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Pacific Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Davenport, and parts of Bonny Doon.

Davenport’s Schools page →

Students
173
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,605
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pacific Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 31% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 22.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $12,647 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Davenport. Grade by grade →

K–6Pacific ElementaryThis district
7–82 middle schoolsSanta Cruz City High School District
9–123 high schoolsSanta Cruz City High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.1% · 69 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 46.7% · 71 students tested

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Santa Cruz City High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$14,605 per student · 31% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 30%Other 14%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 49%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
141’20
145’21
154’22
167’23
173’24

Up 22.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 17%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.