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The lowest-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 the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary leads the list at 7.4%, 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
Best % Proficient
7.4%
Median % Proficient
42.7%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.9%4387.4%
2Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%4098.8%
3Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary95.6%43110.3%
4Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.2%41911.0%
5Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary94.1%49311.5%
6Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%51214.2%
7Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.8%37714.7%
8Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.4%47915.2%
9H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%47616.6%
10Starlight ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%38322.5%
11Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary55.9%41526.0%
12Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.2%52030.9%
13Alianza CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary80.2%62632.2%
14Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.1%27034.7%
15Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary58.6%36236.8%
16Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary62.4%32239.5%
17Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary48.1%31441.2%
18Soquel ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary40.1%33742.2%
19Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary30.4%21443.2%
20Linscott CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary65.9%25844.0%
21Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary45.2%39444.1%
22Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary54.2%26245.5%
23Tierra Pacifica CharterSanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary28.9%16650.4%
24San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary27.4%53751.1%
25De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary27.7%48151.6%
26Main Street ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary24.8%38354.1%
27Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary29.6%41654.6%
28Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary22.1%39354.8%
29Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CAPacific ElementaryElementary41.0%17358.3%
30Valencia ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary37.0%48760.3%
31Mountain ElementarySoquel, CAMountain ElementaryElementary14.7%14363.0%
32Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary24.5%45367.0%
33Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary11.3%54967.9%
34Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary13.9%49868.9%
35Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CALoma Prieta Joint Union ElementaryElementary13.5%25975.9%
36Happy Valley ElementarySanta Cruz, CAHappy Valley ElementaryElementary7.5%10680.4%
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