Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVE OAK ELEMENTARY·NCES 062199011260
Tierra Pacifica Charter
986 Bostwick Ln., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 462-9404 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
17.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
48 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 | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 227% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.8pp since 2014
Math
52.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 35.9% | 25.0% | 22.8% |
| Math | 25.0% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 20.6% |
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 | 52.2% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 61.8% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 74.3% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 73.8% |
| 2016-17 | 72.1% | 71.2% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Tierra Pacifica Charter
Tierra Pacifica Charter's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Pacifica Charter this school | 166 | 28.9% | 50.4% |
| Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary East Nicolaus | 179 | 29.6% | 58.9% |
| Browns Elementary Rio Oso | 143 | 29.4% | 38.1% |
| Cayucos Elementary Cayucos | 185 | 23.2% | 60.5% |
| Ross Valley Charter Fairfax | 198 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Dunham Charter Petaluma | 166 | 27.1% | 62.0% |
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 Tierra Pacifica Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,698 of 5,151 | #14 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #1,450 of 5,172 ▲ 396 | #12 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #1,877 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #15 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.6pp | #83 of 5,116 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #5,462 of 5,915 | #35 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #4,796 of 5,625 | #27 of 37 |
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
166
+11 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 166 | 9.4 | 17.6:1 | 29% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 7 | 23.3:1 | 29% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 6 | 25.8:1 | 28% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 6 | 25.8:1 | 21% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 6.9 | 22.5:1 | 15% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 7 | 21.9:1 | 13% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | N/A | N/A | 19% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tierra Pacifica Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (155 to 166); teachers up 37% (6.9 to 9.4).
About Tierra Pacifica Charter
Tierra Pacifica Charter is an elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, reachable at (831) 462-9404. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 166 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 64% smaller than average.
The district for Tierra Pacifica Charter is Live Oak Elementary, with 6 schools and 1,666 students.
Tierra Pacifica Charter is 63% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share in Santa Cruz County as a whole is similar, at about 60%. Tierra Pacifica Charter's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Tierra Pacifica Charter is 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 29% of students, or 48, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Santa Cruz County report 52%.
allk12 grades Tierra Pacifica Charter a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tierra Pacifica Charter's results are 12.2 points below predicted: 50.4% against 62.6%.
Santa Cruz County has about 264,926 residents, and the median household income is $111,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Tierra Pacifica Charter, Santa Cruz County has 82 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Ocean Alternative Education Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Tierra Pacifica Charter is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Tierra Pacifica Charter the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Tierra Pacifica Charter holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, Tierra Pacifica Charter's enrollment climbed 7%, to 166. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 25.8 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tierra Pacifica Charter covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Green Acres ElementaryElementary · 262 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
Nearby schools
- Ocean Alternative Education Center0.0 mi · 76
- Green Acres Elementary0.1 mi · 262
- Harbor High0.4 mi · 1,013
- Live Oak Elementary0.6 mi · 362
- De Laveaga Elementary0.8 mi · 481
- Shoreline Middle1.1 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Tierra Pacifica CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Tierra Pacifica Charter?
Tierra Pacifica Charter enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Tierra Pacifica Charter serve?
Tierra Pacifica Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tierra Pacifica Charter?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Tierra Pacifica Charter.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tierra Pacifica Charter?
At Tierra Pacifica Charter, the student body is approximately 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Tierra Pacifica Charter in?
Tierra Pacifica Charter is part of Live Oak Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.