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Brook Knoll Elementary

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Brook Knoll Elementary ranks 871 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Brook Knoll Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, serving 467 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Scotts Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brook Knoll Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic assessments, with 73.36% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 64.79% in Mathematics, compared to 69.97% and 58.55% for the district, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 44% of students proficient or better, exceeding the state average of 32.65%. Brook Knoll's academic excellence extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Bay View Elementary, De Laveaga Elementary, and Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary, Brook Knoll Elementary demonstrates significantly higher academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 12.6% in 2022-2023 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school may want to address.

498

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,904

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Brook Knoll Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-1342

(831) 423-2454

District: Scotts Valley Unified

Students who attend Brook Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Scotts Valley Middle
High:	Scotts Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

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 school65%

District avg62%

California avg41%

871^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Scotts Valley Unified

141^st of 1,543Scotts Valley Unified 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	86.2	871 of 5857	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	680 of 5869	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	844 of 5859	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	627 of 5883	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	264 of 1417	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	612 of 5789	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	557 of 5662	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	438 of 5692	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	590 of 5614	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	90.2	612 of 5611	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	633 of 5530	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	90.1	413 of 5390	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	612 of 5377	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	89.8	453 of 5314	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	608 of 5193	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	91.9	375 of 5113	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	268 of 5113	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	92.2	377 of 4818	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	92.0	381 of 4822	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	92.7	353 of 4809	92.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	72.4	53 of 293	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	918 of 5597	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	579 of 5612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	938 of 5609	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	584 of 5635	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	257 of 1267	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	671 of 5492	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	507 of 5413	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	833 of 5107	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	297 of 5087	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	236 of 5084	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	605 of 4963	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	528 of 4830	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	996 of 5460	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1258 of 5517	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	803 of 5628	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	750 of 5643	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	702 of 5638	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	626 of 5663	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	236 of 1272	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	595 of 5510	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	665 of 5431	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	557 of 2847	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	253 of 2635	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1077 of 2598	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	583 of 2651	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	860 of 2661	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	459 of 2726	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	558 of 2834	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	528 of 2737	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+25 vs state

Mathematics65%+27 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 423-2454	498	22	22.4	13.9%	332 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	75 (15.1%)	31 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.0%)	86.2	871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		90.4	680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	191	44.0		44.0	73.1	75.4	72.0				73.4	79.5	62.3	51.4				64.8						$14,904	$984	$13,920
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3125 Branciforte Dr.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Happy Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-1456	106	6	16.5	7.5%	82 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	95.1	323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.5	305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	18	64.3		64.3	77.8	61.1	92.9	93.3			80.0	94.4	77.8	78.6	80.0			83.1						$16,983	$415	$16,568
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
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	Public	K-5	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	114	5	22.8	27.2%	63 (55.3%)	1 (0.9%)	26 (22.8%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.4%)	77.2	1270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		75.1	1365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	95	71.4		71.4	57.9	68.0	76.2				67.7	36.8	60.0	42.9				47.7						$23,997	$2,508	$21,489
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3878	453	22	20.5	24.5%	277 (61.1%)	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.3%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.7%)	86.7	836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%		89	752^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	84	62.8		62.8	56.9	73.3	68.8				66.8	62.5	67.1	63.6				64.5	92.8				95.2	$22,072	$3,059	$19,013
Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3856	314	14	22.4	48.1%	100 (31.8%)	2 (0.6%)	192 (61.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	50.3	2573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		46.5	2764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	191	32.8		32.8	45.5	53.7	44.3				47.1	50.9	41.5	24.6				38.2	97.0					$22,403	$3,402	$19,001
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brook Knoll Elementary

What district is Brook Knoll Elementary in?

Scotts Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Brook Knoll Elementary?

Students at Brook Knoll Elementary are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Brook Knoll Elementary a good school?

Brook Knoll Elementary ranks 871^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Brook Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scotts Valley Middle
High : Scotts Valley High

How many students attend Brook Knoll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Brook Knoll Elementary.

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