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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Happy Valley Elementary	0.0mi	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%)	96.6	173^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.1	323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%	150	60.0		60.0	82.4	75.0	86.7	100.0			84.1	94.1	81.0	80.0	81.8			84.4			$19,080	$490	$18,590
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	55.6	2294^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.6%		53.2	2414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%	120	38.5		38.5	53.9	43.8	57.7				51.6	47.5	34.4	36.0				40.2	92%	0%	$11,949	$780	$11,169
Mountain Elementary	2.3mi	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%)	88.9	707^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.8%		83.1	1009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%	302	59.1		59.1	63.6	90.0	63.6	83.3			73.7	76.2	75.0	54.6	58.3			66.7	81%	0%	$38,274	$1,756	$36,518
Brook Knoll Elementary	2.3mi	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%)	89.7	668^th of 5817 public elementary schools	88.5%		86.2	871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%	203	64.4		64.4	66.2	71.1	71.2				69.5	63.2	79.0	66.1				70.0	96%	1%	$15,641	$824	$14,817
De Laveaga Elementary	2.3mi	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%)	63.1	1920^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.0%		66.6	1761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%	159	44.3		44.3	49.3	50.6	47.1				49.1	50.8	51.8	47.1				50.0	≥ 98%		$21,775	$482	$21,293
Green Acres Elementary	2.8mi	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%)	58.7	2128^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.4%		51.2	2538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%	410	40.0		40.0	47.2	47.6	52.3				49.2	61.1	33.3	44.4				45.5	95%	0%
Ocean Alternative Education Center	2.8mi	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)		33.3	36.4						44.4	47.2				27.3		16.7	32.1
Tierra Pacifica Charter	2.9mi	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Tierra Pacifica Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 462-9404	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		≥ 95%		$14,222	$00	$14,222
Main Street Elementary	3.0mi	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%)	74.6	1382^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	76.2%		66	1788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	406	57.1		57.1	63.6	54.2	64.3				60.2	56.8	48.6	47.1				50.0	90%	0%	$11,189	$466	$10,723
Vine Hill Elementary	3.0mi	Public	K-5	151 Vine Hill School Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 438-1090	549	22	24.9	11.3%	339 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (18.0%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.6%)	87.6	762^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.2	762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		60.8		60.8	64.0	69.7	81.0				71.3	61.6	74.2	54.4				63.8	≥ 99%		$15,111	$300	$14,811

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