Enrollment
92
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONNY DOON UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060564000515
Bonny Doon Elementary
1492 Pine Flat Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · (831) 427-2300 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-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
15.3:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
21 students
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 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 3% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.5pp since 2014
Math
52.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 32.6% | 37.0% | 6.5% |
| Math | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 21.7% |
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 | 56.5% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.9% | 53.9% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.5% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Bonny Doon Elementary
Bonny Doon Elementary's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Doon Elementary this school | 92 | 22.8% | 55.3% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Sebastopol | 91 | 22.0% | N/A |
| San Geronimo Valley Elementary San Geronimo | 93 | 18.3% | 48.6% |
| Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary Alta | 99 | 25.3% | 35.3% |
| Round Valley Elementary Bishop | 68 | 23.5% | 67.1% |
| Knights Ferry Elementary Knights Ferry | 106 | 15.1% | 55.3% |
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 Bonny Doon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #5,653 of 5,915 | #38 of 39 |
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
92
-15 (-14%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 92 | 6 | 15.3:1 | 23% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | 26% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 7 | 16.4:1 | 13% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 7 | 15.3:1 | 18% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 8 | 21.0:1 | 23% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 8 | 20.6:1 | 21% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | N/A | N/A | 7% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 8 | 21.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 11 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonny Doon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (168 to 92); teachers down 25% (8 to 6).
About Bonny Doon Elementary
Bonny Doon Elementary is an elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, reachable at (831) 427-2300. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 92 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Bonny Doon Elementary belongs to Bonny Doon Union Elementary.
A majority of students at Bonny Doon Elementary, 71%, are White. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 11 points above the 60% share among Santa Cruz County residents. By the diversity index, Bonny Doon Elementary comes in at 47%.
The count of teachers at Bonny Doon Elementary is 6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The school counts 21 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. For comparison, public schools in Santa Cruz County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Bonny Doon Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bonny Doon Elementary is 10.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.3% actual, 66.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Within Santa Cruz County, median household income is about $111,093, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,316.
The shortest distance from Bonny Doon Elementary to another public school is about 3.7 miles, to San Lorenzo Valley Middle. The five-mile area around Bonny Doon Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Bonny Doon Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Bonny Doon Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 107 to 92.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Bonny Doon ElementaryHow large is Bonny Doon Elementary?
Bonny Doon Elementary enrolls approximately 92 students in grades KG-06.
Is Bonny Doon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonny Doon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bonny Doon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bonny Doon Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bonny Doon Elementary?
Student demographics at Bonny Doon Elementary are roughly 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonny Doon Elementary?
Bonny Doon Elementary is overseen by Bonny Doon Union Elementary in Santa Cruz County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.