Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

As a small senior high in Watsonville, California, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy instructs 501 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District is the operating authority for Ceiba College Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The remainder looks like 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Ceiba College Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Cruz County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Santa Cruz County shows median household earnings sit near $111,093, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Santa Cruz County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,316 students), of which Ceiba College Preparatory Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Watsonville Prep, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy operates from a high-density location. Ceiba College Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Ceiba College Preparatory Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.