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Capitola, CA
Public School Ratings




Capitola Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Soquel Union Elementary School District details

Soquel Union Elementary School District
620 Monterey Ave.
Capitola, CA 95010

1,566 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

21 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Soquel Union Elementary School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.4% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
41%
54%
47%
41%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Main Street Elementary School
3400 North Main St.
Soquel, CA, 95073
KG-05
New Brighton Middle School
250 Washburn Ave.
Capitola, CA, 95010
06-08
Opal Cliffs School
4510 Jade St.
Capitola, CA, 95010
KG-08
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School
8005 Winkle Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA, 95065
KG-05
Soquel Elementary School
2700 Porter St.
Soquel, CA, 95073
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.3% 22.0%
Black 0.8% 5.2%
Hispanic 36.6% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.1% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 32.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,506 $13,320,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $578 $905,000 3.3%
Staff $665 $1,041,000 3.8%
General Administration $464 $726,000 2.7%
School Administration $885 $1,386,000 5.1%
Operation $1,522 $2,384,000 8.8%
Transportation $157 $246,000 0.9%
Other $672 $1,053,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,943 $7,741,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,872 $6,063,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $17,321 $27,124,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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