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Welcome to the online home of Santa Cruz City Schools. Our website is designed to be accessible and informative, reflecting the vibrancy and excellence of our schools. We invite you to explore and welcome your comments.
 Santa Cruz City Schools serves students residing in the city of Santa Cruz and neighborhoods from Davenport to Soquel.
The district is comprised of elementary and high school districts governed by a common Board of Education and a general administrative staff. There are five schools in the Elementary District; the Secondary district includes two middle schools and three comprehensive high schools. Serving the diverse needs of our community, the district also offers a continuation school, an opportunity school, an independent studies program and a home school program.
Our students receive a rich and deep education. From strong academics to music and art , our schools offer programs and services that meet the needs of all students, guiding them to reach their full capabilities. A supportive and involved community helps us to maintain excellence.
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Thinking about sending your middle or high school student to a private or charter school?
Think again!
Santa Cruz City Schools are as good or better than the alternative you may be considering.
Santa Cruz City Schools: Where your child will be challenged, prepared, supported and known.
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College Tracker
College Admissions 2009
College acceptances for the Class of 2009 are flowing in. Seniors from Harbor, Santa Cruz and Soquel High Schools with soon to be graduates of Costanoa, Alternative Family Education and the Ark are all making their final decisions. Below is just the first wave of college acceptances; watch this space for updates as we share our pride in our students:
American • Barnard • Boston • Bowdoin • Brown • Cabrillo College • Cal Poly • Columbia • Cornell • Drew • Fordham • Georgetown • Hampshire • Harvard • Humbolt State • Johns Hopkins • Northeastern • Northwestern • NYU • Oberlin • Otis • Pitzer • Pomona • RIT • Santa Clara University • Sacramento State • San Francisco State • Sonoma State • Spellman • Stanford • Swarthmore • Syracuse • Tulare • UC Berkeley • UC Davis • UCLA • UC Merced • UC San Diego • UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz • University of Pacific • University of Pennsylvania • University of Puget Sound • University of New Hampshire • University of San Francisco • Vanderbilt • Vassar • Wesleyan • Whitman
Congratulations to the Class of 2009!
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"We think of the effective teachers we have had over the years with a sense of recognition, but those who have touched our humanity we remember with a deep sense of gratitude."