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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTS VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060004306172
Brook Knoll Elementary
151 Brook Knoll Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · (831) 423-2454 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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
22.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
69 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 136 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 72% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Scotts Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.4pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.6% | 32.7% | 16.8% | 9.8% |
| Math | 33.8% | 31.0% | 21.1% | 14.1% |
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 | 73.4% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.9% | 67.9% |
| 2020-21 | 59.7% | 60.9% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 74.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.4% | 70.9% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Brook Knoll Elementary
Brook Knoll Elementary's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Knoll Elementary this school | 498 | 13.9% | 68.9% |
| La Costa Heights Elementary Carlsbad | 552 | 14.5% | 77.5% |
| Westlake Elementary Westlake Village | 512 | 11.1% | 70.6% |
| Top of the World Elementary Laguna Beach | 536 | 16.4% | 80.6% |
| Vine Hill Elementary Scotts Valley | 549 | 11.3% | 67.9% |
| Greenhills Elementary Granite Bay | 549 | 16.4% | 65.4% |
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 Brook Knoll Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #701 of 5,151 | #3 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #835 of 5,172 ▼ 127 | #4 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #574 of 5,172 ▲ 117 | #3 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,684 of 5,116 | #16 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #2,450 of 5,915 | #6 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,570 of 5,352 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #2,687 of 5,354 | #16 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #5,359 of 5,625 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,813 of 3,837 | #24 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
498
+66 (+15%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 498 | 22.2 | 22.5:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 21.2 | 22.1:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 20.2 | 23.0:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 23.5 | 23.3:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | N/A | N/A | 10% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 33 | 21.3:1 | 2% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brook Knoll Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (547 to 498); teachers down 6% (23.5 to 22.2).
About Brook Knoll Elementary
Brook Knoll Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Santa Cruz, California. The school counted 498 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Scotts Valley Unified has a total of 4 schools and 2,121 students, Brook Knoll Elementary among them.
The student body at Brook Knoll Elementary is 67% White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Brook Knoll Elementary are from different groups.
Brook Knoll Elementary has 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. At Brook Knoll Elementary, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Santa Cruz County averages 52%, higher than here.
Brook Knoll 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 64% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Brook Knoll Elementary is 2.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The county, Santa Cruz County, is where the school is located. 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.
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay sits about 1.8 miles from Brook Knoll Elementary. Brook Knoll Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Brook Knoll Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Brook Knoll Elementary falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 498, from 432 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 22.5 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Scotts Valley Unified
- Scotts Valley HighHigh · 611 students
- Vine Hill ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Scotts Valley MiddleMiddle · 463 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
- De Laveaga ElementaryElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay1.8 mi · 440
- Scotts Valley Middle2.0 mi · 463
- Santa Cruz County Special Education2.0 mi · 105
- Santa Cruz County Community2.0 mi · 730
- Santa Cruz County Court2.0 mi · 20
- Happy Valley Elementary2.3 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Brook Knoll ElementaryHow many students attend Brook Knoll Elementary?
Brook Knoll Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
Is Brook Knoll Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brook Knoll Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Brook Knoll Elementary have?
Brook Knoll Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brook Knoll Elementary?
At Brook Knoll Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Brook Knoll Elementary public or private?
Brook Knoll Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scotts Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.