Total enrollment
1,519
-226 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Soquel Union Elementary
California · 1,525 students · 3 cities
Soquel Union Elementary's public-school footprint covers 5 schools with combined enrollment of about 1,525 students, averaging 305 per school.
4-year change in Soquel Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-1 (-20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Soquel Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #183 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,525 | #475 of 587 | #5,409 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #454 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #303 of 587 | #8,652 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 31.1% | #488 of 587 | #6,518 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #217 of 530 | #1,891 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Soquel Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Main Street Elementary at 54.1% proficient to Soquel Elementary at 42.2%, a gap of 11.9 points. That is the 410th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,916 to 1,519 students (down 21%) and from 79 to 69 full-time teachers (down 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton Middle | Capitola | Middle | 06-08 | 585 |
| Main Street Elementary | Soquel | Elementary | KG-05 | 383 |
| Soquel Elementary | Soquel | Elementary | KG-05 | 337 |
| Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary | Santa Cruz | Elementary | KG-05 | 214 |
| Opal Cliffs | Capitola | Elementary | KG-08 | 6 |
About Soquel Union Elementary
Soquel Union Elementary is a low-population California school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,525.
Looking at the level breakdown, Soquel Union Elementary covers 4 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Soquel Union Elementary runs about 305 students per school, 47% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Soquel Union Elementary has fell 13% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,745 students to 1,519. Soquel Union Elementary now counts 4 public schools, down from 5 in SY 2020-21.
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