Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz County, California & Rankings

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	CAST Science All Grades	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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	533	23	22.7	81.4%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 217-4883	220	8	27.5	85.9%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(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)
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	636	28	22.4	94.5%	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (97.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)		8.1
Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	575	25	23.0	88.7%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	561 (97.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
H. A. Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Alta Vista St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6243	491	26	19.2	84.7%	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	464 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)																		93.8	93.8
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6341	638	28	22.7	87.6%	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	613 (96.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)		6.3
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	Public	K-5	330 Martinelli St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6315	535	25	21.4	91.6%	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	506 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6321	546	24	22.6	90.3%	26 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)								(n/a)																		98.1			98.1
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 E. Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,319	97	23.9	89.5%	69 (3.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2,214 (95.5%)	17 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)								(n/a)
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	45	4	11.2	88.9%	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pacific Coast Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	294 Green Valley Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2180	205	9	22.7	48.8%	49 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (71.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	60	5	12.0	66.7%	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (81.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.4	152^nd of 1290 public high schools	88.2%		58.1	792^nd of 2133 public high schools	62.9%	640										75.0							58.3
Ann Soldo Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-1310	417	21	19.4	84.2%	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (95.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)
Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6301	257	10	25.7	49.0%	39 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	205 (79.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	535	26	20.7	85.4%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (96.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Radcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Rodriguez St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6469	478	22	22.2	96.7%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	467 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Landmark Elementary	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-7940	442	22	20.1	84.6%	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	405 (91.6%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-7699	610	28	21.4	85.6%	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		6.7
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	313	15	20.8	37.1%	109 (34.8%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(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
Main Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 N. Main St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 464-5650	405	19	21.8	20.7%	270 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (23.7%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 464-5660	657	32	20.4	24.4%	352 (53.6%)	5 (0.8%)	246 (37.4%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (4.9%)								(n/a)																								$8,000
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
Soquel Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Porter St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 464-5655	405	19	21.3	33.8%	195 (48.1%)	5 (1.2%)	168 (41.5%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		91.3	92.8	94.2	91.3	94.2	92.8	$10,785
Opal Cliffs	Public	K-8	4510 Jade St.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 464-5630	44	2	22.0	6.8%	34 (77.3%)	1 (2.3%)	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)																								$5,717
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,034	44	23.2	24.5%	559 (54.1%)	14 (1.4%)	382 (36.9%)	38 (3.7%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)	92.9	85^th of 1290 public high schools	93.4%		83.3	306^th of 2133 public high schools	85.7%	221										85.7							59.4
Delta Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg. 1190	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 477-5212	109	7	15.9	37.6%	64 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (33.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Lomond St.	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 338-6413	448	21	21.5	38.4%	317 (70.8%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (15.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.1%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-7836	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 688-5211	329	19	17.2	33.7%	169 (51.4%)	1 (0.3%)	129 (39.2%)	12 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 475-6812	133	7	19.0	19.5%	105 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.3%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 688-3234	624	28	22.2	42.8%	273 (43.8%)	6 (1.0%)	311 (49.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)								(n/a)
California Connections Academy Monterey Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 Scotts Valley Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	California Connections Academy Monterey Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 200-1006	398	4	112.7	27.6%	131 (32.9%)	3 (0.8%)	132 (33.2%)	57 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	73 (18.3%)								(n/a)
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
Scotts Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8 Bean Creek Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 438-0610	514	25	20.7	11.7%	348 (67.7%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (15.6%)	29 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.3%)	87.4	85^th of 894 public middle schools	90.5%		93.4	186^th of 2715 public middle schools	93.1%	101							61.0	68.7	67.3					48.6	68.0	55.1								$7,226
Vine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Vine Hill Sch Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 438-1090	510	21	24.2	13.7%	334 (65.5%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (15.3%)	34 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.8%)	80.7	262^nd of 1417 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.3	997^th of 5789 public elementary schools	82.8%	735				65.4	56.4	76.1					60.5	48.7	41.4					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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 439-9555	777	35	22.2	9.9%	542 (69.8%)	2 (0.3%)	110 (14.2%)	41 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (10.2%)	81.9	231^st of 1290 public high schools	82.1%		91.3	158^th of 2133 public high schools	92.6%	73										68.0							52.1							$7,313
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
Rio del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	819 Pinehurst Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 688-2053	407	20	20.8	20.4%	272 (66.8%)	4 (1.0%)	86 (21.1%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	483	24	20.2	52.8%	163 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (61.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	575	25	22.8	91.3%	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Amesti Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6250	509	25	20.5	87.4%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	493 (96.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 E. Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6455	538	22	24.1	84.2%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (96.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)
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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	118	6	19.6	22.0%	19 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (78.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	134	14	9.3	91.0%	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (94.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. W. Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-8123	398	19	20.7	49.0%	81 (20.4%)	4 (1.0%)	300 (75.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7155 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 335-4475	531	24	22.3	20.7%	410 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)								(n/a)																		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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 335-4452	432	19	22.5	27.5%	325 (75.2%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (13.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)								(n/a)																								$6,772
San Lorenzo Valley High	Public	9-12	7105 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 335-4425	716	34	21.1	26.5%	539 (75.3%)	2 (0.3%)	98 (13.7%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.2%)	75.9	290^th of 1290 public high schools	77.5%		87	239^th of 2133 public high schools	88.8%	51										67.0							42.7							$8,113
SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7101 Highway Nine	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	303	13	24.0	25.1%	229 (75.6%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.2%)								(n/a)																								$9,079
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,553	63	24.6	89.6%	29 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1,499 (96.5%)	17 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Aptos High	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-7832	1,435	63	22.7	34.6%	718 (50.0%)	17 (1.2%)	614 (42.8%)	52 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)								(n/a)
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
Alianza Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6333	675	30	22.2	72.4%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (96.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	14.5	11.4
C. T. English Middle	Public	6-8	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 353-1123	192	11	17.4	4.2%	139 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.1%)								(n/a)																								$12,339
Loma Prieta Elementary	Public	K-5	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 353-1106	247	12	20.5	7.3%	172 (69.6%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (15.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)								(n/a)																								$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	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,265	140	23.3	21.3%	1,530 (46.9%)	23 (0.7%)	805 (24.7%)	318 (9.7%)	9 (0.3%)	16 (0.5%)	564 (17.3%)								(n/a)	66.7		53.9	74.5	67.4	68.6	69.2	71.4	74.2	75.0	66.7	48.5	46.3	56.5	46.2	45.5	50.0	48.3	55.8	64.0	68.4	56.1	54.8
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Ocean St.	Davenport	95017	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 425-7002	141	7	21.3	71.6%	88 (62.4%)	1 (0.7%)	36 (25.5%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)								(n/a)																		70.8	79.2	83.3	79.2	83.3	83.3	$11,207

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