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Main Street Elementary

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Main Street Elementary ranks 1788 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Main Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 383 students in the Soquel Union Elementary district, which is ranked in the top third of all districts in California.

The school is a solid academic leader within its own district, consistently outperforming both district and state averages in English, math, and science, with particularly strong results in mathematics compared to nearby schools like Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary and Soquel Elementary. It achieves these results with efficient spending, using significantly fewer dollars per student than some neighboring schools, such as Mountain Elementary. Furthermore, the school has shown excellent improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping dramatically to a rate better than both the district and state averages.

Despite these strengths, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years from its historical high performance, a trend seen in many schools post-pandemic. This overall dip coincides with notable decreases in performance for key student subgroups. While the school remains a strong choice in the area, these recent trends are an important focus for the school community as it works to support all students effectively.

383

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,121

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 North Main St.
Soquel, CA 95073-2212

(831) 464-5650

District: Soquel Union Elementary

Students who attend Main Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

New Brighton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

California avg41%

1,788^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Soquel Union Elementary

475^th of 1,543Soquel Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	1788 of 5857	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	1260 of 5869	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	1139 of 5859	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	888 of 5883	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	1250 of 5789	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	1039 of 5662	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	815 of 5692	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	1121 of 5614	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	1194 of 5611	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	1553 of 5530	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	1479 of 5390	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	1478 of 5377	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	69.9	1460 of 5314	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	1331 of 5193	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	1197 of 5113	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	941 of 5113	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	1126 of 4818	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	74.1	1161 of 4822	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	940 of 4809	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1783 of 5597	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	1238 of 5612	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	981 of 5609	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	914 of 5635	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	1127 of 5492	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1247 of 5413	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2743 of 5107	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	1535 of 5107	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	1600 of 5087	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	1239 of 5084	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	1068 of 4963	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	942 of 4830	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3103 of 5460	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	1239 of 5517	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	1060 of 5363	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	1397 of 5264	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	955 of 5173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	921 of 5084	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1745 of 5628	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	1229 of 5643	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	1272 of 5638	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	841 of 5663	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	1391 of 5510	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	921 of 5431	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	523 of 2635	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1555 of 2598	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	1028 of 2651	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	849 of 2661	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	647 of 2726	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1120 of 2834	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	1016 of 2737	62.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Main Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 North Main St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5650	383	17	23.2	24.8%	234 (61.1%)	3 (0.8%)	105 (27.4%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.6%)	66	1788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		77.7	1260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	528	44.1		44.1	47.2	52.9	60.3				53.4	48.6	50.7	46.3				48.6	95.5	97.0	95.5		97.0		$13,121	$946	$12,175
Soquel Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Porter St.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5655	337	15	22.0	40.1%	132 (39.2%)	6 (1.8%)	160 (47.5%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.5%)	49.7	2611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.5	2208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	403	40.0		40.0	42.6	40.0	49.1				44.0	40.8	39.2	34.6				38.1	91.1	96.4	96.4		96.4		$13,999	$1,422	$12,577
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	8005 Winkle Ave.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5670	214	9	24.3	30.4%	113 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (38.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	53.2	2414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		55.7	2251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	163	43.8		43.8	37.5	57.1	54.8				49.5	37.5	46.4	25.0				35.9							$14,816	$1,236	$13,580
Ocean Alternative Education Center	Public	K-8	984 Bostwick Ln. Ste. 6	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-0767	76	4	21.5	47.4%	40 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (31.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.5%)								(n/a)			60.0							50.0							38.6							$22,434	$944	$21,490
Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 462-9404	166	9	17.5	28.9%	105 (63.3%)	3 (1.8%)	40 (24.1%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	58	2171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		71	1551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	620	35.3	54.6	42.9	52.9	62.5	17.7	53.3	75.0	54.6	52.2	76.5	50.0	5.9	53.3	62.5	72.7	52.2							$13,628	$00	$13,628
Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6860 Soquel Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-5211	270	15	17.8	54.1%	136 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	102 (37.8%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.7%)	39.2	3271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		40.7	3138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	133	26.5		26.5	38.5	25.0	41.2	55.3			40.1	33.3	33.3	26.5	34.2			32.0
Green Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	966 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-0111	262	12	21.8	54.2%	104 (39.7%)	7 (2.7%)	128 (48.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	51.2	2538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		56.4	2220^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	318	25.0		25.0	48.8	52.2	37.2				46.2	53.7	54.4	22.7				43.5	91.7	96.7	95.0		93.3		$21,740	$1,474	$20,266
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1916 Capitola Rd.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-2000	362	15	24.1	58.6%	90 (24.9%)	5 (1.4%)	252 (69.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	35.7	3527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.3	2909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	618	27.9		27.9	33.3	37.3	51.2				39.1	27.1	27.9	37.2				29.8	93.9	96.3		96.3	95.1		$19,181	$1,390	$17,791
Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	3042 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Mountain Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6812	143	8	17.8	14.7%	97 (67.8%)	1 (0.7%)	26 (18.2%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.1%)	83.1	1009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		72.6	1472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	463	61.1		61.1	79.0	57.1	72.2				68.8	79.0	42.9	61.1				62.5	81.0	81.0	90.5	81.0	85.7	90.5	$34,392	$598	$33,794
De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3807	481	20	23.5	27.7%	221 (45.9%)	6 (1.2%)	200 (41.6%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	66.6	1761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.8	1559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	202	42.0		42.0	50.0	56.0	62.5				55.9	51.7	50.7	39.5				47.4	96.6	96.6			96.6		$16,889	$1,887	$15,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Street Elementary

What district is Main Street Elementary in?

Soquel Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Main Street Elementary?

Students at Main Street Elementary are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Main Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Main Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Main Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Main Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Brighton Middle

Is Main Street Elementary a good school?

Main Street Elementary ranks 1788^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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