Mission Hill Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 510 students
Branciforte Middle
315 Poplar St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
409
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Santa Cruz City High
Santa Cruz County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Branciforte Middle
Branciforte Middle is a public middle school in Santa Cruz, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Santa Cruz City High. The school is located in a small city in Santa Cruz County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 409 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 409 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Santa Cruz City High
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- NCES school ID
- 063560006060
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.