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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. Soquel Elementary leads the list at 61.2%, against a median of 50.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
56
Santa Cruz County, California
Top Diversity index
61.2%
Median Diversity index
50.8%
MOST DIVERSE · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Soquel ElementarySoquel, CA33761.2%39.2%(132)1.8%(6)47.5%(160)4.2%(14)
2De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CA48160.9%46.0%(221)1.3%(6)41.6%(200)4.0%(19)
3Soquel HighSoquel, CA1,07460.7%47.5%(510)0.7%(7)39.5%(424)1.6%(17)
4Mission Hill MiddleSanta Cruz, CA51060.6%52.5%(268)1.0%(5)32.5%(166)2.8%(14)
5Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CA27059.8%50.4%(136)0.4%(1)37.8%(102)3.3%(9)
6Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CA26259.6%39.7%(104)2.7%(7)48.9%(128)3.8%(10)
7Branciforte MiddleSanta Cruz, CA40959.2%42.8%(175)1.7%(7)46.9%(192)2.0%(8)
8Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CA25958.0%58.7%(152)0.0%(0)23.6%(61)4.3%(11)
9Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CA39457.3%41.1%(162)0.3%(1)50.3%(198)1.0%(4)
10Santa Cruz HighSanta Cruz, CA1,09357.0%58.0%(634)1.6%(18)29.0%(317)2.5%(27)
11Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CA21456.9%52.8%(113)0.0%(0)38.3%(82)0.9%(2)
12Harbor HighSanta Cruz, CA1,01356.6%34.5%(350)0.6%(6)55.7%(564)2.7%(27)
13Pacific Collegiate CharterSanta Cruz, CA53656.6%61.8%(331)0.4%(2)16.0%(86)6.9%(37)
14Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CA45356.4%61.1%(277)1.1%(5)22.3%(101)5.3%(24)
15Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CA54956.4%61.8%(339)0.0%(0)18.0%(99)6.9%(38)
16New Brighton MiddleCapitola, CA58555.9%56.2%(329)0.7%(4)33.9%(198)1.7%(10)
17Aptos Junior HighAptos, CA58755.8%43.3%(254)0.5%(3)50.3%(295)1.7%(10)
18Aptos HighAptos, CA1,27455.4%40.1%(511)0.3%(4)53.1%(676)2.0%(26)
19Main Street ElementarySoquel, CA38354.5%61.1%(234)0.8%(3)27.4%(105)2.1%(8)
20Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CA32253.9%33.9%(109)2.2%(7)58.7%(189)2.2%(7)
21Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CA39353.7%63.4%(249)0.5%(2)22.4%(88)3.3%(13)
22Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CA52053.5%37.1%(193)0.2%(1)56.9%(296)1.0%(5)
23Shoreline MiddleSanta Cruz, CA47852.7%33.5%(160)1.5%(7)59.8%(286)2.7%(13)
24Scotts Valley MiddleScotts Valley, CA46352.6%65.4%(303)0.2%(1)18.4%(85)6.7%(31)
25Santa Cruz County CommunitySanta Cruz, CA73052.5%35.1%(256)1.2%(9)58.4%(426)1.6%(12)
26Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CA31452.2%31.9%(100)0.6%(2)61.1%(192)1.3%(4)
27Valencia ElementaryAptos, CA48751.6%62.2%(303)0.0%(0)30.4%(148)0.6%(3)
28Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CA49851.1%66.7%(332)0.6%(3)15.1%(75)6.2%(31)
29Scotts Valley HighScotts Valley, CA61150.5%66.9%(409)0.5%(3)19.3%(118)5.1%(31)
30Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CA41650.4%65.9%(274)0.0%(0)22.1%(92)0.7%(3)
31San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CA53745.6%70.6%(379)0.0%(0)18.1%(97)0.7%(4)
32Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA36245.3%24.9%(90)1.4%(5)69.6%(252)1.9%(7)
33Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CA41542.8%23.6%(98)0.2%(1)71.6%(297)0.2%(1)
34San Lorenzo Valley MiddleFelton, CA39639.4%75.8%(300)0.0%(0)16.2%(64)0.3%(1)
35Santa Cruz County Career Advancement CharterFreedom, CA20735.0%21.3%(44)0.0%(0)77.8%(161)0.5%(1)
36San Lorenzo Valley HighFelton, CA57833.4%80.5%(465)0.5%(3)12.5%(72)0.5%(3)
37Linscott CharterWatsonville, CA25827.9%10.8%(28)0.0%(0)84.1%(217)1.2%(3)
38Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CA41917.8%4.5%(19)0.2%(1)90.5%(379)4.1%(17)
39T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CA43816.2%6.2%(27)0.2%(1)91.3%(400)2.0%(9)
40Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CA49313.1%4.7%(23)0.2%(1)93.1%(459)1.0%(5)
41Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CA37711.2%2.9%(11)0.3%(1)94.2%(355)1.9%(7)
42Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CA51211.2%4.5%(23)0.0%(0)94.1%(482)0.0%(0)
43Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CA4319.8%3.7%(16)0.0%(0)94.9%(409)0.9%(4)
44Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CA4799.2%4.0%(19)0.2%(1)95.2%(456)0.2%(1)
45Lakeview MiddleWatsonville, CA4257.8%0.7%(3)0.7%(3)95.5%(406)1.9%(8)
46H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CA4767.3%2.5%(12)0.4%(2)96.2%(458)0.0%(0)
47Watsonville PrepWatsonville, CA4887.2%1.0%(5)0.0%(0)96.3%(470)1.8%(9)
48Watsonville HighWatsonville, CA2,2156.9%2.4%(52)0.2%(5)96.4%(2,136)0.7%(16)
49Rolling Hills MiddleWatsonville, CA5886.3%0.8%(5)0.2%(1)96.6%(568)1.9%(11)
50Ceiba College Preparatory AcademyWatsonville, CA5016.3%2.2%(11)0.2%(1)96.6%(484)0.4%(2)
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