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Santa Cruz City Elementary Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

1,768

Students per teacher

22.7

Grades

K to 5

Area

38.1 sq mi

State

Santa Cruz City Elementary is a public school district in California, based in Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Santa Cruz City Elementary on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

Every school in Santa Cruz City Elementary

Elementary and primary schools (5)

Bay View Elementary, Santa Cruz
De Laveaga Elementary, Santa Cruz
Gault Elementary, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education Monarch, Santa Cruz
Westlake Elementary, Santa Cruz

Where Santa Cruz City Elementary schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

Santa Cruz (5)

About this district

State: Best schools in California
County: Santa Cruz County
Type: local district (supervisory union component)
Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 1,768 students with 78 full-time-equivalent teachers and 234 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 0635590
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Live Oak Elementary (6 schools, 5 mi)
Soquel Union Elementary (5 schools, 7 mi)
Scotts Valley Unified (4 schools, 9 mi)
Santa Cruz City High (9 schools, 10 mi)
San Lorenzo Valley Unified (5 schools, 13 mi)
Pajaro Valley Unified (33 schools, 13 mi)
Los Gatos Union Elementary (5 schools, 18 mi)
Saratoga Union Elementary (4 schools, 21 mi)

Questions about Santa Cruz City Elementary

How many schools are in Santa Cruz City Elementary?

SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Santa Cruz City Elementary serve?

The largest by graded schools: Santa Cruz.

How many students attend Santa Cruz City Elementary?

1,768 students were enrolled in Santa Cruz City Elementary in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Santa Cruz City Elementary?

Santa Cruz City Elementary is in California, based in Santa Cruz County, with its district office in Santa Cruz. Its boundary covers about 38.1 sq mi.