Pacific Collegiate Charter
Score 97.0/100: better than 97% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 13 published results by grade and test
As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 7 | Smarter Balanced ELA | 89.1 | 92 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | Smarter Balanced ELA | 77.3 | 97 |
| English language arts | Grade 11 | Smarter Balanced ELA | 95.2 | 63 |
| English language arts | All grades | Smarter Balanced ELA | 86.1 | 252 |
| Math | Grade 7 | Smarter Balanced Math | 60.2 | 93 |
| Math | Grade 8 | Smarter Balanced Math | 58.8 | 97 |
| Math | Grade 11 | Smarter Balanced Math | 77.8 | 63 |
| Math | All grades | Smarter Balanced Math | 64.0 | 253 |
| Science | Grade 8 | CAST | 58.8 | 97 |
| Science | Grade 12 | CAST | 80.8 | 78 |
| Science | Grade 14 | CAST | 80.8 | 78 |
| Science | All grades | CAST | 68.6 | 175 |
| Science | Grade 99 | CAST | 80.8 | 78 |
School profile
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students
- 540
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- Yes
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Pacific Collegiate Charter at a glance
Pacific Collegiate Charter is a public high school (a charter school) in Santa Cruz, California, serving grades 7-12. It is part of Pacific Collegiate Charter District. It has about 540 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 86% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 64% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 97.0 out of 100: better than 97% of them, ranking #52 of 1,729. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.