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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pajaro Valley High	0.0mi	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,293	60	21.6	84.3%	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1,253 (96.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.7	1103^rd of 2137 public high schools	48.4%		34.1	1397^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%	294		25.3	26.3	51.0	51.0	14.5	14.5	$26,072	$24,006	$2,066
New School Community Day	0.8mi	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	42	4	10.5	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2074^th of 2137 public high schools	2.9%		7.9	2125^th of 2162 public high schools	1.7%	51				8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	$73,373	$70,766	$2,607
Diamond Technology Institute	1.2mi	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	64.1	732^nd of 2137 public high schools	65.7%		65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%	49	36.4		36.4	77.3	77.3	22.7	22.7	$46,027	$44,292	$1,735
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	1.9mi	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	2.0mi	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95076	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0					$32,542	$31,334	$1,208
Watsonville High	2.2mi	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	33.9	1400^th of 2137 public high schools	34.5%		38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%	97		19.0	19.5	34.9	34.9	15.4	15.4	$23,550	$21,560	$1,990
Renaissance High Continuation	3.1mi	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	112	16	7.2	92.9%	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1884^th of 2137 public high schools	11.8%		9	2068^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%	184		4.0	4.0	11.6	11.6	2.4	2.4	$68,914	$66,884	$2,030
Aptos High	5.8mi	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7832	1,274	58	21.9	47.6%	511 (40.1%)	4 (0.3%)	676 (53.1%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.0%)	64.8	719^th of 2137 public high schools	66.4%		64.6	696^th of 2162 public high schools	67.8%	23		28.0	28.6	56.1	56.1	36.2	36.2	$26,093	$24,446	$1,647
Delta Charter	8.9mi	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg 500	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-5212	113	9	13.2	38.9%	59 (52.2%)	1 (0.9%)	43 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	39.7	1282^nd of 2137 public high schools	40.0%		24.5	1605^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%	323	17.9		17.7	62.1	62.1	10.3	10.3	$26,081	$25,820	$261
North Monterey County High	9.9mi	Public	9-12	13990 Castroville Blvd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-5221	1,250	57	21.7	84.5%	94 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,132 (90.6%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	47.8	1085^th of 2137 public high schools	49.2%		36	1359^th of 2162 public high schools	37.1%	274	29.2		28.8	57.7	57.7	16.7	16.7	$17,900	$15,918	$1,982

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