Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CRUZ CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063559006058
Bay View Elementary
1231 Bay St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · (831) 429-3991 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
178 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 98% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
46.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 24.9% | 15.5% | 29.3% |
| Math | 23.9% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 31.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 35.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 41.9% | 34.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 38.3% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bay View Elementary
Bay View Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View Elementary this school | 394 | 45.2% | 44.1% |
| Kings Beach Elementary Kings Beach | 362 | 45.0% | 48.7% |
| Brandon Elementary Goleta | 429 | 42.2% | 50.6% |
| Richard Henry Dana Elementary Dana Point | 461 | 46.2% | 52.9% |
| Rancho Elementary Novato | 387 | 49.1% | 58.0% |
| Northwood Elementary Napa | 381 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bay View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,146 of 5,151 | #16 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,807 of 5,172 ▲ 1,225 | #15 of 36 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,678 of 5,172 ▲ 555 | #12 of 36 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.6pp | #194 of 5,116 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,768 of 5,915 | #20 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #461 of 5,352 | #4 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #2,093 of 5,354 | #6 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #4,124 of 5,625 | #21 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #1,825 of 3,837 | #19 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+56 (+17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 45% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 49% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 23.2 | 20.4:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 62% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 45% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 26 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (473 to 394); teachers down 10% (23.2 to 21).
About Bay View Elementary
Bay View Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, administered by Santa Cruz City Elementary. The school enrolls 394 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Santa Cruz City Elementary, has 1,756 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Hispanic students are 50% of those enrolled at Bay View Elementary. Other reported shares: 41% White and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all Santa Cruz County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Staffing at Bay View Elementary comes to 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.8:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. Bay View Elementary counts 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bay View Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools.
Bay View Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1% is 8.9 points below the 53.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Santa Cruz County, median household income comes to about $111,093, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 83, with about 36,316 students.
Santa Cruz High is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Bay View Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.0% on proficiency, and Bay View Elementary is below that at 44.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Bay View Elementary is City: Small.
The school grew from 338 students in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.8:1.
The allk12 page for Bay View Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary
- De Laveaga ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Westlake ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Gault ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-MonarchElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz HighHigh · 1,093 students
- Harbor HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Santa Cruz County CommunityHigh · 730 students
- Pacific Collegiate CharterHigh · 536 students
- Mission Hill MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- Brook Knoll ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Other Bay View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bay View Elementary. Bay View Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Bay View ElementaryDULUTH, MN · 529 students
- Bay View ElementaryNorth East, MD · 506 students
- Bay View ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 500 students
- Bay View ElementaryBURLINGTON, WA · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Cruz High0.6 mi · 1,093
- Mission Hill Middle0.7 mi · 510
- Westlake Elementary1.0 mi · 453
- Pacific Collegiate Charter1.1 mi · 536
- Santa Cruz County Community1.6 mi · 730
- Santa Cruz County Special Education1.6 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Bay View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bay View Elementary?
Bay View Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bay View Elementary serve?
Bay View Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bay View Elementary have?
Bay View Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bay View Elementary?
At Bay View Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 50% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bay View Elementary public or private?
Bay View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Cruz City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.