# Santa Cruz City High

Santa Cruz City High is a high district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 61.0%, +2.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 39.5%, +4.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-cruz-city-high |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | High |
| Schools | 8 |
| Students | 4,455 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 1,394 (32.0%) |
| English Learners | 318 (7.3%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 58.3% | 1,770 |
| 2024 | 56.8% | 1,751 |
| 2025 | 61.0% | 1,709 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 35.1% | 1,769 |
| 2024 | 37.1% | 1,772 |
| 2025 | 39.5% | 1,720 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 41.9% | 68.2% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | 67.8% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | 72.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.8% | 44.5% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | 47.0% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | 50.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 65.2% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 64.7% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | 69.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 1.4% | 41.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 45.1% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | 48.7% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angela Meeker | Vice Board President; Trustee (Area 5) | angelameeker@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Cindy Ruhsam | Trustee (Area 6) | cynthiaruhsam@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| John Owen | Trustee (Area 4) | johnowen@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Kevin Grossman | Trustee (Area 1) | kevingrossman@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Kyle Kelley | Board President; Trustee (Area 2) | kylekelley@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Mary Anne Robb | Trustee (Area 3) | maryannerobb@sccs.net | N/A | 2028 |
| Patricia Threet | Trustee (Area 7) | pthreet@sccs.net | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Santa Cruz High | Santa Cruz | 69.0% | 50.6% | 59.8% | +7.5 | +4.7 |
| 2 | Mission Hill Middle | Santa Cruz | 58.9% | 49.0% | 54.0% | +1.3 | +8.5 |
| 3 | Soquel High | Soquel | 72.5% | 34.2% | 53.3% | +0.9 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Alternative Family Education | Santa Cruz | 64.1% | 37.5% | 50.8% | +4.1 | -2.5 |
| 5 | Branciforte Middle | Santa Cruz | 60.0% | 39.7% | 49.8% | +10.2 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Harbor High | Santa Cruz | 59.7% | 25.6% | 42.7% | -4.5 | -3.3 |
| 7 | Ark Independent Studies | Santa Cruz | 53.3% | 13.3% | 33.3% | -16.7 | -22.0 |
| 8 | Delta Charter | Aptos | 24.4% | 2.4% | 13.4% | -3.8 | -2.6 |