Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 95017. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95017.
ZIP code 95017
47 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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No charter schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95017.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95017.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95017?
29 scored elementary schools are within 20 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
Distance 10.6mi
Gault Elementary
Santa Cruz City Elementary · Grades K–5
281755% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 11.1mi
De Laveaga Elementary
Santa Cruz City Elementary · Grades K–5
242551% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Happy Valley Elementary
Happy Valley Elementary · Grades K–6
513217% below the standard
Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile
Distance 11.5mi
Vine Hill Elementary
Scotts Valley Unified · Grades K–5
363133% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 11.6mi
Green Acres Elementary
Live Oak Elementary · Grades K–5
272152% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Live Oak Elementary
Live Oak Elementary · Grades K–5
212158% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary
Soquel Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
212554% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 12.1mi
Del Mar Elementary
Live Oak Elementary · Grades K–5
222256% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Soquel Elementary
Soquel Union Elementary · Grades K–5
182161% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Main Street Elementary
Soquel Union Elementary · Grades K–5
272944% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Mountain Elementary
Mountain Elementary · Grades K–6
393130% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 85th percentile
Distance 15.3mi
Mar Vista Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified · Grades K–7
2566% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 15.8mi
Lakeside Elementary
Lakeside Joint · Grades K–5
464212% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Lexington Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · Grades K–5
473122% below the standard
Scope Score 88Strong · 90th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Loma Prieta Elementary
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–5
452827% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile
Distance 16.7mi
Valencia Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified · Grades K–6
302248% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Rio del Mar Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified · Grades K–6
232651% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Saratoga Elementary
Saratoga Union Elementary · Grades K–5
642610% below the standard
Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Foothill Elementary
Saratoga Union Elementary · Grades K–5
532423% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Pescadero Elementary and Middle
La Honda-Pescadero Unified · Grades K–8
1576% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Louise Van Meter Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · Grades K–5
492328% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Daves Avenue Elementary
Los Gatos Union Elementary · Grades K–5
582220% below the standard
Scope Score 93Strong · 97th 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?
11 scored middle schools are within 20 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
Distance 10.5mi
Branciforte Middle
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 6–8
223246% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 11.7mi
Ocean Alternative Education Center
Live Oak Elementary · Grades K–8
2071% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Shoreline Middle
Live Oak Elementary · Grades 6–8
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 13.8mi
New Brighton Middle
Soquel Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
192754% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
C. T. English Middle
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
403327% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Aptos Junior High
Pajaro Valley Unified · Grades 7–8
162262% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Pescadero Elementary and Middle
La Honda-Pescadero Unified · Grades K–8
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Los Gatos Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
473023% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 94th 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?
8 scored high schools are within 20 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
Distance 11.2mi
Harbor High
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 9–12
202357% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 11.3mi
Scotts Valley High
Scotts Valley Unified · Grades 9–12
283240% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Soquel High
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 9–12
223147% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Aptos High
Pajaro Valley Unified · Grades 9–12
162361% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Pescadero High
La Honda-Pescadero Unified · Grades 9–12
312940% below the standard
No score
Distance 18.8mi
Los Gatos High
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High · Grades 9–12
432928% below the standard
Scope Score 91Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Saratoga High
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High · Grades 9–12
632017% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 2
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 8.8mi
Santa Cruz County Community
Santa Cruz County Office of Education · Grades 7–12
1480% below the standard
No score
Distance 10.2mi
Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High
Santa Cruz City High · Grades 9–12
98% below the standard
Developing · 37th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
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
- Santa Cruz Childrens SchoolGrades K–6 · 48 students10.7 mi
- Baymonte Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 332 students11.1 mi
- Vhm Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 62 students11.4 mi
- The Bay School34 students11.6 mi
- Midtown MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 5 students11.7 mi
- Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 163 students12.3 mi
- Merit AcademyGrades 9–12 · 24 students12.9 mi
- Santa Cruz MontessoriGrades K–6 · 112 students14.6 mi
- Twin Lakes Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 398 students14.8 mi
- Chrysostom Classical AcademyGrades K–8 · 39 students16.0 mi
- Orchard SchoolGrades K–6 · 45 students17.1 mi
- St. Abraham's Classical Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 86 students18.6 mi
- St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception SchoolGrades K–8 · 192 students18.7 mi
- Fusion Academy Los GatosGrades 6–12 · 83 students18.7 mi
- Hillbrook SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 341 students19.9 mi
21 private schools are within 20 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.
- Santa Cruz City High6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Live Oak Elementary5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pajaro Valley Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Los Gatos Union Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Santa Cruz City Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above