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Pacific Elementary

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Pacific Elementary ranks 1418 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Elementary is a small, highly-rated K-6 school of 173 students in the coastal community of Davenport, operating as its own Pacific Elementary district and consistently ranking well above the state average academically.

The school's greatest strength is its ability to deliver strong academic results, particularly in math and science, while serving a diverse student community. For example, its math proficiency (61%) is significantly higher than nearby schools like Gault Elementary (38%) and De Laveaga Elementary (47%), even though those schools have similar student populations. This performance is achieved with notably lower per-student spending than many neighbors, such as Bonny Doon Elementary, suggesting very efficient and effective use of resources.

Parents should note the school is actively improving its chronic absenteeism rate, though it remains an area of focus. Performance can also vary between grade levels, with a notable jump in English scores from 3rd to 4th grade. Overall, Pacific Elementary stands out as a high-performing, cost-effective school that successfully supports its students, making it a compelling choice for families in the area.

173

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,521

Per pupil spending ?

41%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Ocean St.
Davenport, CA 95017

(831) 425-7002

District: Pacific Elementary

Students who attend Pacific Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mission Hill Middle
High:	Santa Cruz High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

California avg41%

1,418^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 1,543Pacific 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	74.2	1418 of 5857	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	1080 of 5869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	1068 of 5859	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1531 of 5883	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	1441 of 5789	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1117 of 5662	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	1416 of 5692	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	1229 of 5614	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.3	607 of 5611	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	1255 of 5530	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	1693 of 5390	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	84.9	731 of 5377	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	1567 of 5314	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.1	1583 of 5193	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	1512 of 5113	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.5	824 of 5113	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	88.9	543 of 4818	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	1541 of 4822	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	1456 of 4809	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.5	405 of 5612	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	979 of 5609	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1569 of 5628	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1313 of 5643	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1123 of 5638	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	843 of 5663	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	747 of 2598	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	841 of 2651	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	706 of 2661	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	820 of 2726	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	817 of 2834	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	500 of 2737	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 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 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 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 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
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Ocean St.	Davenport	95017	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 425-7002	173	8	22.6	41.0%	100 (57.8%)	1 (0.6%)	41 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.8%)	74.2	1418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		81.8	1080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	338	59.1	59.1	22.2	76.0	63.6	52.2	55.7	31.6	69.2	63.6	72.7	60.7	79.2	79.2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	$14,521	$1,895	$12,626
Bonny Doon Elementary	Public	K-6	1492 Pine Flat Rd.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Bonny Doon Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 427-2300	92	6	15.3	22.8%	65 (70.7%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.9%)	70.5	1582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		83.9	1001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	581	63.6	63.6	68.4	42.9	54.6		56.5	73.7	50.0	18.2		52.2							$27,235	$1,422	$25,813
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7155 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-4475	537	24	22.0	27.4%	379 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (18.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	67	1744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.9	1644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	100	49.4	49.4	49.3	45.7	53.9		49.6	54.7	45.7	58.4		52.7	96.2	96.2	97.2	96.2		98.1	$15,896	$1,388	$14,508
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
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Lomond St.	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 338-6413	416	21	19.7	29.6%	274 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (22.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	80.4	1145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.5%		68.8	1653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	508	69.0	69.0	56.1	62.0	62.0		59.8	61.0	57.8	54.9		58.0	95.7		96.8				$17,309	$1,870	$15,439
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
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3991	394	21	18.7	45.2%	162 (41.1%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (50.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	64.5	1860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		43.4	2972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	1112	38.9	38.9	56.7	50.0	59.3		55.3	56.5	52.5	27.8		46.7	93.3		93.3				$20,624	$4,224	$16,400
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
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
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 Pacific Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Elementary?

Students at Pacific Elementary are 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Pacific Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mission Hill Middle
High : Santa Cruz High

Is Pacific Elementary a good school?

Pacific Elementary ranks 1418^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pacific Elementary in?

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How many students attend Pacific Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Pacific Elementary.

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