Summary:
The 10 schools in ZIP code 95060 span elementary through high school and include an alternative school, a special-education program and a court school, so their student populations and grade spans differ. Seven schools have 2025–26 results in all three tested subjects, and six of those seven are above the state results in every subject; the clearest overall finding is that school results vary widely, so a single description does not fit this area.
Santa Cruz High leads 2025–26 all-grades ELA at 72%, while Brook Knoll Elementary leads math at 70% and Westlake Elementary leads science at 72%. At the other end, Santa Cruz County Community has the lowest results in all three: 28% in ELA, 6% in math and 19% in science. The gaps between the highest and lowest schools are 44 points in ELA, 64 in math and 53 in science. Pacific Collegiate Charter also stands out in its earlier, 2024–25 results—86% in ELA, 64% in math and 69% in science—but has no 2025–26 results here.
Recent changes are mixed: for the same seven schools, average ELA proficiency fell from 59% to 57%, math rose by less than a point, and science climbed from 47% to 55% between 2024–25 and 2025–26. Santa Cruz High improved in all three subjects, while Bonny Doon Elementary declined in all three. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose for Bay View Elementary, from 49 to 68, while Bonny Doon’s fell from 83 to 70. Elementary enrollment and student-teacher ratios do not neatly predict results: Brook Knoll has a 22.4 ratio and Westlake 20.5, while Bay View’s is 18.7. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure ranges from 10% to 85% among schools reporting it for 2024–25; these figures are context, not an explanation of results. Grade spans differ, and some test results are unavailable or suppressed.
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