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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Santa Cruz County, California

Across Santa Cruz County, California, 36 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Happy Valley Elementary leads the list at 80.0%, against a median of 46.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
36
Santa Cruz County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
80.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
46.6%
BEST IN READING · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Happy Valley ElementarySanta Cruz, CAHappy Valley ElementaryElementary10680.0%
2Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CALoma Prieta Joint Union ElementaryElementary25978.4%
3Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary49873.4%
4Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary54968.8%
5Mountain ElementarySoquel, CAMountain ElementaryElementary14368.8%
6Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary45366.8%
7Valencia ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary48763.2%
8Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary41659.8%
9Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary39357.6%
10De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary48155.9%
11Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CAPacific ElementaryElementary17355.7%
12Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary39455.3%
13Linscott CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary25854.3%
14Main Street ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary38353.4%
15Tierra Pacifica CharterSanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary16652.2%
16San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary53749.6%
17Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary21449.5%
18Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary31447.1%
19Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary26246.1%
20Soquel ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary33744.0%
21Alianza CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary62642.5%
22Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary32240.4%
23Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary27040.1%
24Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary36239.1%
25Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary52035.3%
26Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary41529.9%
27Starlight ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary38322.7%
28Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary37716.6%
29Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary51215.6%
30H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary47614.4%
31Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary41913.8%
32Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary47913.0%
33Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary43111.2%
34Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary49311.0%
35Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary4099.9%
36T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary4388.7%
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