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B+

Live Oak Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Capitola’s School Grade A− better than 76% of California school districts

Students
1,666
Schools
6
Spent per student
$20,155
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$21.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Live Oak Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of California districts
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.1M, about $12,672 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Capitola. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsSoquel Elementary School District
6–8New Brighton MiddleSoquel Elementary School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.1% · 1,087 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 46.7% · 1,091 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,155 per student · 5% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 51%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,728’20
1,727’21
1,689’22
1,673’23
1,666’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%White 37%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Live Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz
362 students24:1
Del Mar Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz
322 students23:1
Green Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz
262 students22:1
Tierra Pacifica Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Cruz
A−
166 students18:1
Ocean Alternative Education Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Cruz
76 students22:1
Shoreline Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz
478 students18:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.