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Santa Cruz City High Schools
Santa Cruz City High is a public school district in California, based in Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Santa Cruz City High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Santa Cruz City High
9 of 9 schools in Santa Cruz City High carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 2C: 1D: 1F: 1
Best schools in Santa Cruz City High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Alternative Family Education (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Santa Cruz High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Mission Hill Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Soquel High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Branciforte Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Harbor High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Ark Independent Studies (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Delta Charter (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Costanoa Continuation High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Santa Cruz City High
High schools (4)
- F Costanoa Continuation High, Santa Cruz
- B Harbor High, Santa Cruz
- A Santa Cruz High, Santa Cruz
- A- Soquel High, Soquel
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ Branciforte Middle, Santa Cruz
- A- Mission Hill Middle, Santa Cruz
Other schools and academies (3)
- A+ Alternative Family Education, Santa Cruz
- C+ Ark Independent Studies, Santa Cruz
- D+ Delta Charter, Aptos
Where Santa Cruz City High schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Santa Cruz (7)
- Aptos (1)
- Soquel (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Santa Cruz County
- Type: local district (supervisory union component)
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,504 students with 223 full-time-equivalent teachers and 433 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0635600
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Scotts Valley Unified (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Santa Cruz City Elementary (5 schools, 10 mi)
- La Honda-Pescadero Unified (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Soquel Union Elementary (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Saratoga Union Elementary (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Live Oak Elementary (6 schools, 14 mi)
- Los Gatos Union Elementary (5 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Santa Cruz City High
How many schools are in Santa Cruz City High?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Santa Cruz City High, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Santa Cruz City High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Santa Cruz, Aptos, Soquel.
How good are the schools in Santa Cruz City High?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 38.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.6%. 78% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Santa Cruz City High?
4,504 students were enrolled in Santa Cruz City High in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Santa Cruz City High?
Santa Cruz City High is in California, based in Santa Cruz County, with its district office in Santa Cruz. Its boundary covers about 98.5 sq mi.