ZIP 95065 — 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 95065

K-12 nearby

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Private

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ZIP 95065 (Live Oak, CA) is associated with Scotts Valley Unified School District (LEA 0600043) 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 69 K-12 schools (52 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 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 4.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Scotts Valley Unified School District

LEA ID

0600043

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Cabrillo College4.3 miles (7.0 km)2yr-public
Five Branches University4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
University of California-Santa Cruz4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
West Valley Mission Community College District Office16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
West Valley College16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-San Jose18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-private
San Jose City College19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-public
De Anza College20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-public
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-public
Santa Clara University22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
Evergreen Valley College22.2 miles (35.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Gavilan College23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-public
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Foothill College24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
University of East-West Medicine24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Mission College24.9 miles (40.1 km)2yr-public
Institute for Business and Technology26.3 miles (42.4 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Valley26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
California State University-Monterey Bay28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
Sofia University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
Central Coast College29.0 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Andhra29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Stanford University29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
Hartnell College30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-private
Naval Postgraduate School30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
Monterey Peninsula College30.9 miles (49.8 km)2yr-public
Menlo College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
Canada College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Unitek College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
Alder Graduate School of Education34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Ohlone College34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame de Namur University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
San Mateo County Community College District Office39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Chabot College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
Las Positas College48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
Skyline College49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Merritt College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco54.4 miles (87.6 km)2yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
Laney College55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
University of California-System Administration Central Office55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
California College of the Arts55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Reach University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
Samuel Merritt University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
Minerva University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University57.1 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
EDvance College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-private
University of San Francisco57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
University of California-Berkeley60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College66.1 miles (106.3 km)2yr-private
Contra Costa College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
Los Medanos College67.7 miles (109.0 km)2yr-public
Yosemite Community College District Office67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-private
Modesto Junior College68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa Community College District Office68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
College of Marin70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-public
California State University-Stanislaus70.9 miles (114.2 km)4yr-public
Dominican University of California71.7 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
Presidio Graduate School72.2 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
California State University Maritime Academy73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-public
Teachers College of San Joaquin73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
Touro University California74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Xavier College School of Nursing74.8 miles (120.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Happy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
MERIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Scotts Valley Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Vine Hill Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brook Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
De Laveaga Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Soquel High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Scotts Valley High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Main Street Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Harbor High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Ocean Alternative Education Center	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Green Acres Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Special Education Preschool	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Tierra Pacifica Charter	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Soquel Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Branciforte Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THE BAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Costanoa Continuation High	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Ark Independent Studies	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Live Oak Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Alternative Family Education	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Gault Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
New Brighton Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Santa Cruz County Community	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Santa Cruz County Court	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Santa Cruz County ROP	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
TWIN LAKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Shoreline Middle	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Opal Cliffs	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Delta Charter	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Mar Vista Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Mission Hill Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Santa Cruz High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Westlake Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
SANTA CRUZ WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Bay View Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SEACLIFF ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
San Lorenzo Valley High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Ludlow Preschool	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ORCHARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Valencia Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
SLVUSD Charter	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
GATEWAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
OASIS, OUTDOOR AUTISM/SPECIAL ISSUES SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Aptos Junior High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Loma Prieta Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
C. T. English Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Aptos High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Rio del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Bonny Doon Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Boulder Creek Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 95065

What school district is ZIP code 95065 in?

ZIP 95065 (Live Oak, CA) maps to Scotts Valley Unified School District (LEA ID 0600043) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 95065?

US5 lists 69 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 52 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 95065 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95065 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	49.6%
High school	13.4%
Less than HS	4.1%
School district	Scotts Valley Unified School District

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