Ocean Alternative Education Center: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.
Ocean Alternative Education Center is an elementary school in Santa Cruz. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.
No Scope Score available
California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 76 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 68th to the 84th percentile since 2022 — past roughly 900 elementary schools.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | 54% | — | 64% |
| Grade 6 | 73% | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 55% | 50% | 79% | — |
| Grade 8 | — | 33% | 43% | 69% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | 38% | — | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 42% | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 27% | 29% | 36% | — |
| Grade 8 | — | 16% | 13% | 50% |
With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.
- Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
- Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
- Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 76 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
On the state's science test (CAST), 60% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 58
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
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