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Santa Cruz High
A+

Santa Cruz High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

415 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · (831) 429-3960 · Part of Santa Cruz City High School District

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

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Photo: Eugene Zelenko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,093
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Santa Cruz High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 43 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

415 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9274
Grade 10294
Grade 11255
Grade 12270
Enrollment over time
1,088’20
1,131’21
1,092’22
1,104’23
1,093’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Santa Cruz 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
Soquel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Soquel
A
1,074 students20:1
Harbor High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Cruz
B+
1,013 students19:1

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.