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Pacific Collegiate Charter
· Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County Office of Education · Public
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- Almost all graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 99% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
- Almost all students read and write at grade level. On the state's own 11th-grade test, 95% met or exceeded the college-readiness bar — the top 10% of California high schools (statewide: 54%).
- Kids actually show up. Only 8% of students are chronically absent, versus about 23% statewide — day-to-day engagement most schools would envy.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
How Pacific Collegiate Charter compares for families
What families should know about Pacific Collegiate Charter.
- ▸ Locally📘 #1 in Santa Cruz County on ELA proficiency — plus 4 more top-ranks.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Scotts Valley High School, Santa Cruz High School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-0.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~551 | +0 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~550 | -1 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~550 | -1 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Pacific Collegiate Charter really compare on getting kids to college?
Unlock a head-to-head snapshot of Pacific Collegiate Charter against its 10 most similar nearby schools — matched on size, location, type. See exactly where it stands on the college pipeline.
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San Lorenzo Valley High School · Scotts Valley High School · Santa Cruz High School · Harbor High School · Ceiba College Preparatory Academy · Soquel High School · +4 more
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Santa Cruz County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Pacific Collegiate Charter's enrollment is shrinking 4.5× the county rate (school -14.1% vs. county +3.1%). Stability of 92.9% means every family you keep is one fewer; the leverage is at recruitment, not retention. This is the case the high stability number alone would hide.
25 of 351 students who enrolled at Pacific Collegiate Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (7.1% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Santa Cruz County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 35.2%
Federal: 18.1%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Santa Cruz County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
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The full Reach Report for Pacific Collegiate Charter
A board- and LCAP-ready intelligence brief: your enrollment retention and college outcomes, benchmarked against your closest competitors, with a 5-year forecast, concrete steps to act on, and the rigor + outcomes story you can share with your families. Built from primary public data — prepared for you, not auto-generated.
- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -0.0%/yr) with the revenue at stake
- ✓Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals