# 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 School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Escuela Quetzal | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| El Nido | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Lighthouse High School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Loudon Nelson Community School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Natural Bridges High School/Green Careers Center | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Oasis High School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Ponderosa School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Robert A. Hartman School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| San Lorenzo Valley Community School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Santa Cruz Community School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Seabright School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Sequoia Schools | County Office of Education | | |
| Star Community School | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Wagner Cottage | County Office of Education | | Alternative school |
| Bonny Doon Elementary | Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District | K–6 | |
| Happy Valley Elementary School | Happy Valley Union Elementary School District | K–6 | |
| Del Mar Elementary School | Live Oak School District | K–5 | |
| Green Acres Elementary School | Live Oak School District | K–5 | |
| Live Oak Elementary School | Live Oak School District | K–5 | |
| Ocean Alternative Education School | Live Oak School District | K–5 | |
| Tierra Pacifica Charter School | Live Oak School District | K–8 | |
| Shoreline Middle School | Live Oak School District | 6–8 | |
| Cypress Charter High School | County Office of Education | 9–12 | Alternative school |
| Mountain Elementary School | Mountain Elementary School District | K–6 | |
| Pacific Elementary School | Pacific Elementary School District | K–6 | |
| Alianza Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Amesti Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Ann Soldo Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Bradley Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Calabasas Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Freedom Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| H.A. Hyde Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Hall Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Landmark Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Linscott Charter School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| MacQuiddy Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Mar Vista Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Mintie White Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Ohlone Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Radcliff Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Rio Del Mar Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Starlight Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Valencia Elementary School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Academic Vocational Charter Institute | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Aptos High School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Aptos Junior High School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | | |
| Duncan Holbert School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | | |
| E.A. Hall Middle School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| Lakeview Middle School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| New School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | | |
| Pacific Coast Charter School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | | |
| Pajaro Middle School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| Pajaro Valley High School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Renaissance High School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Rolling Hills Middle School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| Watsonville-Aptos Adult School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | | |
| Watsonville Charter School of the Arts | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | K–12 | |
| Watsonville High School | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Boulder Creek Elementary School | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| San Lorenzo Valley Middle School | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| San Lorenzo Valley High School | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Charter Program | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District | K–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 Education | Santa Cruz City School District | K–12 | |
| Bay View Elementary School | Santa Cruz City School District | K–5 | |
| DeLaveaga Elementary School | Santa Cruz City School District | K–5 | |
| Gault Elementary School | Santa Cruz City School District | K–5 | |
| Monarch Community School | Santa Cruz City School District | K–5 | |
| Westlake Elementary School | Santa Cruz City School District | K–5 | |
| Ark Independent Studies | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | |
| Branciforte Middle School | Santa Cruz City School District | 6–8 | |
| Costanoa Continuation School | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | |
| Delta School | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | Charter school |
| Harbor High School | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | |
| Mission Hill Middle School | Santa Cruz City School District | 6–8 | |
| Santa Cruz Adult School | Santa Cruz City School District | | |
| Santa Cruz High School | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | |
| Soquel High School | Santa Cruz City School District | 9–12 | |
| Pacific Collegiate School | County Office of Education | 7–12 | Charter school |
| Brook Knoll Elementary School | Scotts Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Vine Hill Elementary School | Scotts Valley Unified School District | K–5 | |
| Scotts Valley Middle School | Scotts Valley Unified School District | 6–8 | |
| Scotts Valley High School | Scotts Valley Unified School District | 9–12 | |
| Main Street Elementary School | Soquel Union Elementary School District | K–5 | |
| Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School | Soquel Union Elementary School District | K–5 | |
| Soquel Elementary School | Soquel Union Elementary School District | K–5 | |
| New Brighton Middle School | Soquel Union Elementary School District | 6–8 | |

## Current private schools

| School | District or agency | Grades served | Notes |
| Spring Hill School | Private | PreK–6 | Formerly named Popper–Keizer School |
| Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | Private | 6–12 | |
| Monte Vista Christian School | Private | 6–12 | |
| Monterey Bay Academy | Private | 9–12 | |
| Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School | Private | 9–12 | |
| Santa Cruz Waldorf School | Private | K–8 | Also Santa Cruz Waldorf High School from 2003 to 2009. |
| The Bay School | Private | K–12 | Special education |
| Monterey Coast Preparatory School | Private | 6–12 | Alternative school |
| Merit Academy | Private | K–12 | |
| Green Valley Christian School | Private | K–12 | |
| Mount Madonna School | Private | PreK–12 | |
| Potter's House Community Christian School | Private | 1–12 | |
| Aptos Academy | Private | PreK–8 | |
| Magic Apple School | Private | 2–7 | |
| Orchard School | Private | K–6 | Alternative school |
| Santa Cruz Montessori | Private | PreK–8 | Montessori school |
| Twin Lakes Christian School | Private | K–8 | |
| Salesian Elementary and Junior High School | Private | K–8 | |
| St Lawrence Academy | Private | K–7 | |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School | Private | PreK–8 | |
| Holy Cross School | Private | PreK–8 | |
| New Horizons School | Private | K–5 | Alternative |
| Santa Cruz Children's School | Private | K–6 | |
| Seabright Montessori School | Private | K–5 | |
| Baymonte Christian School | Private | K–8 | |
| VHM Christian School | Private | K–8 | |
| Tara Redwood School | Private | PreK–3 | Montessori school |
| Green Valley Christian School | Private | K–12 | |
| Mount Madonna School | Private | K–12 | |
| Moreland Notre Dame School | Private | K–8 | |
| Trinity Lutheran School | Private | K–3 | |
| Chartwell School | Private | K–8 | Specializes in students with specific learning differences |
| Gateway School | Private | K–8 | |
| The New High School | Private | 9–12 | |

## Former schools

| School | District or agency | Grades served | Years | Notes |
| The Carden School of Santa Cruz | Private | K–6 | Closed in June 2009 |
| Watsonville Primary | Public | | 1853 to 1924 | First school building in 1864; before then, it met first in a church and then in the teacher's home. |