ZIP 95010 — 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 95010

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 95010 (Capitola, 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 72 K-12 schools (54 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 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 Cabrillo College about 1.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

LEA ID

0606015

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Cabrillo College1.8 miles (2.9 km)2yr-public
Five Branches University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
University of California-Santa Cruz6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-public
West Valley Mission Community College District Office20.1 miles (32.4 km)2yr-public
West Valley College20.1 miles (32.4 km)2yr-public
Gavilan College21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-San Jose21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-private
San Jose City College23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-public
California State University-Monterey Bay24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-public
De Anza College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
Evergreen Valley College24.8 miles (39.8 km)2yr-public
Central Coast College25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

San Jose-Evergreen Community College District25.0 miles (40.3 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
Santa Clara University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Hartnell College26.2 miles (42.1 km)2yr-public
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
Naval Postgraduate School26.6 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
Monterey Peninsula College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
Foothill College28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
University of East-West Medicine28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
Mission College28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
Institute for Business and Technology30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Valley30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
Sofia University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
University of Silicon Andhra32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Stanford University33.5 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont34.1 miles (54.8 km)2yr-private
San Francisco Bay University35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Menlo College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Unitek College36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Canada College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Ohlone College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
Alder Graduate School of Education38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame de Namur University41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
San Mateo County Community College District Office43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo44.0 miles (70.8 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Chabot College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
Las Positas College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
Skyline College53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
Merritt College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
Laney College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
University of California-System Administration Central Office59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
California College of the Arts59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
Reach University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Samuel Merritt University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
Minerva University61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
EDvance College61.4 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-private
University of San Francisco61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
University of California-Berkeley64.2 miles (103.2 km)4yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific64.4 miles (103.7 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Yosemite Community College District Office69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College69.6 miles (112.1 km)2yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-private
Modesto Junior College69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-public
Los Medanos College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
California State University-Stanislaus71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa College71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Community College District Office72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
College of Marin74.9 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
Teachers College of San Joaquin75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-public
Dominican University of California75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Presidio Graduate School76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
California State University Maritime Academy77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-public
Xavier College School of Nursing77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-private
University of the Pacific77.8 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
New Brighton Middle	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Opal Cliffs	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Soquel Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Soquel High	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Main Street Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
TWIN LAKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Live Oak Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Delta Charter	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Tierra Pacifica Charter	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Ocean Alternative Education Center	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Special Education Preschool	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Green Acres Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Shoreline Middle	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Mar Vista Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
THE BAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Harbor High	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
De Laveaga Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
SEACLIFF ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
MERIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Gault Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Branciforte Middle	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Valencia Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Alternative Family Education	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Costanoa Continuation High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Ark Independent Studies	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
OASIS, OUTDOOR AUTISM/SPECIAL ISSUES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Happy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Aptos Junior High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ORCHARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Rio del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Santa Cruz High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Mission Hill Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Santa Cruz County ROP	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Santa Cruz County Court	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Santa Cruz County Community	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Bay View Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Aptos High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Brook Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Westlake Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
GATEWAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Scotts Valley Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Renaissance High Continuation	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Vine Hill Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SANTA CRUZ WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Scotts Valley High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
MONTEREY BAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Calabasas Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
San Lorenzo Valley High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Ludlow Preschool	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Pajaro Valley High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Rolling Hills Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Duncan Holbert	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Freedom Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 95010

What school district is ZIP code 95010 in?

ZIP 95010 (Capitola, 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 95010?

US5 lists 72 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 95010 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95010 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	46.5%
High school	12.3%
Less than HS	9.3%
School district	Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

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