Paradise Park’s public schools
Santa Cruz City Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Paradise Park’s schools, in brief
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Paradise Park, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District.
Two districts serve Paradise Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Paradise Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Paradise Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Park | — | Santa Cruz City Elementary K–5 · Santa Cruz City High |
| Santa Cruz | A− | Santa Cruz City Elementary K–5 · Santa Cruz City High |
Every school in Paradise Park
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Paradise Park’s schools
Are Paradise Park’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Paradise Park. Santa Cruz City Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.
What school district is Paradise Park in?
Santa Cruz City Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District.
Where do Paradise Park kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: De Laveaga Elementary, Westlake Elementary, Bay View Elementary and Gault Elementary.
Parents talk
What Paradise Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Paradise Park → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.