Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz County, 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 (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 (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 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
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)
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 W. Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(831) 786-2100	523	29	18.1	83.7%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	511 (97.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.4	918^th of 2133 public high schools	57.0%					(n/a)		21.5	28.6	14.8				31.8	42.4	67.1	69.6				36.4	56.5	48.1	21.4
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(831) 217-4883	168			81.5%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (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	No	No	No	(831) 479-7785	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6270	631	16	40.9	96.7%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (97.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.3	2614^th of 2715 public middle schools	3.7%		7.2	2414^th of 2480 public middle schools	2.7%	200		5.4						12.3	15.9	19.0					6.4	7.6	5.1
Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6260	598	28	22.6	93.3%	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	579 (96.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	4434^th of 5789 public elementary schools	23.4%		18	4847^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.4%	413	17.1				37.6	38.8	32.7					36.5	27.4	17.1
H. A. Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Alta Vista St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6243	493	25	21.1	93.5%	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	473 (95.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	5511^th of 5789 public elementary schools	4.8%		18.8	4785^th of 5662 public elementary schools	15.5%	726	8.7				13.3	21.1	21.4					13.7	21.1	22.9					93.8	93.8
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6341	678	19	34.3	88.1%	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	644 (95.0%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	2537^th of 2715 public middle schools	6.6%		12.2	2282^nd of 2480 public middle schools	8.0%	255		10.9						13.3	22.3	23.0					8.1	10.4	12.4
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	Public	K-5	330 Martinelli St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6315	551	26	23.2	90.0%	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	521 (94.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	10.1	5560^th of 5789 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.4	5474^th of 5662 public elementary schools	3.3%	86	5.8				24.8	23.7	23.3					21.1	16.1	9.3					95.7	96.8		96.8	95.7
Mintie White Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Palm Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6321	577	27	23.1	91.0%	41 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	529 (91.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.4	5492^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.2	5478^th of 5662 public elementary schools	3.2%	14	7.7				15.0	21.8	27.9					19.0	26.1	12.5					98.1			98.1
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 E. Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6390	2,304	80	27.2	90.1%	72 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	2,192 (95.1%)	23 (1.0%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	47.5	1042^nd of 2133 public high schools	51.1%		46.1	1093^rd of 2017 public high schools	45.8%	51				20.4							47.6							17.1
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 761-6140	47	5	11.4	97.9%	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	1887^th of 2133 public high schools	11.5%		8.9	1965^th of 2017 public high schools	2.6%	78				6.3							0.0							0.0
Pacific Coast Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	294 Green Valley Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 786-2180	191	8	27.6	62.3%	43 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (72.3%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)				25.8							27.8							13.5
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6225	74	5	15.0	83.8%	10 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (83.8%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.1	792^nd of 2133 public high schools	62.9%		60	800^th of 2017 public high schools	60.3%	8				27.3							61.1							16.7
Ann Soldo Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 786-1310	439	23	22.4	90.0%	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	416 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19.9	4814^th of 5789 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.1	5164^th of 5662 public elementary schools	8.8%	350	13.5				23.3	38.8	29.2					25.7	35.8	15.5
Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 728-6301	274	10	27.8	49.3%	43 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	217 (79.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	40.5	3162^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	45.4%		44.9	2838^th of 5662 public elementary schools	49.9%	324	37.9	39.3			40.7	33.3	46.7	53.3	42.4	44.8		31.8	10.0	23.3	40.0	44.9	46.4
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6974	584	28	22.5	90.9%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	570 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	5125^th of 5789 public elementary schools	11.5%		16.5	4963^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	12.3%	162	7.7				29.0	18.4	17.1					42.6	27.8	17.1
Radcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Rodriguez St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6469	510	23	23.5	94.9%	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	5635^th of 5789 public elementary schools	2.7%		8.2	5521^st of 5662 public elementary schools	2.5%	114	10.3				4.4	22.1	25.3					5.4	16.1	14.9
Landmark Elementary	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 761-7940	506	22	24.7	86.6%	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	458 (90.5%)	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	5484^th of 5789 public elementary schools	5.3%		11.8	5331^st of 5662 public elementary schools	5.8%	153	11.2				18.1	22.9	24.4					16.9	26.5	11.2
