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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Santa Cruz County, California

12 public middle schools in Santa Cruz County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Branciforte Middle leads the list at 1.7%, against a median of 0.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
12
Santa Cruz County, California
Top % Black
1.7%
Median % Black
0.6%
MOST BLACK · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Branciforte MiddleSanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City High4091.7%(7)
2Shoreline MiddleSanta Cruz, CALive Oak Elementary4781.5%(7)
3Mission Hill MiddleSanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City High5101.0%(5)
4Lakeview MiddleWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley Unified4250.7%(3)
5New Brighton MiddleCapitola, CASoquel Union Elementary5850.7%(4)
6C. T. English MiddleLos Gatos, CALoma Prieta Joint Union Elementary1640.6%(1)
7Aptos Junior HighAptos, CAPajaro Valley Unified5870.5%(3)
8Scotts Valley MiddleScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley Unified4630.2%(1)
9E. A. Hall MiddleWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley Unified4910.2%(1)
10Rolling Hills MiddleWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley Unified5880.2%(1)
11Cesar E. Chavez MiddleWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley Unified5480.0%(0)
12San Lorenzo Valley MiddleFelton, CASan Lorenzo Valley Unified3960.0%(0)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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