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

12 public high schools in Santa Cruz County, California appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public high schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Soquel High leads the list at 47.5%, against a median of 64.3% 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 Largest group

47.5%

Median Largest group

64.3%

MOST DIVERSE · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Soquel High	Soquel, CA	1,074	47.5% White (510)	47.5%(510)	0.7%(7)	39.5%(424)	1.6%(17)
2	Aptos High	Aptos, CA	1,274	53.1% Hispanic (676)	40.1%(511)	0.3%(4)	53.1%(676)	2.0%(26)
3	Harbor High	Santa Cruz, CA	1,013	55.7% Hispanic (564)	34.5%(350)	0.6%(6)	55.7%(564)	2.7%(27)
4	Santa Cruz High	Santa Cruz, CA	1,093	58.0% White (634)	58.0%(634)	1.6%(18)	29.0%(317)	2.5%(27)
5	Santa Cruz County Community	Santa Cruz, CA	730	58.4% Hispanic (426)	35.1%(256)	1.2%(9)	58.4%(426)	1.6%(12)
6	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Santa Cruz, CA	536	61.8% White (331)	61.8%(331)	0.4%(2)	16.0%(86)	6.9%(37)
7	Scotts Valley High	Scotts Valley, CA	611	66.9% White (409)	66.9%(409)	0.5%(3)	19.3%(118)	5.1%(31)
8	Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Freedom, CA	207	77.8% Hispanic (161)	21.3%(44)	0.0%(0)	77.8%(161)	0.5%(1)
9	San Lorenzo Valley High	Felton, CA	578	80.5% White (465)	80.5%(465)	0.5%(3)	12.5%(72)	0.5%(3)
10	Watsonville High	Watsonville, CA	2,215	96.4% Hispanic (2,136)	2.4%(52)	0.2%(5)	96.4%(2,136)	0.7%(16)
11	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Watsonville, CA	501	96.6% Hispanic (484)	2.2%(11)	0.2%(1)	96.6%(484)	0.4%(2)
12	Pajaro Valley High	Watsonville, CA	1,293	96.9% Hispanic (1,253)	1.8%(23)	0.1%(2)	96.9%(1,253)	0.8%(11)

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