ZIP 95062 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 95062

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 95062 (Santa Cruz, CA) is associated with Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12) (LEA 0606015) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 68 K-12 schools (50 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Five Branches University about 0.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

LEA ID

0606015

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Five Branches University0.7 miles (1.2 km)4yr-private
Cabrillo College3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
University of California-Santa Cruz4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-public
West Valley Mission Community College District Office20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
West Valley College20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-San Jose22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-private
Gavilan College23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-public
San Jose City College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
De Anza College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
California State University-Monterey Bay24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
Evergreen Valley College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

San Jose State University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
Central Coast College26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Santa Clara University26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Naval Postgraduate School26.6 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Monterey Peninsula College26.9 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
Hartnell College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-public
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Foothill College28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-public
University of East-West Medicine28.7 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Mission College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
Palo Alto University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Institute for Business and Technology30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Valley30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Sofia University32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Stanford University33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
University of Silicon Andhra33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-private
Menlo College35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Canada College36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
Unitek College37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Alder Graduate School of Education38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Ohlone College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame de Namur University41.2 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
San Mateo County Community College District Office43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
Chabot College46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-private
Las Positas College52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-public
Skyline College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
Merritt College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda58.3 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office58.8 miles (94.5 km)2yr-public
Laney College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
California College of the Arts59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
University of California-System Administration Central Office59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Reach University59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-public
Samuel Merritt University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Minerva University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University60.9 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
EDvance College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-private
University of San Francisco61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco61.3 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College64.0 miles (103.1 km)2yr-public
University of California-Berkeley64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College69.1 miles (111.2 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
Yosemite Community College District Office70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-public
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-private
Modesto Junior College71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa College71.6 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
Los Medanos College71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Community College District Office72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
California State University-Stanislaus73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
College of Marin74.5 miles (119.8 km)2yr-public
Dominican University of California75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Presidio Graduate School76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Teachers College of San Joaquin77.0 miles (123.8 km)4yr-public
California State University Maritime Academy77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-public
Touro University California78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Xavier College School of Nursing78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Shoreline Middle	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Live Oak Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
THE BAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Tierra Pacifica Charter	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Green Acres Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Ocean Alternative Education Center	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Special Education Preschool	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Harbor High	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.9 km)
Gault Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
De Laveaga Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Opal Cliffs	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Branciforte Middle	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Alternative Family Education	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Costanoa Continuation High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Ark Independent Studies	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Soquel Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Soquel High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
New Brighton Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Main Street Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Santa Cruz High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Mission Hill Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Bay View Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Santa Cruz County ROP	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Santa Cruz County Court	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Santa Cruz County Community	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
TWIN LAKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Westlake Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Delta Charter	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
GATEWAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
MERIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Happy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Mar Vista Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Brook Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
SEACLIFF ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Valencia Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SANTA CRUZ WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
OASIS, OUTDOOR AUTISM/SPECIAL ISSUES SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Scotts Valley Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Aptos Junior High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
ORCHARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Rio del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Vine Hill Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Aptos High	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Scotts Valley High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
San Lorenzo Valley High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Ludlow Preschool	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Renaissance High Continuation	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
SLVUSD Charter	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
MONTEREY BAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 95062

What school district is ZIP code 95062 in?

ZIP 95062 (Santa Cruz, CA) maps to Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12) (LEA ID 0606015) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 95062?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 95062 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95062 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	50.7%
High school	13.2%
Less than HS	6.9%
School district	Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

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