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Santa Cruz County schools ranked by test score

Latest CAASPP year (2023-24). 9 schools in Santa Cruz County, California with reported English Language Arts scores. California state average: 47.6%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Santa Cruz High
Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz City High
High75.4%+27.8pp
2Scotts Valley High
Scotts Valley · Scotts Valley Unified
High75.0%+27.4pp
3San Lorenzo Valley High
Felton · San Lorenzo Valley Unified
High74.7%+27.1pp
4Soquel High
Soquel · Santa Cruz City High
High74.4%+26.8pp
5Harbor High
Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz City High
High56.5%+8.9pp
6Aptos High
Aptos · Pajaro Valley Unified
High51.8%+4.2pp
7Pajaro Valley High
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
High36.7%-10.9pp
8Watsonville High
Watsonville · Pajaro Valley Unified
High34.0%-13.6pp
9Delta Charter
Aptos · Santa Cruz City High
High27.0%-20.6pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CAASPP % met or exceeded standard threshold on the latest available CAASPP English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). Only public schools in Santa Cruz County, California with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the California statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full California ranking.