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Schools in Davenport

Davenport’s public schools

Pacific Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Davenport. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Spent per student
$0.3K
▼ 99% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Santa Cruz City High
Students per teacher
20.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
4,272 students on the public path
In brief

Davenport’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Davenport’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Santa Cruz High places highest (better than 95%); Harbor High lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Davenport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Pacific ElementaryPacific Elementary School DistrictNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pacific Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Davenport

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pacific Elementary School DistrictGrades K–6 · 1 schools · 173 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 22.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$14,605CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Santa Cruz City High School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 4,455 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 20.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$309CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–6, Pacific Elementary School District57%
State average 46.7% · 71 students tested
Math · K–6, Pacific Elementary School District42%
State average 33.1% · 69 students tested
Reading · K–12, Santa Cruz City High School District58%
State average 46.7% · 1664 students tested
Math · K–12, Santa Cruz City High School District36%
State average 33.1% · 1670 students tested

Davenport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Davenport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Davenport—Pacific Elementary K–6 · Santa Cruz City High K–12

Every school in Davenport

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Davenportby address
Pacific Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
173 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Davenportin other towns
Mission Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz
510 students18:1Rate it →
Branciforte Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz
409 students18:1Rate it →
Santa Cruz High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Cruz
A+
1,093 students24:1Rate it →
Soquel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Soquel
A
1,074 students20:1Rate it →
Harbor High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Cruz
B+
1,013 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Davenport’s schools

Are Davenport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Davenport. Pacific Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Davenport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Davenport in?

Pacific Elementary School District and Santa Cruz City High School District.

Where do Davenport kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Santa Cruz High, Soquel High and Harbor High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.