# Santa Cruz City Elementary

Santa Cruz City Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 57.9%, +3.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 50.1%, +4.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-cruz-city-elementary |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 1,756 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 622 (35.4%) |
| English Learners | 295 (16.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 54.0% | 818 |
| 2024 | 57.5% | 831 |
| 2025 | 57.9% | 884 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.7% | 825 |
| 2024 | 45.4% | 842 |
| 2025 | 50.1% | 888 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.4% | 70.5% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | 72.9% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | 68.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.1% | 61.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | 58.5% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | 62.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.0% | 63.3% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | 67.8% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | 66.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 55.1% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | 54.1% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | 58.7% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angela Meeker | Vice Board President; Trustee (Area 5) | angelameeker@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Cindy Ruhsam | Trustee (Area 6) | cynthiaruhsam@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| John Owen | Trustee (Area 4) | johnowen@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Kevin Grossman | Trustee (Area 1) | kevingrossman@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Kyle Kelley | Board President; Trustee (Area 2) | kylekelley@sccs.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Mary Anne Robb | Trustee (Area 3) | maryannerobb@sccs.net | N/A | 2028 |
| Patricia Threet | Trustee (Area 7) | pthreet@sccs.net | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Westlake Elementary | Santa Cruz | 66.8% | 64.5% | 65.7% | -2.4 | +0.8 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-M | Santa Cruz | 67.7% | 47.7% | 57.7% | +2.1 | +0.8 |
| 3 | De Laveaga Elementary | Santa Cruz | 55.9% | 47.4% | 51.6% | +5.7 | +5.0 |
| 4 | Bay View Elementary | Santa Cruz | 55.3% | 46.7% | 51.0% | +11.2 | +11.3 |
| 5 | Gault Elementary | Santa Cruz | 47.1% | 38.2% | 42.7% | +3.1 | +4.9 |