Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				CAST Science (2021)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2021)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2021)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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
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)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 479-7785	552	33	16.9	12.0%	366 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (16.3%)	37 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)								(n/a)
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3991	338	17	20.4	48.5%	137 (40.5%)	5 (1.5%)	167 (49.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.2%)								(n/a)																							$12,688
De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3807	470	21	22.3	30.9%	230 (48.9%)	8 (1.7%)	197 (41.9%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)								(n/a)																	94.7		95.6				$9,229
Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3856	291	12	24.4	63.6%	82 (28.2%)	3 (1.0%)	199 (68.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	92.3	97.4	97.4	92.3	97.4	94.9	$10,612
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3878	468	22	21.5	26.1%	286 (61.1%)	5 (1.1%)	104 (22.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)								(n/a)																	96.1	98.1	96.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$8,637
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	Public	K-6	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	116	5	23.2	22.4%	74 (63.8%)	1 (0.9%)	29 (25.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	78.3	91.3	82.6	82.6	91.3	87.0	$9,921
Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3883	420	23	17.8	41.0%	194 (46.2%)	9 (2.1%)	191 (45.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,001	49	20.4	38.8%	375 (37.5%)	13 (1.3%)	537 (53.6%)	43 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	68.4	375^th of 1290 public high schools	70.9%		80.7	351^st of 2133 public high schools	83.5%	24									64.8							34.8
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	94	4	23.5	52.1%	27 (28.7%)	2 (2.1%)	59 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Mission Hill Middle	Public	6-8	425 King St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3860	570	28	20.2	38.1%	324 (56.8%)	11 (1.9%)	172 (30.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)								(n/a)
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,088	47	23.1	32.3%	604 (55.5%)	33 (3.0%)	340 (31.3%)	56 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.3%)	91.5	109^th of 1290 public high schools	91.6%		89.9	176^th of 2133 public high schools	91.7%	67									75.4							76.1
Alternative Family Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	239	7	34.5	28.5%	177 (74.1%)	5 (2.1%)	41 (17.2%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	76	1	52.4	35.5%	42 (55.3%)	3 (3.9%)	26 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5700	96	12	8.0	39.6%	50 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (32.3%)	7 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)								(n/a)
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)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	69	4	17.2	95.7%	7 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)																							$23,217
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)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	769	37	20.7	42.3%	282 (36.7%)	4 (0.5%)	358 (46.6%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (14.6%)								(n/a)																							$17,330
Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 423-2454	432	18	24.0	13.2%	280 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	80.6	264^th of 1417 public elementary schools	81.4%		90.5	612^th of 5789 public elementary schools	89.4%	348			71.0	59.2	48.5					81.2	61.0	39.4					95.0	95.0	97.0	97.0	95.0	98.0	$7,270
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 464-5670	234	10	23.8	24.8%	136 (58.1%)	2 (0.9%)	76 (32.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	$11,732
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 475-0111	351	15	23.4	47.6%	124 (35.3%)	10 (2.8%)	184 (52.4%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)																	92.5	97.0	92.5	97.0	97.0	97.0	$7,994
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 475-2000	305	13	23.4	69.8%	46 (15.1%)	3 (1.0%)	221 (72.5%)	13 (4.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	94.4			95.8	97.2	97.2	$8,028
Shoreline Middle	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 475-6565	461	27	17.0	57.7%	108 (23.4%)	7 (1.5%)	305 (66.2%)	24 (5.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)		21.9																					$7,808
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 477-2063	344	15	22.9	59.6%	99 (28.8%)	12 (3.5%)	217 (63.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	95.3			96.5			$7,678
Ocean Alternative Education Center	Public	K-8	984 Bostwick Ln. Ste. 6	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 475-0767	112	3	36.1	38.4%	79 (70.5%)	3 (2.7%)	19 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)								(n/a)																							$7,124
Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 462-9404	155	6	24.1	20.6%	91 (58.7%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (27.7%)	10 (6.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	74.9	330^th of 1417 public elementary schools	76.7%		82.3	1056^th of 5789 public elementary schools	81.8%	726	27.8	26.7	81.3	58.8	55.6	50.0	77.8	53.3		81.3	52.9	33.3	50.0	66.7	66.7								$9,013
Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 427-2300	107	8	14.0	17.8%	96 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)																	90.0		90.0	90.0			$11,439
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3125 Branciforte Dr.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Happy Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-1456	105	6	18.1	10.5%	71 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (19.0%)								(n/a)																							$12,688

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scotts Valley	4.31 mi	4	48^th
Felton	5.16 mi	5
Soquel	5.43 mi	4
Capitola	5.56 mi	2
Aptos	7.31 mi	6

Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz High

Brook Knoll Elementary

Tierra Pacifica Charter

Harbor High

Alternative Family Education

Ark Independent Studies

Bay View Elementary

Bonny Doon Elementary

Branciforte Middle

Costanoa Continuation High

De Laveaga Elementary

Del Mar Elementary

Gault Elementary

Green Acres Elementary

Happy Valley Elementary

Live Oak Elementary

Mission Hill Middle

Ocean Alternative Education Center

Pacific Collegiate Charter

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch

Santa Cruz County Community

Santa Cruz County Court

Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program

Santa Cruz County Special Education

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary

Shoreline Middle

Westlake Elementary

Cities Near Santa Cruz