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What's something Boulder Creek Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063474005861
Boulder Creek Elementary
400 Lomond St., Boulder Creek, CA 95006 · (831) 338-6413 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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
19.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
123 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within San Lorenzo Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.8pp since 2014
Math
58.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 30.4% | 16.5% | 23.7% |
| Math | 26.3% | 31.7% | 23.2% | 18.8% |
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 | 59.8% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 52.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 50.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 39.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 49.8% | 42.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 44.7% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Boulder Creek Elementary
Boulder Creek Elementary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Elementary this school | 416 | 29.6% | 54.6% |
| Parker Whitney Elementary Rocklin | 422 | 30.1% | 57.3% |
| Sinsheimer Elementary San Luis Obispo | 401 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
| Park Dale Lane Elementary Encinitas | 424 | 24.5% | 60.8% |
| Sutter Creek Elementary Sutter Creek | 387 | 34.6% | 39.4% |
| Bay Park Elementary San Diego | 504 | 28.8% | 66.2% |
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 Boulder Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,424 of 5,151 | #10 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,148 of 5,172 ▲ 224 | #8 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,342 of 5,172 ▲ 683 | #8 of 36 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #74 of 5,116 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,489 of 5,915 | #17 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #816 of 5,352 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #2,728 of 5,354 | #17 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #4,776 of 5,625 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #1,543 of 3,837 | #16 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
416
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 416 | 21.1 | 19.7:1 | 30% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 19.8 | 22.0:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 20.8 | 22.1:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 21.8 | 23.5:1 | 27% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | N/A | N/A | 27% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 20% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 1,008 | 40 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boulder Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (513 to 416); teachers down 3% (21.8 to 21.1).
About Boulder Creek Elementary
Boulder Creek Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Boulder Creek, California. Enrollment stands at 416 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
The district for Boulder Creek Elementary is San Lorenzo Valley Unified, with 5 schools and 2,228 students.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Boulder Creek Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Boulder Creek Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. The school has 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Santa Cruz County.
Boulder Creek 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 60% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Boulder Creek Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.6% actual against a predicted 62.2%.
For Santa Cruz County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 83 public schools and about 36,316 students.
Ocean Grove Charter, about 3.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Boulder Creek Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Boulder Creek Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Boulder Creek Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 448 students in 2020-21 to 416 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.4:1 to 19.7:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Boulder Creek Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 San Lorenzo Valley Unified
- San Lorenzo Valley HighHigh · 578 students
- San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- San Lorenzo Valley MiddleMiddle · 396 students
- SLVUSD CharterCombined · 301 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Other Boulder Creek Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Boulder Creek Elementary. Boulder Creek Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Boulder Creek ElementaryRedding, CA · 839 students
- Boulder Creek Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 621 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryMESA, AZ · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Grove Charter3.2 mi · 3,378
- SLVUSD Charter3.8 mi · 301
- Bonny Doon Elementary4.5 mi · 92
- San Lorenzo Valley Middle4.7 mi · 396
- San Lorenzo Valley Elementary4.7 mi · 537
- San Lorenzo Valley High4.8 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Boulder Creek ElementaryHow large is Boulder Creek Elementary?
Boulder Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Boulder Creek Elementary serve?
Boulder Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Boulder Creek Elementary have?
Boulder Creek Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boulder Creek Elementary?
At Boulder Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Boulder Creek Elementary public or private?
Boulder Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Lorenzo Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.