Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95017.
ZIP code 95017
12 scored schools near 95017
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
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13 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95017?
7 scored elementary schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017. The closest is Pacific Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Pacific Elementary
Pacific Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
162658% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Bonny Doon Elementary
Bonny Doon Union Elementary · Grades K–6
212950% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 7.3mi
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
San Lorenzo Valley Unified · Grades K–5
242452% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile
Distance 8.4mi
Westlake Elementary
Santa Cruz City Elementary · Grades K–5
392635% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 85th percentile
Distance 8.5mi
Boulder Creek Elementary
San Lorenzo Valley Unified · Grades K–5
252946% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 9.1mi
Brook Knoll Elementary
Scotts Valley Unified · Grades K–5
412831% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Bay View Elementary
Santa Cruz City Elementary · Grades K–5
272251% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95017, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 95017?
3 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017. The closest is San Lorenzo Valley Middle, 7.3 miles away.
Distance 7.3mi
San Lorenzo Valley Middle
San Lorenzo Valley Unified · Grades 6–8
202654% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 9.1mi
Mission Hill Middle
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 6–8
252748% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 9.7mi
Scotts Valley Middle
Scotts Valley Unified · Grades 6–8
323038% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 86th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95017, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 95017?
2 scored high schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017. The closest is San Lorenzo Valley High, 7.2 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 7.2mi
San Lorenzo Valley High
San Lorenzo Valley Unified · Grades 9–12
282547% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Santa Cruz High
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 9–12
372340% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 86th percentile
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Distance 8.8mi
Santa Cruz County Community
Santa Cruz County Office of Education · Grades 7–12
1480% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95017, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near 95017?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Santa Cruz Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 128 students6.7 mi
- Pacific Sands AcademyGrades 1–12 · 41 students7.5 mi
- Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory SchoolGrades 6–12 · 119 students8.7 mi
- Gateway SchoolGrades K–8 · 181 students9.0 mi
- Spring Hill-Advanced Elementary School of Santa CrGrades K–6 · 33 students9.4 mi
- Holy Cross SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 139 students9.4 mi
6 private schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95017, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near 95017?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Santa Cruz City Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Santa Cruz City High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Scotts Valley Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Bonny Doon Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Pacific Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above