U.S NEWS, HAS RANKED SANTA CRUZ’S PACIFIC COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, THE # 1 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE # 11TH IN THE COUNTRY. PACIFIC COLLEGIATE IS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT HAS 480 STUDENTS, ATTENDING 7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADES. 80 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL’S GRADUATING STUDENTS ENROLL IN COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES.
P.C.S. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROFICIENT IN AT LEAST ONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND MUST SERVE A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.