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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 11 public middle schools serving 3,193 students in Santa Cruz, CA.

The top ranked public middle schools in Santa Cruz, CA are Pacific Collegiate Charter, Tierra Pacifica Charter and Mission Hill Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Santa Cruz, CA public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 46% statewide average). Middle schools in Santa Cruz have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of California public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).