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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Santa Cruz County, California

Across Santa Cruz County, California, 36 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Happy Valley Elementary leads the list at 80.4%, against a median of 42.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
36
Santa Cruz County, California
Top % Proficient
80.4%
Median % Proficient
42.7%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Happy Valley ElementarySanta Cruz, CAHappy Valley ElementaryElementary7.5%10680.4%
2Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CALoma Prieta Joint Union ElementaryElementary13.5%25975.9%
3Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary13.9%49868.9%
4Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary11.3%54967.9%
5Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary24.5%45367.0%
6Mountain ElementarySoquel, CAMountain ElementaryElementary14.7%14363.0%
7Valencia ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary37.0%48760.3%
8Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CAPacific ElementaryElementary41.0%17358.3%
9Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary22.1%39354.8%
10Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary29.6%41654.6%
11Main Street ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary24.8%38354.1%
12De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary27.7%48151.6%
13San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary27.4%53751.1%
14Tierra Pacifica CharterSanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary28.9%16650.4%
15Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary54.2%26245.5%
16Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary45.2%39444.1%
17Linscott CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary65.9%25844.0%
18Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary30.4%21443.2%
19Soquel ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary40.1%33742.2%
20Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary48.1%31441.2%
21Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary62.4%32239.5%
22Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary58.6%36236.8%
23Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.1%27034.7%
24Alianza CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary80.2%62632.2%
25Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.2%52030.9%
26Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary55.9%41526.0%
27Starlight ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%38322.5%
28H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%47616.6%
29Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.4%47915.2%
30Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.8%37714.7%
31Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%51214.2%
32Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary94.1%49311.5%
33Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.2%41911.0%
34Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary95.6%43110.3%
35Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%4098.8%
36T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.9%4387.4%
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