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 761-7699	624	24	26.7	90.2%	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	606 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	2418^th of 2715 public middle schools	10.9%		14.5	2190^th of 2480 public middle schools	11.7%	228		13.9						17.4	30.9	27.4					12.4	12.1	9.7
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3991	428	22	20.2	48.6%	199 (46.5%)	7 (1.6%)	180 (42.1%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	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											$12,688
De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3807	530	21	25.7	31.9%	283 (53.4%)	12 (2.3%)	198 (37.4%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	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					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	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3856	336	15	22.8	65.5%	95 (28.3%)	2 (0.6%)	228 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	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					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	No	No	No	(831) 429-3878	548	22	23.8	20.6%	335 (61.1%)	7 (1.3%)	121 (22.1%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.6%)	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					96.1	98.1	96.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$8,637
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	Public, Magnet	K-6	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	Yes	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	134	6	22.0	29.1%	86 (64.2%)	4 (3.0%)	34 (25.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(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	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3883	460	23	20.2	46.5%	197 (42.8%)	10 (2.2%)	218 (47.4%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	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 County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3810	935	40	20.8	48.3%	340 (36.4%)	9 (1.0%)	508 (54.3%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.5%)	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 County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	87	5	16.8	55.2%	28 (32.2%)	2 (2.3%)	52 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	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 County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3860	625	26	23.4	33.1%	352 (56.3%)	13 (2.1%)	188 (30.1%)	23 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.5%)	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 County	Santa Cruz City High	No	Yes	No	No	(831) 429-3960	1,106	46	24.6	26.3%	618 (55.9%)	27 (2.4%)	327 (29.6%)	59 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	68 (6.1%)	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 County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3898	112	5	22.8	17.0%	78 (69.6%)	3 (2.7%)	16 (14.3%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 N. Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-3898	49	3	21.0	26.5%	25 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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	No	No	No	(831) 466-5700	92	9	10.4	22.8%	49 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (30.4%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)								(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	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	60	4	15.7	95.0%	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	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 County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 466-5728	735	24	27.5	40.3%	296 (40.3%)	2 (0.3%)	395 (53.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	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
Main Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 N. Main St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 464-5650	455	19	24.4	24.2%	311 (68.4%)	5 (1.1%)	98 (21.5%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	78.1	1250^th of 5789 public elementary schools	78.4%		81.8	1039^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.6%	211	65.3				49.4	69.4	69.3					53.1	69.4	63.5					90.9	94.8	96.1	93.5	92.2	96.1	$7,797
New Brighton Middle	Public	6-8	250 Washburn Ave.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 464-5660	710	32	21.7	26.2%	374 (52.7%)	11 (1.5%)	264 (37.2%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	77.1	550^th of 2715 public middle schools	79.7%		75.9	514^th of 2480 public middle schools	79.3%	36		53.1						65.2	68.0	66.3					40.3	52.8	43.7								$8,000
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 464-5670	250	11	27.2	32.4%	140 (56.0%)	4 (1.6%)	84 (33.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.8%)	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					84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	$11,732
Soquel Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Porter St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 464-5655	439	16	25.5	35.3%	207 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	184 (41.9%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	53.6	2398^th of 5789 public elementary schools	58.6%		53.4	2366^th of 5662 public elementary schools	58.2%	32	33.3				56.1	56.9	44.6					51.7	50.0	22.8					91.3	92.8	94.2	91.3	94.2	92.8	$10,785
Opal Cliffs	Public, Virtual	K-8	4510 Jade St.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	No	(831) 464-5630	52	2	23.3	26.9%	28 (53.8%)	1 (1.9%)	14 (26.9%)	5 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)								(n/a)																									$5,717
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	No	No	No	(831) 429-3909	1,078	44	26.4	25.8%	577 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	397 (36.8%)	28 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.3%)	83.3	306^th of 2133 public high schools	85.7%		61.7	768^th of 2017 public high schools	61.9%	462				37.2							70.5							41.1
Delta Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg. 1190	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 477-5212	111	7	17.7	36.9%	61 (55.0%)	1 (0.9%)	42 (37.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	22.4	1564^th of 2133 public high schools	26.7%		18.8	1527^th of 2017 public high schools	24.3%	37				5.7							30.3							6.7
