ZIP 95073 — 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 95073

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 95073 (Soquel, 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 69 K-12 schools (52 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 3.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

LEA ID

0606015

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Cabrillo College3.7 miles (5.9 km)2yr-public
Five Branches University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
University of California-Santa Cruz7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-public
West Valley Mission Community College District Office15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
West Valley College15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-San Jose16.6 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
San Jose City College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
Evergreen Valley College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
De Anza College20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-public
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
Gavilan College20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Santa Clara University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
University of East-West Medicine24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
Mission College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
Foothill College24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Institute for Business and Technology25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Valley25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto University27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
Central Coast College27.8 miles (44.8 km)2yr-private
California State University-Monterey Bay27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
University of Silicon Andhra28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Sofia University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Hartnell College29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont29.5 miles (47.4 km)2yr-private
Stanford University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Naval Postgraduate School30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-public
Monterey Peninsula College31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-public
Menlo College31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
Unitek College32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
Canada College33.6 miles (54.1 km)2yr-public
Ohlone College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
Alder Graduate School of Education35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame de Namur University38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
San Mateo County Community College District Office40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Chabot College42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-private
Las Positas College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
Skyline College50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Merritt College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office54.9 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco55.2 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
Laney College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-public
University of California-System Administration Central Office55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
Reach University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
California College of the Arts56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
Samuel Merritt University56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
Minerva University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Golden Gate University57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
EDvance College57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-private
University of San Francisco58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
University of California-Berkeley60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-public
Berkeley City College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus64.1 miles (103.1 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College65.0 miles (104.5 km)2yr-private
Yosemite Community College District Office65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-public
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-private
Modesto Junior College65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Los Medanos College66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa College67.8 miles (109.2 km)2yr-public
California State University-Stanislaus68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa Community College District Office68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-public
Teachers College of San Joaquin71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-public
College of Marin71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
Dominican University of California72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
Xavier College School of Nursing72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-private
California State University Maritime Academy72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
Presidio Graduate School72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
University of the Pacific73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
MERIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Happy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Main Street Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Soquel High	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
TWIN LAKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Delta Charter	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mar Vista Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ORCHARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Soquel Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Vine Hill Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
New Brighton Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
SEACLIFF ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Scotts Valley High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Valencia Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
De Laveaga Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Ocean Alternative Education Center	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Special Education Preschool	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Tierra Pacifica Charter	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Green Acres Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Scotts Valley Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Aptos Junior High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Harbor High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Opal Cliffs	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
OASIS, OUTDOOR AUTISM/SPECIAL ISSUES SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Live Oak Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
THE BAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
C. T. English Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Loma Prieta Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Brook Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Aptos High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Branciforte Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Shoreline Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Costanoa Continuation High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Ark Independent Studies	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Alternative Family Education	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Gault Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Rio del Mar Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Santa Cruz County ROP	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Santa Cruz County Court	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Santa Cruz County Community	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Mission Hill Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Santa Cruz High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Westlake Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Bay View Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
SANTA CRUZ WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
San Lorenzo Valley High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Ludlow Preschool	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
SLVUSD Charter	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
GATEWAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Renaissance High Continuation	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 95073

What school district is ZIP code 95073 in?

ZIP 95073 (Soquel, 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 95073?

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 95073 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95073 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.1%
High school	20.5%
Less than HS	4.8%
School district	Santa Cruz City High School District (9-12)

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