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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aptos Junior High	0.0mi	Public	7-8	1001 Huntington Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7834	587	27	22.0	51.1%	254 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	295 (50.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	47	1257^th of 2703 public middle schools	53.5%		50	1181^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.2%	76	36.8	36.8		45.0	39.9	42.4		36.6	31.2	33.8	$22,668	$20,784	$1,884
New Brighton Middle	3.6mi	Public	6-8	250 Washburn Ave.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5660	585	28	20.9	30.3%	329 (56.2%)	4 (0.7%)	198 (33.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	65	804^th of 2703 public middle schools	70.3%		69.9	680^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.4%	124	52.5	52.5	56.5	56.1	58.2	57.0	26.6	37.4	43.4	36.2	$16,622	$16,288	$334
Shoreline Middle	5.8mi	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6565	478	26	18.3	64.9%	160 (33.5%)	7 (1.5%)	286 (59.8%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	52.6	1104^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.2%		60.7	888^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%	216	43.2	43.2	43.5	50.6	51.0	48.5	26.1	40.0	30.6	32.5
Rolling Hills Middle	6.4mi	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6341	588	28	21.1	94.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	568 (96.6%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10.1	2559^th of 2703 public middle schools	5.3%		10	2612^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.4%	53	12.1	12.1	12.5	12.4	26.9	17.3	6.9	10.2	12.2	9.8	$23,339	$20,522	$2,817
Branciforte Middle	7.0mi	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3883	409	23	17.8	38.1%	175 (42.8%)	7 (1.7%)	192 (46.9%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	74.7	571^st of 2703 public middle schools	78.9%		68.8	698^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.7%	127	47.7	47.7	60.1	67.9	55.7	61.1	50.0	49.6	41.3	46.9	$29,278	$27,576	$1,702
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	7.3mi	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7699	548	27	20.3	91.1%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.9	2473^rd of 2703 public middle schools	8.5%		8.9	2649^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.1%	176	15.4	15.4	21.2	17.4	20.5	19.6	15.4	8.6	17.2	13.7	$27,312	$24,258	$3,054
E. A. Hall Middle	8.2mi	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	491	23	21.8	97.4%	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	478 (97.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	2659^th of 2703 public middle schools	1.6%		5.9	2719^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.5%	60	6.9	6.9	9.7	9.0	17.3	12.1	0.6	9.1	3.9	4.2	$26,764	$24,252	$2,512
Lakeview Middle	8.2mi	Public	6-8	2350 East Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6455	425	19	22.3	92.5%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	406 (95.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.1	2528^th of 2703 public middle schools	6.5%		8.3	2660^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.7%	132	12.1	12.1	14.7	19.1	25.0	19.6	8.5	11.5	13.6	11.3	$33,575	$31,182	$2,393
Mission Hill Middle	8.5mi	Public	6-8	425 King St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3860	510	28	18.2	32.0%	268 (52.5%)	5 (1.0%)	166 (32.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.6%)	74.4	575^th of 2703 public middle schools	78.7%		76.9	543^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%	32	59.3	59.3	54.4	57.7	61.4	57.9	39.4	51.0	49.1	46.5	$23,824	$22,838	$986
Scotts Valley Middle	9.1mi	Public	6-8	8 Bean Creek Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 438-0610	463	24	19.6	11.2%	303 (65.4%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.4%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	85.4	348^th of 2703 public middle schools	87.1%		85.7	356^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.1%	8	57.7	57.7	60.1	71.9	68.6	66.6	50.0	67.7	56.7	58.0	$19,982	$19,438	$544

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