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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)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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 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 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 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
Rio del Mar Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-6	819 Pinehurst Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7838	393	19	20.5	22.1%	249 (63.4%)	2 (0.5%)	88 (22.4%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	70.3	1562^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	73.1%		74.9	1374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%	188	43.1	43.1	44.7	51.0	54.9	74.2		57.4	56.5	37.3	51.0	66.1		53.3						$27,589	$25,740	$1,849
Valencia Elementary	1.6mi	Public	K-6	250 Aptos School Rd.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7836	487	24	20.2	37.0%	303 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (30.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	75.9	1331^st of 5804 public elementary schools	77.1%		78.3	1225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%	106	57.8	57.8	42.9	61.9	67.2	69.2		61.8	41.7	50.8	47.6	62.3		51.8	93.8	96.9	93.8			$25,969	$23,966	$2,003
Mar Vista Elementary	2.9mi	Public	K-7	6860 Soquel Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-6177	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%)	39.7	3244^th of 5804 public elementary schools	44.1%		39.2	3271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%	27	31.3	31.3	38.5	40.0	43.8	46.2		43.5	35.9	17.5	31.3	44.0		31.3						$31,171	$28,424	$2,747
Bradley Elementary	4.0mi	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	520	25	21.0	54.2%	193 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	296 (56.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	31.3	3877^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.2%		30.7	3903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%	26	28.4	28.4	19.1	38.7	42.5	41.4		35.9	25.4	27.6	28.8	22.9		26.2	97.1	97.1			97.1	$28,298	$26,030	$2,268
Calabasas Elementary	4.7mi	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	512	23	22.0	97.1%	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13.5	5346^th of 5804 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.6	5652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	306	10.2	10.2	22.2	18.3	11.9	34.5		21.5	28.6	12.5	6.7	15.5		15.8						$28,503	$25,790	$2,713
Soquel Elementary	4.8mi	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%)	43.4	3018^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.0%		49.7	2611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%	407	26.9	26.9	51.5	43.1	36.5			44.4	45.5	36.5	23.1			35.9	91.1	96.4	96.4		96.4	$19,611	$19,026	$585
Main Street Elementary	4.8mi	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	1380^th of 5804 public elementary schools	76.2%		66	1788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	408	57.1	57.1	63.6	54.2	64.3			60.2	56.8	48.6	47.1			50.0	95.5	97.0	95.5		97.0	$17,658	$17,192	$466
Freedom Elementary	5.6mi	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	479	20	24.5	91.4%	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	456 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	5498^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.3	5669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	171	12.0	12.0	9.0	12.6	29.3			16.7	15.4	17.4	17.6			16.8						$27,022	$24,526	$2,496
Live Oak Elementary	5.9mi	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%)	46.2	2835^th of 5804 public elementary schools	51.2%		35.7	3527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%	692	32.3	32.3	58.0	40.8	38.5			45.1	68.0	28.6	20.0			37.2	93.9	96.3		96.3	95.1
Del Mar Elementary	6.0mi	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%)	53.8	2391^st of 5804 public elementary schools	58.8%		42.3	3048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%	657	50.0	50.0	47.0	36.9	55.8			45.9	42.7	38.5	40.4			40.5	95.8	95.8			97.2

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