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For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public charter schools serving 703 students in Santa Cruz, CA.

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

Santa Cruz, CA public charter schools have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the California public charter school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 48% statewide average). Charter schools in Santa Cruz have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of California public charter schools.

Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public charter school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).