List of schools in Santa Cruz County, California

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This is a list of the schools in Santa Cruz County, California.

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Current public schools

SchoolDistrict or agencyGrades servedNotes
DeWitt Anderson SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Escuela QuetzalCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
El NidoCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Lighthouse High SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Loudon Nelson Community SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Natural Bridges High School/Green Careers CenterCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Oasis High SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Ponderosa SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Robert A. Hartman SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
San Lorenzo Valley Community SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Santa Cruz Community SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Seabright SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Sequoia SchoolsCounty Office of Education
Star Community SchoolCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Wagner CottageCounty Office of EducationAlternative school
Bonny Doon Elementary Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District K–6
Happy Valley Elementary School Happy Valley Union Elementary School District K–6
Del Mar Elementary School Live Oak School District K–5
Green Acres Elementary School Live Oak School District K–5
Live Oak Elementary School Live Oak School District K–5
Ocean Alternative Education School Live Oak School District K–5
Tierra Pacifica Charter School Live Oak School District K–8
Shoreline Middle School Live Oak School District 6–8
Cypress Charter High SchoolCounty Office of Education9–12Alternative school
Mountain Elementary School Mountain Elementary School District K–6
Pacific Elementary School Pacific Elementary School District K–6
Alianza Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Amesti Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Ann Soldo Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Bradley Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Calabasas Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Freedom Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
H.A. Hyde Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Hall Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Landmark Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Linscott Charter School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
MacQuiddy Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Mar Vista Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Mintie White Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Ohlone Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Radcliff Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Rio Del Mar Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Starlight Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Valencia Elementary School Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–5
Academic Vocational Charter Institute Pajaro Valley Unified School District 9–12
Aptos High School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 9–12
Aptos Junior High School Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Duncan Holbert School Pajaro Valley Unified School District
E.A. Hall Middle School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 6–8
Lakeview Middle School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 6–8
New School Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Pacific Coast Charter School Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Pajaro Middle School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 6–8
Pajaro Valley High School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 9–12
Renaissance High School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 9–12
Rolling Hills Middle School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 6–8
Watsonville-Aptos Adult School Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Pajaro Valley Unified School District K–12
Watsonville High School Pajaro Valley Unified School District 9–12
Boulder Creek Elementary School San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District K–5
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District K–5
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District 6–8
San Lorenzo Valley High School San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District K–5
Charter Program San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District K–12
  • SLV Homeschool (Title 1), K–12
  • Boulder Creek Homeschool (Title 3), K–6
  • Fall Creek Homeschool (Title 4), K–6
  • Coast Redwood Middle Homeschool (Title 5), 6–8
  • Coast Redwood High School (Title 8), 9–12
  • Nature Academy (Title 11), 6–8
  • Mountain Independent Studies (Title 72), K–6
Alternative Family Education Santa Cruz City School District K–12
Bay View Elementary School Santa Cruz City School District K–5
DeLaveaga Elementary School Santa Cruz City School District K–5
Gault Elementary School Santa Cruz City School District K–5
Monarch Community School Santa Cruz City School District K–5
Westlake Elementary School Santa Cruz City School District K–5
Ark Independent Studies Santa Cruz City School District 9–12
Branciforte Middle School Santa Cruz City School District 6–8
Costanoa Continuation School Santa Cruz City School District 9–12
Delta School Santa Cruz City School District 9–12Charter school
Harbor High School Santa Cruz City School District 9–12
Mission Hill Middle School Santa Cruz City School District 6–8
Santa Cruz Adult School Santa Cruz City School District
Santa Cruz High School Santa Cruz City School District 9–12
Soquel High School Santa Cruz City School District 9–12
Pacific Collegiate School County Office of Education7–12Charter school
Brook Knoll Elementary School Scotts Valley Unified School District K–5
Vine Hill Elementary School Scotts Valley Unified School District K–5
Scotts Valley Middle School Scotts Valley Unified School District 6–8
Scotts Valley High School Scotts Valley Unified School District 9–12
Main Street Elementary School Soquel Union Elementary School District K–5
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Soquel Union Elementary School District K–5
Soquel Elementary School Soquel Union Elementary School District K–5
New Brighton Middle School Soquel Union Elementary School District 6–8

Current private schools

SchoolDistrict or agencyGrades servedNotes
Spring Hill School PrivatePreK–6Formerly named Popper–Keizer School
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School Private6–12
Monte Vista Christian School Private6–12
Monterey Bay Academy Private9–12
Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School Private9–12
Santa Cruz Waldorf SchoolPrivateK–8Also Santa Cruz Waldorf High School from 2003 to 2009.
The Bay SchoolPrivateK–12Special education
Monterey Coast Preparatory SchoolPrivate6–12Alternative school
Merit AcademyPrivateK–12
Green Valley Christian SchoolPrivateK–12
Mount Madonna SchoolPrivatePreK–12
Potter's House Community Christian SchoolPrivate1–12
Aptos AcademyPrivatePreK–8
Magic Apple SchoolPrivate2–7
Orchard SchoolPrivateK–6Alternative school
Santa Cruz Montessori PrivatePreK–8 Montessori school
Twin Lakes Christian SchoolPrivateK–8
Salesian Elementary and Junior High SchoolPrivateK–8
St Lawrence AcademyPrivateK–7
Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolPrivatePreK–8
Holy Cross SchoolPrivatePreK–8
New Horizons SchoolPrivateK–5Alternative
Santa Cruz Children's School PrivateK–6
Seabright Montessori SchoolPrivateK–5
Baymonte Christian SchoolPrivateK–8
VHM Christian SchoolPrivateK–8
Tara Redwood SchoolPrivatePreK–3Montessori school
Green Valley Christian SchoolPrivateK–12
Mount Madonna SchoolPrivateK–12
Moreland Notre Dame SchoolPrivateK–8
Trinity Lutheran SchoolPrivateK–3
Chartwell SchoolPrivateK–8Specializes in students with specific learning differences
Gateway School PrivateK–8
The New High SchoolPrivate9–12

Former schools

SchoolDistrict or agencyGrades servedYearsNotes
The Carden School of Santa CruzPrivateK–6Closed in June 2009
Watsonville PrimaryPublic1853 to 1924First school building in 1864; before then, it met first in a church and then in the teacher's home.

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