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Bay View Elementary

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Bay View Elementary ranks 1860 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bay View Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 394 students in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district, showing notable recent improvement in its statewide academic ranking.

The school's performance has historically fluctuated more than many nearby schools, such as the consistently high-performing Westlake Elementary or the stable De Laveaga Elementary. However, Bay View made a significant jump in the last year, moving from the 49th to the 68th percentile. This improvement coincided with better student attendance and promising gains for several student groups. A distinct challenge is a sharp drop in mathematics proficiency in 5th grade, which is more pronounced than at comparison schools.

Bay View operates with a higher per-student budget than several schools that outperform it, including Brook Knoll Elementary and De Laveaga. Within its own district, it is a mid-tier school, performing better than Gault Elementary but below Westlake, De Laveaga, and the high-achieving Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch. Science scores remain an area for growth compared to these peers.

394

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,370

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1231 Bay St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4708

(831) 429-3991

District: Santa Cruz City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

41.1%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Santa Cruz City Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,860^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Santa Cruz City Elementary

360^th of 1,543Santa Cruz City 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1860 of 5857	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	2972 of 5869	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2497 of 5859	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2961 of 5883	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	3133 of 5789	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2894 of 5662	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	2222 of 5692	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	1927 of 5614	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.6	1624 of 5611	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	42.3	3169 of 5530	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	3072 of 5390	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	2928 of 5377	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.4	2144 of 5314	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	2074 of 5193	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	1968 of 5113	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	1899 of 5113	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.7	2105 of 4818	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.6	2566 of 4822	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.0	1491 of 4809	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	627 of 2227	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	1276 of 2585	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	1137 of 2128	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2148 of 3162	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2299 of 3245	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	3279 of 3311	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	3041 of 3275	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	2945 of 3246	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	1643 of 5597	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	2322 of 5612	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	2145 of 5609	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	2497 of 5635	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	2705 of 5492	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	2774 of 5413	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	2177 of 5107	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	3604 of 5107	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4230 of 5087	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4336 of 5084	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	4809 of 4963	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4193 of 4830	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2231 of 5460	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	3757 of 5517	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3621 of 5363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4547 of 5264	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	4999 of 5173	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4311 of 5084	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1988 of 5628	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	3439 of 5643	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2759 of 5638	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	3161 of 5663	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3480 of 5510	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2955 of 5431	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1206 of 2847	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	2085 of 2635	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	799 of 2420	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	733 of 2598	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1139 of 2651	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	1283 of 2661	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1741 of 2726	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1827 of 2834	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1851 of 2737	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science39%+6 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 (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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				$36,370	$33,756	$2,614
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	$28,128	$26,044	$2,084
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							$32,890	$32,316	$574
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						$29,954	$28,478	$1,476
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		$24,104	$23,622	$482
Del Mar Elementary	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%)	42.3	3048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		51.3	2494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	554	22.2		22.2	43.8	46.9	31.5				40.4	52.1	51.0	13.0				37.8	95.8	95.8			97.2
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
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							$28,444	$28,444	$00
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
Live Oak Elementary	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%)	35.7	3527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.3	2909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	618	27.9		27.9	33.3	37.3	51.2				39.1	27.1	27.9	37.2				29.8	93.9	96.3		96.3	95.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay View Elementary

What district is Bay View Elementary in?

Santa Cruz City Elementary

Is Bay View Elementary a good school?

Bay View Elementary ranks 1860^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bay View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Bay View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bay View Elementary?

Students at Bay View Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 41% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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