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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95060

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1,437

Students

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Top rankedBrook Knoll Elementary668^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Brook Knoll Elementary up 203 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 95060 has four elementary schools: Brook Knoll, Westlake, and Bay View serve kindergarten through fifth grade, while Bonny Doon serves kindergarten through sixth. In 2025–2026, every school’s all-grade ELA, math, and science results were above the state results, but school-to-school ranges were substantial: 18 percentage points in ELA, 23 in math, and 26 in science. The most important takeaway is that all four schools exceed state results overall, yet the school a child attends is associated with meaningfully different results.

Brook Knoll led ELA and math, with 69% proficient in ELA and 70% in math—about 2 and 7 points above Westlake, respectively. Westlake led science at 72%, about 8 points above Brook Knoll. At the other end, Bay View had the lowest all-grade results: 52% in ELA, 47% in math, and 46% in science, though each was above the state by about 2, 9, and 10 points. Bonny Doon had a mixed profile, including 60% in science, but its fifth-grade math result was 27%, compared with 37% statewide.

Recent changes favor science: the four-school average rose 13 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while ELA fell 3 points and math was essentially unchanged. The gains varied: Brook Knoll science rose 20 points, while Bonny Doon science fell 4. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings were 89th percentile for Brook Knoll, 86th for Westlake, 70th for Bonny Doon, and 68th for Bay View; these rankings are distinct from test-score percentages. As context, reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025 ranged from 14% at Brook Knoll to 45% at Bay View; Westlake was 25% and Bonny Doon 23%. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 15.3 at Bonny Doon to 22.4 at Brook Knoll; these are descriptive differences, not explanations for achievement.

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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	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	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
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%)	66.7	1744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.5	1582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%	162	60.0	60.0	45.8	50.0	66.7		53.0	58.3	55.0	26.7		48.5			$30,794	$1,418	$29,376
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%)	63.8	1890^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.5%		64.5	1860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%	30	46.0	46.0	42.2	54.6	55.6		51.7	53.3	53.0	36.5		47.1	95%	1%	$29,335	$2,614	$26,721
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%)	87	801^st of 5817 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.7	836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%	35	72.2	72.2	69.1	58.9	73.3		67.5	66.2	54.8	67.8		63.2	≥ 98%		$24,589	$2,084	$22,505

Cities Near Zip Code 95060

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Cruz	0.87 mi	31	254^th
Scotts Valley	4.07 mi	4	157^th
Felton	5.18 mi	4	218^th
Soquel	5.43 mi	4	186^th
Capitola	6.15 mi	1	207^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.