Santa Cruz City Elementary: Santa Cruz City Elementary averages 53.1/100 — 8.3 points above the state average.
Santa Cruz City Elementary has 5 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 53.1/100 — 8.3 points above the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M at 62/100, where 30.9% of students exceed the state standard. 2 schools show positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 14.1%, below the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Santa Cruz City Elementary's elementary schools average 53.1/100 — 8.3 points above the state average with a −1.6pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Santa Cruz City Elementary has 5 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 53.1/100 — 8.3 points above the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -1.6pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 19.0 points — moderately consistent between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 14.1%, 3.8pp below the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 0.8%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M leads the district at 62 with 30.9% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Santa Cruz City Elementary
Hidden gems: 2 schools in Santa Cruz City Elementary are classified as Growth Engine (2) — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
Every school in Santa Cruz City Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (5)
Santa Cruz City Elementary has 5 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 53.1 — 8.3 points above the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -1.6pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M with a Scope Score of 62 and 30.9% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M Santa Cruz City Elementary Growth Engine | 30.9% | Solid 62/100 |
| 2 | Westlake Elementary Santa Cruz City Elementary Growth Engine | 41.5% | Solid 62/100 |
| 3 | De Laveaga Elementary Santa Cruz City Elementary Culture First | 25.5% | Solid 53/100 |
| 4 | Gault Elementary Santa Cruz City Elementary Culture First | 22.3% | Developing 45/100 |
| 5 | Bay View Elementary Santa Cruz City Elementary Building Momentum | 26.8% | Developing 43/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology