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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 7.5%, against a median of 41.4% 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
7.5%
Median % Proficient
41.4%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.9%4387.5%
2Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%4099.3%
3Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.2%41910.4%
4Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary95.6%43111.3%
5Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary94.1%49312.6%
6Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary97.1%51213.5%
7Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary92.8%37715.4%
8Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.4%47916.0%
9H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%47618.8%
10Starlight ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary91.6%38321.2%
11Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary55.9%41526.6%
12Alianza CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary80.2%62629.2%
13Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.2%52030.1%
14Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary54.1%27033.5%
15Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary45.2%39437.7%
16Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary58.6%36238.3%
17Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary48.1%31439.1%
18Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary62.4%32239.4%
19Soquel ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary40.1%33743.3%
20Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary30.4%21443.4%
21Linscott CharterWatsonville, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary65.9%25844.0%
22Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary54.2%26246.3%
23Tierra Pacifica CharterSanta Cruz, CALive Oak ElementaryElementary28.9%16647.8%
24Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary29.6%41650.3%
25San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CASan Lorenzo Valley UnifiedElementary27.4%53751.0%
26De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary27.7%48151.4%
27Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary22.1%39354.1%
28Main Street ElementarySoquel, CASoquel Union ElementaryElementary24.8%38357.2%
29Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CAPacific ElementaryElementary41.0%17359.9%
30Mountain ElementarySoquel, CAMountain ElementaryElementary14.7%14361.1%
31Valencia ElementaryAptos, CAPajaro Valley UnifiedElementary37.0%48761.9%
32Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary11.3%54967.1%
33Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CASanta Cruz City ElementaryElementary24.5%45368.6%
34Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CAScotts Valley UnifiedElementary13.9%49868.9%
35Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CALoma Prieta Joint Union ElementaryElementary13.5%25971.7%
36Happy Valley ElementarySanta Cruz, CAHappy Valley ElementaryElementary7.5%10678.9%
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