (37.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	63.4	1894^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.5%		77.4	1228^th of 5692 public elementary schools	78.4%	666	56.9	53.7	52.5					53.5	55.6	39.7
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	163	8	20.3	26.0%	152 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.8	1487^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.1	1612^th of 5692 public elementary schools	71.7%	125	50.0	76.0	67.9	70.6				42.3	66.7	50.0	35.3
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	125	6	19.5	8.0%	87 (69.6%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.8%)	8 (6.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.8%)	93.9	381^st of 5662 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.9	460^th of 5692 public elementary schools	91.9%	79	89.5	76.5	80.0	88.2				89.5	58.8	73.3	70.6

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scotts Valley	4.32 mi	3	55^th
Felton	5.16 mi	5	175^th
Soquel	5.43 mi	4	176^th
Capitola	5.56 mi	2	128^th
Aptos	7.31 mi	6	257^th

Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, CA

Pacific Collegiate Charter

Happy Valley Elementary

Brook Knoll Elementary

Santa Cruz High

Westlake Elementary

Cypress Charter High

Mission Hill Middle

Tierra Pacifica Charter

Harbor High

Bonny Doon Elementary

Live Oak Elementary

Green Acres Elementary

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary

Del Mar Elementary

Branciforte Middle

De Laveaga Elementary

Shoreline Middle

Bay View Elementary

Santa Cruz County Community

Costanoa Continuation High

Gault Elementary

Alternative Family Education

Ark Independent Studies

Ocean Alternative Education Center

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch

Santa Cruz County Court

Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program

Santa Cruz County Special Education

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