Ark Independent Studies
840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062View on map
- Public
- Santa Cruz
- 29 seniors
- 53 students
Ark Independent Studies is a public high school in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz City High) with 29 seniors.
UC admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
too few applicants to report
29 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
—
— of 29 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
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Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (29 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
55%
16 of 29 graduates
UC or CSU
3%
1 graduates
Community college
41%
12 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 0 | 0% |
| CSU | 1 | 3% |
| CA private college | 1 | 3% |
| Out of state | 2 | 7% |
| Community college | 12 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 13 | 45% |
| Enrolled in college | 16 | 55% |
| Total | 29 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
3%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 30 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 32 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 21%County median 61%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 6%County median 30%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 0%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 14%
- Low-income students 55%County median 36%