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Soquel Union Elementary Schools
Soquel Union Elementary is a public school district in California, based in Santa Cruz County (Capitola). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Soquel Union 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 Soquel Union Elementary
4 of 5 schools in Soquel Union Elementary carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4
Best schools in Soquel Union 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.
- B+ Main Street Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ New Brighton Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Soquel Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Soquel Union Elementary
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B+ New Brighton Middle, Capitola
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B+ Main Street Elementary, Soquel
- B Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary, Santa Cruz
- B- Soquel Elementary, Soquel
Other schools and academies (1)
- Opal Cliffs, Capitola
Where Soquel Union Elementary schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Capitola (2)
- Soquel (2)
- Santa Cruz (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Santa Cruz County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,566 students with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers and 150 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0637290
- 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, 3 mi)
- Scotts Valley Unified (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Santa Cruz City Elementary (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Pajaro Valley Unified (33 schools, 8 mi)
- Los Gatos Union Elementary (5 schools, 13 mi)
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Santa Cruz City High (9 schools, 13 mi)
- Union Elementary (8 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Soquel Union Elementary
How many schools are in Soquel Union Elementary?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Soquel Union Elementary, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Soquel Union Elementary serve?
The largest by graded schools: Capitola, Soquel, Santa Cruz.
How good are the schools in Soquel Union Elementary?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 45% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.8%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Soquel Union Elementary?
1,566 students were enrolled in Soquel Union Elementary in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Soquel Union Elementary?
Soquel Union Elementary is in California, based in Santa Cruz County, with its district office in Capitola. Its boundary covers about 14.6 sq mi.