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Lomond St.	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 338-6413	486	22	23.3	28.6%	356 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.7%)	66	1792^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	69.0%		52.4	2418^th of 5662 public elementary schools	57.3%	626	45.3				56.0	55.6	56.6					70.2	50.7	32.9					91.7	93.6	93.6	95.4	91.7	93.6	$7,233
Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Aptos Sch Rd.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 728-7836	551	22	24.7	34.5%	338 (61.3%)	5 (0.9%)	172 (31.2%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	78.2	1249^th of 5789 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.4	1295^th of 5662 public elementary schools	77.1%	46	44.3				67.6	64.9	70.0	56.3				64.4	58.1	55.7	52.9				91.9	94.6	93.2	94.6	94.6	94.6
Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6860 Soquel Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 688-5211	418	19	23.3	39.0%	224 (53.6%)	4 (1.0%)	164 (39.2%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	47.5	2733^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	52.8%		47.1	2712^th of 5662 public elementary schools	52.1%	21	27.7				40.0	51.0	37.7	53.1				33.3	63.3	21.0	55.7				79.2	85.4	89.6	87.5	85.4	87.5
Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	3042 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Mountain Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6812	153	6	23.8	17.0%	119 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	75.1	1376^th of 5789 public elementary schools	76.2%		89.9	641^st of 5662 public elementary schools	88.7%	735	27.8				65.2	81.3	55.6	55.6				73.9	75.0	44.4	55.6				70.0	90.0	90.0		90.0		$12,578
Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Hntngtn Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 688-3234	686	20	34.9	46.6%	355 (51.7%)	9 (1.3%)	286 (41.7%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	72.1	648^th of 2715 public middle schools	76.1%		72.7	588^th of 2480 public middle schools	76.3%	60		38.6							61.4	55.1						48.8	51.2
California Connections Academy Monterey Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 Scotts Valley Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	California Connections Academy Monterey Bay District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 200-1006	272			31.3%	92 (33.8%)	4 (1.5%)	92 (33.8%)	21 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (22.8%)								(n/a)
Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 423-2454	524	21	24.5	12.0%	358 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	38 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	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					95.0	95.0	97.0	97.0	95.0	98.0	$7,270
Scotts Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8 Bean Creek Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 438-0610	548	25	21.5	12.4%	389 (71.0%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (12.4%)	35 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.9%)	93.4	186^th of 2715 public middle schools	93.1%		89.5	253^rd of 2480 public middle schools	89.8%	67		71.3						70.4	75.8	84.8					63.3	66.5	73.2								$7,226
Vine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Vine Hill Sch Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 438-1090	574	22	25.0	13.6%	380 (66.2%)	1 (0.2%)	99 (17.2%)	34 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	83.3	997^th of 5789 public elementary schools	82.8%		87.6	764^th of 5662 public elementary schools	86.5%	233	54.3				69.2	60.0	77.9					70.3	57.7	57.9					96.3			97.1			$6,320
Scotts Valley High	Public	9-12	555 Glenwood Dr.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 439-9555	793	37	22.1	9.5%	548 (69.1%)	6 (0.8%)	107 (13.5%)	45 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (10.2%)	91.3	158^th of 2133 public high schools	92.6%		93.9	114^th of 2017 public high schools	94.3%	44			58.0	40.7							75.0							47.0							$7,313
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-0111	373	17	22.6	56.6%	128 (34.3%)	12 (3.2%)	195 (52.3%)	15 (4.0%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	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					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	No	No	Yes	(831) 475-2000	315	14	23.6	79.4%	51 (16.2%)	2 (0.6%)	223 (70.8%)	14 (4.4%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	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					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	No	No	No	(831) 475-6565	518	28	18.3	62.9%	123 (23.7%)	7 (1.4%)	340 (65.6%)	28 (5.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	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 County	Live Oak Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 477-2063	388	16	23.4	60.8%	120 (30.9%)	15 (3.9%)	229 (59.0%)	10 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	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					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	No	No	No	(831) 475-0767	64	4	20.0	25.0%	47 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)								(n/a)								72.7	54.6						41.7	27.3									$7,124
Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 462-9404	155	7	22.4	18.1%	89 (57.4%)	5 (3.2%)	37 (23.9%)	14 (9.0%)	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
Rio del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	819 Pinehurst Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 688-2053	511	23	22.9	16.0%	366 (71.6%)	1 (0.2%)	105 (20.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	81.7	1093^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	81.1%		87.1	791^st of 5662 public elementary schools	86.0%	302	43.2				71.4	75.4	60.0	70.4				73.2	73.9	45.3	66.7				90.5	96.8	96.8	96.8		96.8
Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 728-6366	526	22	24.0	51.3%	202 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	295 (56.1%)	11 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	36.9	3401^st of 5789 public elementary schools	41.3%		30.2	3806^th of 5662 public elementary schools	32.8%	405	26.2				42.0	29.1	36.9	44.1				47.5	30.2	35.9	35.7
Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6368	597	26	23.3	90.3%	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	577 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.6	5412^th of 5789 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.5	5354^th of 5662 public elementary schools	5.4%	58	3.8				13.1	16.7	19.0	43.9				20.2	15.6	13.9	26.3
