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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Santa Cruz County, California

Across Santa Cruz County, California, 33 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. De Laveaga Elementary leads the list at 46.0%, against a median of 66.7% 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
33
Santa Cruz County, California
Best Largest group
46.0%
Median Largest group
66.7%
MOST DIVERSE · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1De Laveaga ElementarySanta Cruz, CA48146.0% White (221)46.0%(221)1.3%(6)41.6%(200)4.0%(19)
2Soquel ElementarySoquel, CA33747.5% Hispanic (160)39.2%(132)1.8%(6)47.5%(160)4.2%(14)
3Green Acres ElementarySanta Cruz, CA26248.9% Hispanic (128)39.7%(104)2.7%(7)48.9%(128)3.8%(10)
4Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CA39450.3% Hispanic (198)41.1%(162)0.3%(1)50.3%(198)1.0%(4)
5Mar Vista ElementaryAptos, CA27050.4% White (136)50.4%(136)0.4%(1)37.8%(102)3.3%(9)
6Santa Cruz Gardens ElementarySanta Cruz, CA21452.8% White (113)52.8%(113)0.0%(0)38.3%(82)0.9%(2)
7Bradley ElementaryWatsonville, CA52056.9% Hispanic (296)37.1%(193)0.2%(1)56.9%(296)1.0%(5)
8Loma Prieta ElementaryLos Gatos, CA25958.7% White (152)58.7%(152)0.0%(0)23.6%(61)4.3%(11)
9Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CA32258.7% Hispanic (189)33.9%(109)2.2%(7)58.7%(189)2.2%(7)
10Main Street ElementarySoquel, CA38361.1% White (234)61.1%(234)0.8%(3)27.4%(105)2.1%(8)
11Gault ElementarySanta Cruz, CA31461.1% Hispanic (192)31.9%(100)0.6%(2)61.1%(192)1.3%(4)
12Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CA45361.1% White (277)61.1%(277)1.1%(5)22.3%(101)5.3%(24)
13Vine Hill ElementaryScotts Valley, CA54961.8% White (339)61.8%(339)0.0%(0)18.0%(99)6.9%(38)
14Valencia ElementaryAptos, CA48762.2% White (303)62.2%(303)0.0%(0)30.4%(148)0.6%(3)
15Rio del Mar ElementaryAptos, CA39363.4% White (249)63.4%(249)0.5%(2)22.4%(88)3.3%(13)
16Boulder Creek ElementaryBoulder Creek, CA41665.9% White (274)65.9%(274)0.0%(0)22.1%(92)0.7%(3)
17Brook Knoll ElementarySanta Cruz, CA49866.7% White (332)66.7%(332)0.6%(3)15.1%(75)6.2%(31)
18Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA36269.6% Hispanic (252)24.9%(90)1.4%(5)69.6%(252)1.9%(7)
19San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryFelton, CA53770.6% White (379)70.6%(379)0.0%(0)18.1%(97)0.7%(4)
20Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsWatsonville, CA41571.6% Hispanic (297)23.6%(98)0.2%(1)71.6%(297)0.2%(1)
21Linscott CharterWatsonville, CA25884.1% Hispanic (217)10.8%(28)0.0%(0)84.1%(217)1.2%(3)
22Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CA41990.5% Hispanic (379)4.5%(19)0.2%(1)90.5%(379)4.1%(17)
23T. S. MacQuiddy ElementaryWatsonville, CA43891.3% Hispanic (400)6.2%(27)0.2%(1)91.3%(400)2.0%(9)
24Mintie White ElementaryWatsonville, CA49393.1% Hispanic (459)4.7%(23)0.2%(1)93.1%(459)1.0%(5)
25Calabasas ElementaryWatsonville, CA51294.1% Hispanic (482)4.5%(23)0.0%(0)94.1%(482)0.0%(0)
26Ann Soldo ElementaryWatsonville, CA37794.2% Hispanic (355)2.9%(11)0.3%(1)94.2%(355)1.9%(7)
27Amesti ElementaryWatsonville, CA43194.9% Hispanic (409)3.7%(16)0.0%(0)94.9%(409)0.9%(4)
28Freedom ElementaryFreedom, CA47995.2% Hispanic (456)4.0%(19)0.2%(1)95.2%(456)0.2%(1)
29H. A. Hyde ElementaryWatsonville, CA47696.2% Hispanic (458)2.5%(12)0.4%(2)96.2%(458)0.0%(0)
30Watsonville PrepWatsonville, CA48896.3% Hispanic (470)1.0%(5)0.0%(0)96.3%(470)1.8%(9)
31Alianza CharterWatsonville, CA62697.3% Hispanic (609)2.2%(14)0.0%(0)97.3%(609)0.2%(1)
32Starlight ElementaryWatsonville, CA38397.7% Hispanic (374)1.6%(6)0.0%(0)97.7%(374)0.8%(3)
33Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CA40998.0% Hispanic (401)2.0%(8)0.0%(0)98.0%(401)0.0%(0)
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