# Mountain Elementary

Mountain Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 68.8%, +8.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 62.5%, +6.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/mountain-elementary |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 143 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,476 |
| Low-Income Students | 21 (14.8%) |
| English Learners | 0 (0.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 60.0% | 80 |
| 2024 | 57.1% | 70 |
| 2025 | 68.8% | 64 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 56.3% | 80 |
| 2024 | 63.4% | 71 |
| 2025 | 62.5% | 64 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 47.1% | 63.5% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | 62.3% |
| 2025 | N/A | 68.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 47.1% | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | 67.9% |
| 2025 | N/A | 64.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 60.5% |
| 2024 | N/A | 55.4% |
| 2025 | N/A | 69.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 55.3% |
| 2024 | N/A | 62.1% |
| 2025 | N/A | 62.7% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Matthews | Board Member | bmatthews@mountainesd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Jennifer Markowitz | Board Vice President | jmarkowitz@mountainesd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Josh Williams | Board Member | jwilliams@mountainesd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Michelle Jones | Board Vice President | mjones@mountainesd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Nate Sigler | Board Member | nsigler@mountainesd.org | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mountain Elementary | Soquel | 68.8% | 62.5% | 65.6% | +8.8 | +6.3 |