Enrollment
207
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION·NCES 069103614200
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter
229 Green Valley Rd., Freedom, CA 95076 · (831) 466-5697 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 12–12HIGH23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
25 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 12 | 207 | 100% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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START A DISCUSSIONSchools most like Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter this school | 207 | 12.1% | N/A |
| Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) San Francisco | 201 | 25.4% | N/A |
| Millennium Charter Tracy | 436 | 22.5% | N/A |
| Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE) Camarillo | 266 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Family First Charter Hawthorne | 605 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Pescadero High Pescadero | 81 | 34.6% | 51.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #1,342 of 2,093 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #1,315 of 1,352 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #921 of 1,351 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #1,538 of 1,575 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
207
+159 (+331%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 16.0:1
% White
21%
was 31%
% Hispanic
78%
was 60%
% Black
0%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 207 | 7.6 | 27.4:1 | 12% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | 16% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 7 | 23.3:1 | 13% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 3 | 16.0:1 | 6% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 331% (48 to 207); teachers up 152% (3 to 7.6).
About Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter is one of the public schools in Freedom, California. It is a small high school. The school serves 207 students in grade 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Santa Cruz County Office of Education serves 1,062 students across 4 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter, at 78%. The remaining shares are 21% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Cruz County's population at about 35%. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 27.4 students per teacher. That is 9.2 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 12% of students. Among public schools in Santa Cruz County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Cruz County show that the median household income is $111,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter is one of 83 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter is Pacific Coast Charter, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter as Suburb: Small. Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Reported enrollment: 48 (2017-18) and 207 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same years, the Hispanic share increased from 60% to 78%. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.0 to 27.4 over 7 years.
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Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Cruz County Office of Education
- Santa Cruz County CommunityHigh · 730 students
- Santa Cruz County Special EducationCombined · 105 students
- Santa Cruz County CourtHigh · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Pacific Coast Charter0.2 mi · 132
- Amesti Elementary0.5 mi · 431
- Freedom Elementary0.8 mi · 479
- H. A. Hyde Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- Diamond Technology Institute1.0 mi · 87
- Starlight Elementary1.2 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Cruz County Career Advancement CharterHow many students attend Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter?
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 12-12.
Is Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter is a high school covering grades 12-12.
How many teachers does Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter have?
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
How diverse is Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter?
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter reports a student body of 21% White, 78% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter in?
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter is part of Santa Cruz County Office of Education.
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