Amesti Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6250	552	22	26.2	87.1%	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (95.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.4	5648^th of 5789 public elementary schools	2.4%		7.8	5543^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	2.1%	105	4.8				5.3	18.4	11.5					13.0	23.0	16.4
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 E. Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6455	653	19	37.2	88.4%	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	628 (96.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11.6	2504^th of 2715 public middle schools	7.8%		14.1	2206^th of 2480 public middle schools	11.0%	298		13.2						23.0	21.5	18.2					7.2	10.1	13.3
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	No	No	No	(831) 466-5697	144			8.3%	39 (27.1%)	2 (1.4%)	102 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6344	163	14	11.6	92.6%	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (96.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2092^nd of 2133 public high schools	1.9%		11.5	1727^th of 2017 public high schools	14.4%	365				0.0							0.0							0.0
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. W. Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 728-8123	417	14	27.2	60.7%	90 (21.6%)	7 (1.7%)	310 (74.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	26.9	4205^th of 5789 public elementary schools	27.4%		31.7	3694^th of 5662 public elementary schools	34.8%	511	26.5	40.7			20.0	31.7	44.1	30.0	46.9	51.9		28.9	31.7	32.4	26.0	18.4	14.8
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7155 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 335-4475	561	24	23.3	20.0%	439 (78.3%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	79.8	1179^th of 5789 public elementary schools	79.6%		83.3	977^th of 5662 public elementary schools	82.7%	202	39.3				63.8	76.5	61.8					76.6	81.5	44.3					93.5	96.3	93.5	95.4	95.4	96.3	$7,112
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7179 Hacienda Way	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 335-4452	496	22	23.3	25.6%	372 (75.0%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.9%)	58.3	948^th of 2715 public middle schools	65.1%		52.5	1023^rd of 2480 public middle schools	58.8%	75		45.6						59.5	37.6	60.3					43.5	27.5	39.4								$6,772
San Lorenzo Valley High	Public	9-12	7105 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 335-4425	751	32	23.0	23.2%	554 (73.8%)	4 (0.5%)	102 (13.6%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.1%)	87	239^th of 2133 public high schools	88.8%		85.9	286^th of 2017 public high schools	85.8%	47			52.5	32.1							80.7							45.9							$8,113
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-8102	1,451	50	28.6	88.1%	25 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1,391 (95.9%)	24 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	37.9	1267^th of 2133 public high schools	40.6%		41.9	1180^th of 2017 public high schools	41.5%	87				17.9							37.8							13.4
Aptos High	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 728-7832	1,433	59	24.4	42.1%	707 (49.3%)	17 (1.2%)	622 (43.4%)	56 (3.9%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	70.2	529^th of 2133 public high schools	75.2%		75.9	470^th of 2017 public high schools	76.7%	59				20.8							66.6							39.3
Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 427-2300	142	7	23.5	14.8%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	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				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	No	No	Yes	(831) 429-1456	113	6	17.4	6.2%	78 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.4%)	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
Alianza Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6333	682	26	25.7	80.6%	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	656 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.6	3155^th of 5789 public elementary schools	45.5%		32.5	3633^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	35.8%	478	27.6	19.0			44.6	38.2	44.7	35.4	31.7	34.5		55.4	35.5	42.1	15.6	23.7	29.3
C. T. English Middle	Public	6-8	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(408) 353-1123	209	13	18.4	4.3%	148 (70.8%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.4%)	92.4	209^th of 2715 public middle schools	92.3%		93.6	162^nd of 2480 public middle schools	93.5%	47		65.4						62.7	76.3	92.3					64.2	63.8	73.1								$12,339
Loma Prieta Elementary	Public	K-5	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(408) 353-1106	282	13	20.3	5.7%	206 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.4%)	91.5	562^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.3	618^th of 5662 public elementary schools	89.1%	56	71.1				64.4	75.6	81.8					71.1	78.1	75.6											$13,261
Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 N. Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(530) 295-3566	2,830	109	24.1	18.8%	1,354 (47.8%)	32 (1.1%)	670 (23.7%)	259 (9.2%)	8 (0.3%)	13 (0.5%)	494 (17.5%)								(n/a)	37.2	43.8	51.9	37.5	51.0	52.9	56.0	49.2	62.2	61.7	70.0	47.2	41.3	35.8	38.4	48.9	34.7	32.7	48.3	55.8	64.0	68.4	56.1	54.8
SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7101 Highway Nine	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 335-0932	286	13	22.0	18.2%	212 (74.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.7%)								(n/a)	50.0	42.0	58.8	33.3	83.3	45.5	56.3	56.3	77.8	72.0	83.3	30.8	9.1	25.0	37.5	57.8	56.0	40.0							$9,079
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Ocean St.	Davenport	95017	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 425-7002	120	5	22.0	26.7%	65 (54.2%)	1 (0.8%)	42 (35.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	73.8	1441^st of 5789 public elementary schools	75.1%		80.1	1117^th of 5662 public elementary schools	80.3%	324	63.6				58.8	66.7	63.6	53.3				41.2	60.0	54.6	75.0				70.8	79.2	83.3	79.2	83.3	83.3	$11,207
PVUSD Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	250 E. Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2482																			(n/a)

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