Santa Cruz County high schools by UC admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by the share of each school's seniors (12th graders) admitted to at least one UC campus: admits and seniors from the same year, so large and small schools compare fairly.

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Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–14 of 14 schools


Pacific Collegiate Charter Santa Cruz · Public	78	78%	89%	69%	95%
Santa Cruz High School Santa Cruz · Public	270	45%	75%	34%	79%
St. Francis High School Salesian College Preparatory, Inc. Private	52	42%	77%	33%	—
Scotts Valley High School Scotts Valley · Public	152	39%	78%	31%	75%
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy Watsonville · Public	56	34%	89%	30%	94%
Aptos High School Aptos · Public	292	33%	74%	24%	66%
Monte Vista Christian Private	121	32%	74%	24%	—
Soquel High School Soquel · Public	264	32%	72%	23%	64%
Harbor High School Santa Cruz · Public	223	24%	72%	17%	61%
San Lorenzo Valley High School Felton · Public	163	22%	61%	14%	74%
Watsonville High School Watsonville · Public	515	16%	80%	13%	40%
Pajaro Valley High School Watsonville · Public	331	14%	68%	10%	43%
Ocean Grove Charter Boulder Creek · Public	139	—	—	—	27%
Santa Cruz County Community Santa Cruz · Public	249	—	—	—	12%

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).

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