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Santa Cruz City Elementary Schools
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
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Santa Cruz City Elementary
5 of 5 schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 3
Best schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Westlake Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education Monarch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B De Laveaga Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Bay View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Gault Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Santa Cruz City Elementary
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- B Bay View Elementary, Santa Cruz
- B De Laveaga Elementary, Santa Cruz
- B- Gault Elementary, Santa Cruz
- A- Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education Monarch, Santa Cruz
- A 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 good are the schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 52.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.4%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
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.