List of schools in Santa Cruz County, California

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

Current public schools
School District or agency Grades served Notes
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 ElementaryBonny Doon Union Elementary School DistrictK–6
Happy Valley Elementary SchoolHappy Valley Union Elementary School DistrictK–6
Del Mar Elementary SchoolLive Oak School DistrictK–5
Green Acres Elementary SchoolLive Oak School DistrictK–5
Live Oak Elementary SchoolLive Oak School DistrictK–5
Ocean Alternative Education SchoolLive Oak School DistrictK–5
Tierra Pacifica Charter SchoolLive Oak School DistrictK–8
Shoreline Middle SchoolLive Oak School District6–8
Cypress Charter High SchoolCounty Office of Education9–12Alternative school
Mountain Elementary SchoolMountain Elementary School DistrictK–6
Pacific Elementary SchoolPacific Elementary School DistrictK–6
Alianza Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Amesti Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Ann Soldo Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Bradley Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Calabasas Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Freedom Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
H.A. Hyde Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Hall Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Landmark Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Linscott Charter SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
MacQuiddy Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Mar Vista Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Mintie White Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Ohlone Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Radcliff Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Rio Del Mar Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Starlight Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Valencia Elementary SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Academic Vocational Charter InstitutePajaro Valley Unified School District9–12
Aptos High SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District9–12
Aptos Junior High SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District
Duncan Holbert SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District
E.A. Hall Middle SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District6–8
Lakeview Middle SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District6–8
New SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District
Pacific Coast Charter SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District
Pajaro Middle SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District6–8
Pajaro Valley High SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District9–12
Renaissance High SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District9–12
Rolling Hills Middle SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District6–8
Watsonville-Aptos Adult SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District
Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictK–12
Watsonville High SchoolPajaro Valley Unified School District9–12
Boulder Creek Elementary SchoolSan Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary SchoolSan Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
San Lorenzo Valley Middle SchoolSan Lorenzo Valley Unified School District6–8
San Lorenzo Valley High SchoolSan Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Charter ProgramSan Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictK–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 EducationSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–12
Bay View Elementary SchoolSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–5
DeLaveaga Elementary SchoolSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–5
Gault Elementary SchoolSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–5
Monarch Community SchoolSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–5
Westlake Elementary SchoolSanta Cruz City School DistrictK–5
Ark Independent StudiesSanta Cruz City School District9–12
Branciforte Middle SchoolSanta Cruz City School District6–8
Costanoa Continuation SchoolSanta Cruz City School District9–12
Delta SchoolSanta Cruz City School District9–12Charter school
Harbor High SchoolSanta Cruz City School District9–12
Mission Hill Middle SchoolSanta Cruz City School District6–8
Santa Cruz Adult SchoolSanta Cruz City School District
Santa Cruz High SchoolSanta Cruz City School District9–12
Soquel High SchoolSanta Cruz City School District9–12
Pacific Collegiate SchoolCounty Office of Education7–12Charter school
Brook Knoll Elementary SchoolScotts Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Vine Hill Elementary SchoolScotts Valley Unified School DistrictK–5
Scotts Valley Middle SchoolScotts Valley Unified School District6–8
Scotts Valley High SchoolScotts Valley Unified School District9–12
Main Street Elementary SchoolSoquel Union Elementary School DistrictK–5
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary SchoolSoquel Union Elementary School DistrictK–5
Soquel Elementary SchoolSoquel Union Elementary School DistrictK–5
New Brighton Middle SchoolSoquel Union Elementary School District6–8

Current private schools
School District or agency Grades served Notes
Spring Hill SchoolPrivatePreK–6Formerly named Popper–Keizer School
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory SchoolPrivate6–12
Monte Vista Christian SchoolPrivate6–12
Monterey Bay AcademyPrivate9–12
Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High SchoolPrivate9–12
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 MontessoriPrivatePreK–8Montessori 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 SchoolPrivateK–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 SchoolPrivateK–8
The New High SchoolPrivate9–12

Former schools
School District or agency Grades served Years Notes
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.

References
  • List of schools, Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Accessed on 16 October 2012.
  • List of schools, Central Coast Independent Schools. Accessed on 08 November 2012.
  • Koch, Margaret, ed. Going to School in Santa Cruz County: A History of the County's Public School System. Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Fall, 1978.
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