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B+

Harbor High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 La Fonda Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 429-3810 · Part of Santa Cruz City High School District

Santa Cruz’s School Grade A− better than 78% of California school districts

Directions
Students
1,013
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harbor High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of California’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 La Fonda Ave., Santa Cruz

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9276
Grade 10265
Grade 11249
Grade 12223
Enrollment over time
1,001’20
1,043’21
1,023’22
1,040’23
1,013’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 35%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harbor High from Santa Cruz families.

Other schools in Santa Cruz City High School District

The district →
Alternative Family Education
Other · Grades K–12 · Santa Cruz
110 students28:1
Mission Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz
510 students18:1
Branciforte Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz
409 students18:1
Ark Independent Studies
High · Grades 6–12 · Santa Cruz
56 students27:1
Santa Cruz High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Cruz
A+
1,093 students24:1
Soquel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Soquel
A
1,074 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Santa Cruz’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.