Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOQUEL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063729006311
Soquel Elementary
2700 Porter St., Soquel, CA 95073 · (831) 464-5655 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
135 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Soquel Elementary→New Brighton Middle
Based on grade levels within Soquel Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
38.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 17.3% | 28.7% | 27.3% |
| Math | 18.1% | 20.0% | 33.5% | 28.4% |
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 | 44.0% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 42.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 50.5% | 42.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Soquel Elementary
Soquel Elementary's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soquel Elementary this school | 337 | 40.1% | 42.2% |
| Highland Academy Beaumont | 331 | 38.1% | N/A |
| Knightsen Elementary Knightsen | 316 | 38.0% | 36.9% |
| Hollywood Beach Elementary Oxnard | 289 | 39.1% | 49.6% |
| Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning Thousand Oaks | 352 | 36.6% | 50.6% |
| Oak View Elementary Acampo | 365 | 40.0% | 56.0% |
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 Soquel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,292 of 5,151 | #19 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,436 of 5,172 ▼ 200 | #18 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,554 of 5,172 ▼ 475 | #20 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,981 of 5,116 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #4,409 of 5,915 | #26 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,214 of 5,352 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,697 of 5,354 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #4,331 of 5,625 | #23 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #1,557 of 3,837 | #17 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
337
-68 (-17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 337 | 15.3 | 22.0:1 | 40% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 47% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 17.5 | 20.5:1 | 39% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 34% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 16 | 25.9:1 | 45% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | N/A | N/A | 47% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 36% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soquel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (415 to 337); teachers down 4% (16 to 15.3).
About Soquel Elementary
Soquel Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Soquel, California. The school had 337 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Soquel Union Elementary enrolls 1,525 students in 5 schools, including Soquel Elementary.
Soquel Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 47%. It is also 39% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Santa Cruz County's residents are about 35% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Soquel Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Soquel Elementary operates with 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Soquel Elementary reports 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points below the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
The allk12 Grade for Soquel Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Soquel Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.2% actual against a predicted 56.1%.
Santa Cruz County census figures show that median household income is about $111,093, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Soquel Elementary is among the 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County.
Nearby, Soquel High is about 0.4 miles away. Soquel Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Soquel Elementary at 7th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 405 in 2020-21 and 337 in 2024-25, a decrease of 68 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Soquel Union Elementary
- New Brighton MiddleMiddle · 585 students
- Main Street ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Santa Cruz Gardens ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Opal CliffsElementary · 6 students
Other schools in Soquel
- Soquel HighHigh · 1,074 students
- Main Street ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Mountain ElementaryElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Soquel High0.4 mi · 1,074
- Main Street Elementary0.5 mi · 383
- New Brighton Middle0.7 mi · 585
- Opal Cliffs1.1 mi · 6
- Live Oak Elementary1.6 mi · 362
- Ocean Alternative Education Center1.6 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Soquel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Soquel Elementary?
Soquel Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Soquel Elementary serve?
Soquel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Soquel Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Soquel Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soquel Elementary?
At Soquel Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Soquel Elementary public or private?
Soquel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Soquel Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.