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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Santa Cruz County, California

This ranking covers the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Santa Cruz County, California, drawn from 14 qualifying public high schools. Pacific Collegiate Charter leads the list at 9.7%, against a median of 38.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Santa Cruz County, California

Best % FRL

9.7%

Median % FRL

38.6%

LOWEST POVERTY · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Santa Cruz, CA	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	High	536	9.7%
2	Scotts Valley High	Scotts Valley, CA	Scotts Valley Unified	High	611	11.0%
3	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Freedom, CA	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	High	207	12.1%
4	San Lorenzo Valley High	Felton, CA	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	High	578	20.2%
5	Santa Cruz High	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	1,093	22.7%
6	Soquel High	Soquel, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	1,074	29.1%
7	Harbor High	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	1,013	38.2%
8	Delta Charter	Aptos, CA	Santa Cruz City High	High	113	38.9%
9	Aptos High	Aptos, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	High	1,274	47.6%
10	Santa Cruz County Community	Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	High	730	58.5%
11	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Watsonville, CA	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	High	501	76.4%
12	Pajaro Valley High	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	High	1,293	84.3%
13	Watsonville High	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	High	2,215	91.1%
14	Renaissance High Continuation	La Selva Beach, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	High	112	92.9%

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