# Soquel Union Elementary

Soquel Union Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 54.1%, -1.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 42.0%, -0.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/soquel-union-elementary |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,525 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,988 |
| Low-Income Students | 471 (31.3%) |
| English Learners | 166 (11.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 55.8% | 1,102 |
| 2024 | 54.0% | 1,038 |
| 2025 | 54.1% | 1,003 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.6% | 1,102 |
| 2024 | 40.8% | 1,038 |
| 2025 | 42.0% | 1,013 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 41.4% | 62.5% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | 62.8% |
| 2025 | 37.6% | 61.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 50.3% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | 49.3% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | 49.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.8% | 61.3% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 60.5% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | 59.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 47.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 45.9% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | 48.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Jackson Miller | Vice President (Trustee Area 1) | ajacksonmiller@suesd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Ariel Gray | President (Trustee Area 4) | agray@suesd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Kallista Edmundson | Trustee (Trustee Area 2) | kedmundson@suesd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Robert Dickenson | Trustee (Trustee Area 3) | rdickenson@suesd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Ted Donnelly | Trustee (Trustee Area 5) | tdonnelly@suesd.org | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Main Street Elementary | Soquel | 53.4% | 48.6% | 51.0% | -11.3 | -6.4 |
| 2 | New Brighton Middle | Capitola | 57.9% | 41.8% | 49.8% | -0.4 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary | Santa Cruz | 49.4% | 35.9% | 42.7% | +4.8 | -9.8 |
| 4 | Soquel Elementary | Soquel | 44.0% | 38.1% | 41.0% | +0.6 | -11.9 |