Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVE OAK ELEMENTARY·NCES 062199002611
Green Acres Elementary
966 Bostwick Ln., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 475-0111 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- C-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
21.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
142 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Green Acres Elementary→Shoreline Middle
Based on grade levels within Live Oak Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
43.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 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 | 25.4% | 20.8% | 29.2% | 24.6% |
| Math | 19.9% | 23.7% | 30.5% | 25.9% |
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 | 46.1% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.8% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 46.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 46.2% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 50.9% |
| 2016-17 | 49.7% | 38.6% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Green Acres Elementary
Green Acres Elementary's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres Elementary this school | 262 | 54.2% | 45.5% |
| Madera Elementary Simi Valley | 264 | 54.9% | 48.7% |
| Toler Elementary San Diego | 235 | 54.0% | 53.5% |
| Crestview Elementary Simi Valley | 248 | 51.2% | 48.4% |
| Katherine Elementary Simi Valley | 300 | 52.7% | 44.6% |
| Richfield Elementary Corning | 253 | 52.2% | 40.5% |
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 Green Acres Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,028 of 5,151 | #15 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,034 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #16 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #2,348 of 5,172 ▼ 513 | #19 of 36 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #935 of 5,116 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #5,048 of 5,915 | #30 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,068 of 5,352 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #1,873 of 5,354 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,738 of 5,625 | #18 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #536 of 3,837 | #6 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
262
-89 (-25%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 54% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 14 | 21.5:1 | 53% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 14 | 22.5:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 15 | 23.4:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 56% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 63% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 38% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 729 | 31 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Acres Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (375 to 262); teachers down 25% (16 to 12).
About Green Acres Elementary
Among the schools in Santa Cruz, California, is Green Acres Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 262 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Green Acres Elementary is run by Live Oak Elementary, whose 6 schools enroll 1,666 students.
The largest group at Green Acres Elementary is Hispanic students, at 49%. Smaller groups are 40% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Santa Cruz County is roughly 35% Hispanic. The diversity index for Green Acres Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Green Acres Elementary comes to 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.8:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
Green Acres Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of California public elementary schools.
Green Acres Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.5%, compared with a predicted 47.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Santa Cruz County show the median household earns about $111,093 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Green Acres Elementary, Santa Cruz County has 83 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Ocean Alternative Education Center is less than a tenth of a mile from Green Acres Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Green Acres Elementary is ahead of the 44.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Green Acres Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment decreased by 25% across 4 years, from 351 in 2020-21 to 262 in 2024-25. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Live Oak Elementary
- Shoreline MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Del Mar ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Tierra Pacifica CharterElementary · 166 students
- Ocean Alternative Education CenterElementary · 76 students
- Special Education PreschoolElementary
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 Green Acres Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Green Acres Elementary. Green Acres Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolSmyrna, GA · 584 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolWARREN, MI · 496 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolNorth Haven, CT · 404 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolFORT MORGAN, CO · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Alternative Education Center0.1 mi · 76
- Tierra Pacifica Charter0.1 mi · 166
- Harbor High0.4 mi · 1,013
- Live Oak Elementary0.6 mi · 362
- De Laveaga Elementary0.7 mi · 481
- Shoreline Middle1.1 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Green Acres ElementaryHow large is Green Acres Elementary?
Green Acres Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Green Acres Elementary serve?
Green Acres Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Green Acres Elementary have?
Green Acres Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
How diverse is Green Acres Elementary?
Green Acres Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Green Acres Elementary in?
Green Acres Elementary is part of Live Oak Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.