Elementary Schools in Soquel Union Elementary

Summary:

The Soquel Union Elementary district in Santa Cruz County, California, serves students in grades K-5 across three elementary schools, all of which perform well above state averages in academics and student attendance.

Among these schools, Main Street Elementary stands out as the top academic performer, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide with the strongest scores in English, math, and science. Soquel Elementary, while serving a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, maintains the district's best attendance record with remarkably low chronic absenteeism. Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is the smallest school with the highest per-student spending, yet its math scores are the lowest in the district, indicating that funding alone does not guarantee the highest outcomes.

As a whole, the Soquel Union Elementary district provides a consistently strong education, with all schools significantly outperforming the state in science and maintaining excellent attendance. A notable trend across all three schools is a dip in 5th-grade math scores, which may be an area for focused support as students prepare for middle school.

District Detail

620 Monterey Ave.
Capitola, CA 95010-3618

(831) 464-5632

SchoolDigger Rank:
475^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 1,519

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP 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
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Cruz City High	0.39 mi	9	541^st
Live Oak Elementary	1.9 mi	8	543^rd
Pajaro Valley Unified	1.94 mi	35	1253^rd
Mountain Elementary	2.29 mi	1	194^th
Santa Cruz City Elementary	2.36 mi	5	360^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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