Santa Cruz County Community

400 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Cruz
  • 722 students

Santa Cruz County Community is a public high school in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County Office of Education). 12% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

No UC or CSU results for Santa Cruz County Community in fall 2025.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (277 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

38%

106 of 277 graduates

UC or CSU

1%

4 graduates

Community college

33%

92 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC00%
CSU41%
CA private college1<1%
Out of state93%
Community college9233%
Not enrolled17162%
Enrolled in college10638%
Total277100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

<1%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

1 of 362 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)

<1%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

1 of 388 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 29%County median 61%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 6%County median 30%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 8%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 14%
  • Low-income students 63%County median 36%
  • Graduates completing courses 12%County median 64%

Across California

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