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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Santa Cruz County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Santa Cruz County, California, drawn from 12 qualifying public middle schools. C. T. English Middle leads the list at 69.2%, against a median of 38.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Santa Cruz County, California

Top % Proficient

69.2%

Median % Proficient

38.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	C. T. English Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	Middle	11.0%	164	69.2%
2	Scotts Valley Middle	Scotts Valley, CA	Scotts Valley Unified	Middle	11.2%	463	60.2%
3	New Brighton Middle	Capitola, CA	Soquel Union Elementary	Middle	30.3%	585	46.1%
4	Mission Hill Middle	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz City High	Middle	32.0%	510	45.5%
5	Branciforte Middle	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz City High	Middle	38.1%	409	41.5%
6	Aptos Junior High	Aptos, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	51.1%	587	40.1%
7	Shoreline Middle	Santa Cruz, CA	Live Oak Elementary	Middle	64.9%	478	37.3%
8	San Lorenzo Valley Middle	Felton, CA	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Middle	24.0%	396	35.1%
9	Rolling Hills Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	94.6%	588	11.0%
10	Lakeview Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	92.5%	425	9.9%
11	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	91.1%	548	9.4%
12	E. A. Hall Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	97.4%	491	6.4%

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