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The most racially diverse public schools in Santa Cruz County, California

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Santa Cruz County, California, drawn from 56 qualifying public schools. De Laveaga Elementary leads the list at 46.0%, against a median of 66.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
56
Santa Cruz County, California
Best Largest group
46.0%
Median Largest group
66.3%
MOST DIVERSE · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CA48146.0% White (221)46.0%(221)1.3%(6)41.6%(200)4.0%(19)
2Branciforte MiddleSanta Cruz, CA40946.9% Hispanic (192)42.8%(175)1.7%(7)46.9%(192)2.0%(8)
3Soquel ElementarySoquel, CA33747.5% Hispanic (160)39.2%(132)1.8%(6)47.5%(160)4.2%(14)
4Soquel HighSoquel, CA1,07447.5% White (510)47.5%(510)0.7%(7)39.5%(424)1.6%(17)
5Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CA26248.9% Hispanic (128)39.7%(104)2.7%(7)48.9%(128)3.8%(10)
6Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CA39450.3% Hispanic (198)41.1%(162)0.3%(1)50.3%(198)1.0%(4)
7Aptos Junior HighAptos, CA58750.3% Hispanic (295)43.3%(254)0.5%(3)50.3%(295)1.7%(10)
8Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CA27050.4% White (136)50.4%(136)0.4%(1)37.8%(102)3.3%(9)
9Mission Hill MiddleSanta Cruz, CA51052.5% White (268)52.5%(268)1.0%(5)32.5%(166)2.8%(14)
10Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CA21452.8% White (113)52.8%(113)0.0%(0)38.3%(82)0.9%(2)
11Aptos HighAptos, CA1,27453.1% Hispanic (676)40.1%(511)0.3%(4)53.1%(676)2.0%(26)
12Harbor HighSanta Cruz, CA1,01355.7% Hispanic (564)34.5%(350)0.6%(6)55.7%(564)2.7%(27)
13New Brighton MiddleCapitola, CA58556.2% White (329)56.2%(329)0.7%(4)33.9%(198)1.7%(10)
14Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CA52056.9% Hispanic (296)37.1%(193)0.2%(1)56.9%(296)1.0%(5)
15Santa Cruz HighSanta Cruz, CA1,09358.0% White (634)58.0%(634)1.6%(18)29.0%(317)2.5%(27)
16Santa Cruz County CommunitySanta Cruz, CA73058.4% Hispanic (426)35.1%(256)1.2%(9)58.4%(426)1.6%(12)
17Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CA25958.7% White (152)58.7%(152)0.0%(0)23.6%(61)4.3%(11)
18Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CA32258.7% Hispanic (189)33.9%(109)2.2%(7)58.7%(189)2.2%(7)
19Shoreline MiddleSanta Cruz, CA47859.8% Hispanic (286)33.5%(160)1.5%(7)59.8%(286)2.7%(13)
20Main Street ElementarySoquel, CA38361.1% White (234)61.1%(234)0.8%(3)27.4%(105)2.1%(8)
21Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CA31461.1% Hispanic (192)31.9%(100)0.6%(2)61.1%(192)1.3%(4)
22Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CA45361.1% White (277)61.1%(277)1.1%(5)22.3%(101)5.3%(24)
23Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CA54961.8% White (339)61.8%(339)0.0%(0)18.0%(99)6.9%(38)
24Pacific Collegiate CharterSanta Cruz, CA53661.8% White (331)61.8%(331)0.4%(2)16.0%(86)6.9%(37)
25Valencia ElementaryAptos, CA48762.2% White (303)62.2%(303)0.0%(0)30.4%(148)0.6%(3)
26Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CA39363.4% White (249)63.4%(249)0.5%(2)22.4%(88)3.3%(13)
27Scotts Valley MiddleScotts Valley, CA46365.4% White (303)65.4%(303)0.2%(1)18.4%(85)6.7%(31)
28Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CA41665.9% White (274)65.9%(274)0.0%(0)22.1%(92)0.7%(3)
29Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CA49866.7% White (332)66.7%(332)0.6%(3)15.1%(75)6.2%(31)
30Scotts Valley HighScotts Valley, CA61166.9% White (409)66.9%(409)0.5%(3)19.3%(118)5.1%(31)
31Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA36269.6% Hispanic (252)24.9%(90)1.4%(5)69.6%(252)1.9%(7)
32San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CA53770.6% White (379)70.6%(379)0.0%(0)18.1%(97)0.7%(4)
33Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CA41571.6% Hispanic (297)23.6%(98)0.2%(1)71.6%(297)0.2%(1)
34San Lorenzo Valley MiddleFelton, CA39675.8% White (300)75.8%(300)0.0%(0)16.2%(64)0.3%(1)
35Santa Cruz County Career Advancement CharterFreedom, CA20777.8% Hispanic (161)21.3%(44)0.0%(0)77.8%(161)0.5%(1)
36San Lorenzo Valley HighFelton, CA57880.5% White (465)80.5%(465)0.5%(3)12.5%(72)0.5%(3)
37Linscott CharterWatsonville, CA25884.1% Hispanic (217)10.8%(28)0.0%(0)84.1%(217)1.2%(3)
38Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CA41990.5% Hispanic (379)4.5%(19)0.2%(1)90.5%(379)4.1%(17)
39T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CA43891.3% Hispanic (400)6.2%(27)0.2%(1)91.3%(400)2.0%(9)
40Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CA49393.1% Hispanic (459)4.7%(23)0.2%(1)93.1%(459)1.0%(5)
41Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CA51294.1% Hispanic (482)4.5%(23)0.0%(0)94.1%(482)0.0%(0)
42Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CA37794.2% Hispanic (355)2.9%(11)0.3%(1)94.2%(355)1.9%(7)
43Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CA43194.9% Hispanic (409)3.7%(16)0.0%(0)94.9%(409)0.9%(4)
44Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CA47995.2% Hispanic (456)4.0%(19)0.2%(1)95.2%(456)0.2%(1)
45Lakeview MiddleWatsonville, CA42595.5% Hispanic (406)0.7%(3)0.7%(3)95.5%(406)1.9%(8)
46H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CA47696.2% Hispanic (458)2.5%(12)0.4%(2)96.2%(458)0.0%(0)
47Watsonville PrepWatsonville, CA48896.3% Hispanic (470)1.0%(5)0.0%(0)96.3%(470)1.8%(9)
48Watsonville HighWatsonville, CA2,21596.4% Hispanic (2,136)2.4%(52)0.2%(5)96.4%(2,136)0.7%(16)
49Rolling Hills MiddleWatsonville, CA58896.6% Hispanic (568)0.8%(5)0.2%(1)96.6%(568)1.9%(11)
50Ceiba College Preparatory AcademyWatsonville, CA50196.6% Hispanic (484)2.2%(11)0.2%(1)96.6%(484)0.4%(2)
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