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ZIP 95003 — 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 95003
K-12 nearby
92
Public
73
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 95003 (Day Valley, 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 92 K-12 schools (73 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.1% 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 Cabrillo College about 2.8 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)
LEA ID
0606015
Private school share (ACS)
1.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Cabrillo College2.8 miles (4.6 km)2yr-public
- Five Branches University7.2 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Santa Cruz10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
- Gavilan College17.2 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
- Carrington College-San Jose17.6 miles (28.3 km)2yr-private
- West Valley Mission Community College District Office19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- West Valley College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- Evergreen Valley College21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-public
- San Jose City College21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-public
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District22.7 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
- San Jose State University22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-public
- De Anza College23.5 miles (37.9 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Santa Clara University23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- Central Coast College24.2 miles (39.0 km)2yr-private
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Monterey Bay24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-public
- Hartnell College25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
- University of East-West Medicine27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- Mission College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
- Foothill College28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Business and Technology28.2 miles (45.3 km)2yr-private
- Naval Postgraduate School28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-public
- University of Silicon Valley28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
- Monterey Peninsula College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Silicon Andhra30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- Palo Alto University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
- Sofia University31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-private
- San Francisco Bay University33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- Stanford University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- Unitek College35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Menlo College35.3 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- Ohlone College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
- Canada College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
- Alder Graduate School of Education38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame de Namur University41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- San Mateo County Community College District Office44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-public
- College of San Mateo44.3 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
- Life Chiropractic College West45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
- Chabot College45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
- California State University-East Bay46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-public
- Las Positas College48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
- Carrington College-San Leandro Campus49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
- Skyline College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-public
- Northeastern University Oakland56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
- Merritt College56.3 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
- College of Alameda57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
- Peralta Community College System Office58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
- Laney College58.6 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
- City College of San Francisco58.8 miles (94.7 km)2yr-public
- Saint Mary's College of California59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
- University of California-System Administration Central Office59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
- Starr King School for the Ministry59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco State University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
- Reach University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
- California College of the Arts59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
- Samuel Merritt University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Integral Studies60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
- Minerva University61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
- Academy of Art University61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
- Golden Gate University61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
- University of California-San Francisco61.2 miles (98.6 km)4yr-public
- EDvance College61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Film School61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
- Miami Ad School-San Francisco61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-private
- University of San Francisco61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley School of Theology62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
- Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
- The Wright Institute63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Buddhist Studies63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Berkeley63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
- Berkeley City College63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-public
- California Jazz Conservatory63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
- Graduate Theological Union63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
- Pacific School of Religion63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
- Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
- Yosemite Community College District Office64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
- Modesto Junior College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-public
- San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto65.3 miles (105.2 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Stanislaus66.8 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
- Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-private
- Contra Costa Medical Career College67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-private
- Diablo Valley College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
- Los Medanos College69.1 miles (111.2 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa College71.1 miles (114.5 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Community College District Office71.3 miles (114.8 km)2yr-public
- Teachers College of San Joaquin71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
- Xavier College School of Nursing73.7 miles (118.5 km)2yr-private
- University of the Pacific74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
- San Joaquin Delta College74.9 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
- College of Marin75.0 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
- Carrington College-Stockton75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University of California75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCHARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Aptos Junior High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Aptos High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Valencia Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| SEACLIFF ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| OASIS, OUTDOOR AUTISM/SPECIAL ISSUES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Mar Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Delta Charter | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| TWIN LAKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Rio del Mar Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Mountain Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Main Street Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| New Brighton Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Bradley Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Soquel Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Soquel High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| MERIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Opal Cliffs | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Renaissance High Continuation | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Live Oak Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Ocean Alternative Education Center | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Special Education Preschool | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Tierra Pacifica Charter | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Green Acres Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Happy Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Calabasas Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| THE BAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Harbor High | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Del Mar Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Shoreline Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| De Laveaga Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| MONTEREY BAY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Amesti Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Branciforte Middle | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| MOUNT MADONNA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| Gault Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Freedom Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Pacific Coast Charter | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Rolling Hills Middle | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Duncan Holbert | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Costanoa Continuation High | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Ark Independent Studies | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Alternative Family Education | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.6 km) |
| Vine Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Pajaro Valley High | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Diamond Technology Institute | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| H. A. Hyde Elementary | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Starlight Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Scotts Valley High | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Scotts Valley Middle | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Brook Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| New School Community Day | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| HOLY CROSS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Landmark Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Watsonville Charter School of the Arts | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Alianza Charter | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Santa Cruz High | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Lakeview Middle | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL SALESIAN COLLEGE PREP | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| C. T. English Middle | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Loma Prieta Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Santa Cruz County ROP | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Santa Cruz County Special Education | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Santa Cruz County Community | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Santa Cruz County Court | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Mission Hill Middle | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| MORELAND NOTRE DAME SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Mintie White Elementary | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| E. A. Hall Middle | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Radcliff Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.9 km) |
| Ann Soldo Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Bay View Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Watsonville Prep | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Watsonville High | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| PVUSD Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Westlake Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| Linscott Charter | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 95003
What school district is ZIP code 95003 in?
ZIP 95003 (Day Valley, 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 95003?
US5 lists 92 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 95003 attend private school?
About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95003 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 54.5% |
| High school | 9.7% |
| Less than HS | 3.9% |
| School district | Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12) |