Soquel · Santa Cruz County

Schools in Soquel

Soquel’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 40th to the 85th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 40th to 85th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Mountain Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Main Street Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Soquel Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
1Strong

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High · 1 school

at 72nd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Soquel High: 72nd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Soquel

4 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Soquel score highest?

Mountain Elementary is highest, at the 85th percentile.

That’s higher than 85 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Soquel

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Soquel elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Soquel stand?

Soquel High is at the 72nd percentile.

That’s higher than 72 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Soquel.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Soquel rank highest?

Elementary: Mountain Elementary, 85th percentile (Strong). High: Soquel High, 72nd percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Soquel decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Soquel good?

Soquel’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 40th to the 85th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Soquel has one public high school we score, Soquel High, at the 72nd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Soquel compare with California?

The average Soquel elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Soquel address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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