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Soquel High

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Soquel High ranks 440 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Soquel High is a public high school in Soquel, California, serving 1,074 students in grades 9–12 in the Santa Cruz area. Its clearest academic strength is English language arts, while math is its weakest subject against district and state benchmarks. Overall, the school combines strong results across subjects with especially high graduation and low dropout rates.

Compared with the state and Santa Cruz City High district, Soquel is strongest in English language arts: 68% of students were proficient, versus 49% statewide and 60% districtwide in 2025–2026. Science proficiency was 50%, well above the state’s 36% and essentially level with the district’s 50%. Math was 39%—about level with the state’s 38%, but below the district’s 42%. Soquel ranked second among seven nearby schools with results in each subject, behind Santa Cruz High. Its 97% graduation rate was above the state’s 88% and the district’s 94%; its 1% dropout rate was below the state’s 8% and the district’s 4%.

Results show a mixed but generally improving trend: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, science rose from 29% to 50% and math from 28% to 39%, while ELA eased from 72% to 68%. SchoolDigger placed Soquel at the 79th statewide percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, down two percentile points from the previous year. Its student–teacher ratio was 19.9 in 2024–2025, and its reported free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 29% that school year; these figures provide context, not an explanation for academic results. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Hispanic students fell from the 81st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 62nd in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 79th percentile. Its ranking for Special Education Students rose from the 42nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 79th in 2025–2026, matching the overall ranking.

1,074

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,829

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

401 Old San Jose Rd.
Soquel, CA 95073-2213

(831) 429-3909

District: Santa Cruz City High

Feeder schools for Soquel High:

Elementary:	Mountain Elementary
Middle:	Branciforte Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

California avg42%

440^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Santa Cruz City High

567^th of 1,530Santa Cruz City High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	440 of 2135	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	411 of 2162	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	448 of 2159	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	494 of 2170	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	544 of 2123	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	85 of 1290	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	306 of 2133	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	768 of 2017	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.8	581 of 2021	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	504 of 2039	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	371 of 1994	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.4	646 of 2426	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	426 of 2354	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	68.0	332 of 2367	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	382 of 2281	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.1	337 of 2238	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	61.1	457 of 2117	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	64.5	357 of 2063	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	208 of 1968	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	214 of 1901	88.7%	★★★★☆
2004	68.4	216 of 1653	86.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	369 of 1161	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	323 of 1117	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	426 of 1052	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.2	928 of 938	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	339 of 1864	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	313 of 1906	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	413 of 1915	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	413 of 1915	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	380 of 1858	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	77 of 1054	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	196 of 1833	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	651 of 1760	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	707 of 1880	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	534 of 1900	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	360 of 1902	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	509 of 1917	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	653 of 1861	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	250 of 1814	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	1067 of 1742	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	766 of 1997	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	603 of 2013	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	782 of 2026	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	779 of 2030	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	690 of 1943	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	274 of 1937	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	975 of 1862	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	483 of 1930	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	504 of 1942	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	462 of 1948	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	534 of 1963	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	661 of 1916	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.5	135 of 1122	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	460 of 1880	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	820 of 1834	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	157 of 588	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	182 of 577	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	145 of 574	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	231 of 515	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	212 of 422	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	260 of 1235	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	36.3	725 of 1252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	527 of 1216	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	400 of 1197	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	255 of 1130	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	379 of 1155	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	470 of 1173	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	453 of 1193	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	549 of 1204	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	343 of 1222	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	652 of 1173	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)1st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,074	54	19.9	29.1%	510 (47.5%)	7 (0.7%)	424 (39.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.5%)	78.5	440^th of 2135 public high schools	79.4%		80	411^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%	29		50.2		49.6			67.8	67.8			38.6	38.6	$17,829	$778	$17,051
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,013	55	18.5	38.2%	350 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	564 (55.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	64.1	731^st of 2135 public high schools	65.8%		66.4	667^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%	64		44.3		43.2			55.3	55.3			29.2	29.2	$19,877	$1,305	$18,572
Delta Charter	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	1281^st of 2135 public high schools	40.0%		24.5	1605^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%	324		17.9		17.7			62.1	62.1			10.3	10.3	$14,106	$261	$13,845
Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	77	3	22.7	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	10.5	1918^th of 2135 public high schools	10.2%		13.3	1868^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%	50		6.3		5.0			6.3	6.3			6.3	6.3	$29,403	$2,571	$26,832
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	56	2	27.1	41.1%	25 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	15.8	1737^th of 2135 public high schools	18.6%		44.5	1154^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%	583		12.9		18.4			21.2	21.2			5.9	5.9	$21,443	$585	$20,858
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,093	46	23.8	22.7%	634 (58.0%)	18 (1.6%)	317 (29.0%)	27 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.7%)	90.3	200^th of 2135 public high schools	90.6%		89.7	203^rd of 2162 public high schools	90.6%	3		62.9		61.9			72.1	72.1			55.6	55.6	$16,703	$750	$15,953
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)
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)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	20	2	10.0	85.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$79,935	$19,521	$60,414
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)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	730	32	22.6	58.5%	256 (35.1%)	9 (1.2%)	426 (58.4%)	12 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	26	1564^th of 2135 public high schools	26.7%		31.3	1461^st of 2162 public high schools	32.4%	103			20.5	19.4			28.7	27.6			6.0	6.2	$32,367	$1,642	$30,725
Aptos High	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 2135 public high schools	66.3%		64.6	696^th of 2162 public high schools	67.8%	23			28.0	28.6			56.1	56.1			36.2	36.2	$21,354	$1,647	$19,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Soquel High

Is Soquel High a good school?

Soquel High ranks 440^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Soquel High?

Students at Soquel High are 47% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Soquel High?

Soquel High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mountain Elementary
Middle : Branciforte Middle

What district is Soquel High in?

Santa Cruz City High

How many students attend Soquel High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,074 students attended Soquel High.

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