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Soquel Elementary

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Soquel Elementary ranks 2611 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Soquel Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 337 students in the Soquel Union Elementary district, ranking slightly above the state average but in the middle of its competitive local landscape.

Academically, the school's test scores in English and Math are close to the California average but trail behind other schools in its own district, such as nearby Main Street Elementary, which outperforms it despite having similar class sizes and less funding per student. A significant and positive standout is the school's dramatic improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 30% to just 8.5% in two years—a rate that is now better than many neighboring schools like Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary and those in the Live Oak Elementary district.

The school's performance for different groups of students has varied considerably from year to year. While it operates with moderate resources compared to area schools, its story is one of notable progress in getting students to school regularly, alongside the ongoing challenge of raising academic achievement to match its highest-performing local peers like Mountain Elementary.

337

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,999

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Porter St.
Soquel, CA 95073-2421

(831) 464-5655

District: Soquel Union Elementary

Students who attend Soquel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

New Brighton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

California avg41%

2,611^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	49.7	2611 of 5857	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	2208 of 5869	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	2074 of 5859	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	2860 of 5883	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2398 of 5789	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	2366 of 5662	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	2088 of 5692	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.4	2579 of 5614	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.3	3243 of 5611	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	3616 of 5530	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	3231 of 5390	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	2917 of 5377	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	3192 of 5314	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	2455 of 5193	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	2366 of 5113	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	1524 of 5113	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	61.0	1694 of 4818	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.3	2130 of 4822	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.0	1628 of 4809	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	816 of 2227	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1933 of 3162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.4	391 of 3245	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	1863 of 3311	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2562 of 5597	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1849 of 5612	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1716 of 5609	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2359 of 5635	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2343 of 5492	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2732 of 5413	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3469 of 5107	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3295 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	2002 of 5087	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	3386 of 5084	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	2205 of 4963	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	2604 of 4830	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	2526 of 5460	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	2957 of 5517	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	1333 of 5363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	3263 of 5264	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	2082 of 5173	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2285 of 5084	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2607 of 5628	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2669 of 5643	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	2283 of 5638	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	3227 of 5663	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	2301 of 5510	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	2003 of 5431	63.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1382 of 2598	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	1103 of 2651	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1553 of 2661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	2060 of 2726	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1907 of 2834	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	1747 of 2737	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-2063	322	14	23.0	62.4%	109 (33.9%)	7 (2.2%)	189 (58.7%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	42.3	3048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		51.3	2494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	554	22.2		22.2	43.8	46.9	31.5				40.4	52.1	51.0	13.0				37.8	95.8	95.8			97.2	$21,045	$1,565	$19,480
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 Soquel Elementary

How many students attend Soquel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Soquel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Soquel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Soquel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Brighton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Soquel Elementary?

Students at Soquel Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Soquel Elementary a good school?

Soquel Elementary ranks 2611^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Soquel Elementary in?

Soquel Union Elementary

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