Is Brook Knoll Elementary a good school?

Brook Knoll Elementary ranks 679 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brook Knoll Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 467 students attended Brook Knoll Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Brook Knoll Elementary?

Students at Brook Knoll Elementary are 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Brook Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Scotts Valley Middle High : Scotts Valley High

Brook Knoll Elementary

Summary:

Brook Knoll Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Cruz, California, serving 464 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Scotts Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 120 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brook Knoll Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with 70.59% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 47.04%. Brook Knoll also has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools for these groups. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching 22.2% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district will need to address.

Compared to nearby schools, Brook Knoll Elementary outperforms the Santa Cruz City Elementary and Soquel Union Elementary districts on academic measures, ranking significantly higher on state assessments. However, some nearby schools, such as Happy Valley Elementary, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Brook Knoll Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 11.85% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly lower than the state average and suggests the school may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

151 Brook Knoll Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-1342

(831) 423-2454

District: Scotts Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
679^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,270

Students who attend Brook Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Scotts Valley Middle
High:	Scotts Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 467

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brook Knoll Elementary ranks better than 88.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.39. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.1%), Hispanic (15.6%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brook Knoll Elementary is 22. (See more...)

Compare Brook Knoll Elementary employs 21.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brook Knoll Elementary is $7,270.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brook Knoll Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brook Knoll Elementary 679^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Brook Knoll Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Scotts Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Scotts Valley Unified 120^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brook Knoll Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.69	353^rd	4809	92.7%
2005	92.04	381^st	4822	92.1%
2006	92.16	377^th	4818	92.2%
2007	94.34	268^th	5113	94.8%
2008	91.92	375^th	5113	92.7%
2009	87.63	608^th	5193	88.3%
2010	89.77	453^rd	5314	91.5%
2011	87.36	612^th	5377	88.6%
2012	90.14	413^th	5390	92.3%
2013	87.22	633^rd	5530	88.6%
2015	90.23	612^th	5611	89.1%
2016	90.43	590^th	5614	89.5%
2017	93.20	438^th	5692	92.3%
2018	91.23	557^th	5662	90.2%
2019	90.46	612^th	5789	89.4%
2021	80.56	264^th	1417	81.4%
2022	91.45	627^th	5883	89.3%
2023	87.58	845^th	5874	85.6%
2024	90.39	679^th	5862	88.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	85.73	252^nd	2634	90.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	70.22	1256^th	5511	77.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.09	507^th	5413	90.6%
2019	87.78	671^st	5492	87.8%
2021	77.74	257^th	1267	79.7%
2022	91.00	584^th	5635	89.6%
2023	83.82	939^th	5617	83.3%
2024	90.70	579^th	5605	89.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	72.36	53^rd	293	81.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.34	665^th	5431	87.8%
2019	89.73	595^th	5510	89.2%
2021	81.18	236^th	1272	81.4%
2022	89.94	626^th	5663	88.9%
2023	88.43	704^th	5650	87.5%
2024	87.37	749^th	5636	86.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.17	528^th	4830	89.1%
2019	82.78	605^th	4963	87.8%
2022	93.77	236^th	5084	95.4%
2023	91.62	298^th	5098	94.2%
2024	77.50	831^st	5102	83.7%

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Rank History for White students at Brook Knoll Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.61	528^th	2737	80.7%
2019	77.50	558^th	2834	80.3%
2022	79.82	459^th	2726	83.2%
2023	68.01	860^th	2662	67.7%
2024	76.19	583^rd	2647	78.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brook Knoll Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	625	6	40	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1996	625	6	40	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1997	621	6	41	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	689
1998	648	7	41	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	720
1999	639	3	34	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	711
2000	643	6	35	32	1	n/a	n/a	3	720
2001	610	4	36	43	5	n/a	n/a	4	702
2002	579	4	47	36	2	n/a	n/a	7	675
2003	579	4	47	36	2	n/a	n/a	7	675
2004	553	4	38	43	0	n/a	n/a	1	639
2005	545	4	38	40	1	n/a	n/a	3	631
2006	540	8	44	27	2	n/a	n/a	3	624
2007	485	5	38	24	0	n/a	n/a	46	598
2008	471	8	37	29	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	545
2009	496	8	44	26	0	0	38	0	612
2010	486	6	49	43	1	1	10	0	596
2011	454	7	40	51	1	0	44	0	597
2012	421	2	18	60	1	0	56	0	558
2013	423	0	17	70	0	0	59	0	569
2014	415	0	24	55	3	0	56	0	553
2015	395	1	26	55	4	1	38	0	520
2016	386	4	35	65	1	0	40	0	531
2017	383	6	40	60	1	1	47	0	538
2018	371	11	57	77	9	0	22	0	547
2019	357	6	40	70	7	0	36	0	516
2020	358	1	38	75	6	0	46	0	524
2021	280	0	40	70	2	0	40	0	432
2022	300	1	32	59	2	2	42	0	438
2023	324	1	31	67	0	2	38	1	464
2024	318	2	27	73	1	2	40	4	467

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brook Knoll Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	683	25.0	27.3	2
1996	683	25.0	27.3	2
1997	689	32.0	21.5	3.3
1998	720	35.0	20.6	1.4
1999	711	35.1	20.3	5.3
2000	720	33.1	21.8	2.8
2001	702	33.6	20.9	2.3
2002	675	33.5	20.1	3.3
2003	675	33.5	20.1	3.3
2004	639	31.5	20.3	5.2
2005	631	30.5	20.7	4.5
2006	624	29.5	21.2	4.7
2007	598	29.5	20.3	4.9
2008	545	30.5	17.9	4.6
2009	612	28.0	20.1	4.9
2010	596	25.0	23.8	9.7
2011	597	n/a	n/a	10.4
2012	558	22.3	24.9	n/a
2013	569	21.4	26.5	10
2014	553	21.4	25.7	8.1
2015	520	23.0	22.6	8.1
2016	531	22.0	24.1	9.2
2017	538	24.0	22.4	7.6
2018	547	23.5	23.2	11
2019	516	21.0	24.5	10.1
2020	524	n/a	n/a	12
2021	432	18.0	24.0	13.2
2022	438	18.5	23.6	8.4
2023	464	20.2	22.9	11.9
2024	467	21.1	22.0	14.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brook Knoll Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	683	25.0	27.3	2
1996	683	25.0	27.3	2
1997	689	32.0	21.5	3.3
1998	720	35.0	20.6	1.4
1999	711	35.1	20.3	5.3
2000	720	33.1	21.8	2.8
2001	702	33.6	20.9	2.3
2002	675	33.5	20.1	3.3
2003	675	33.5	20.1	3.3
2004	639	31.5	20.3	5.2
2005	631	30.5	20.7	4.5
2006	624	29.5	21.2	4.7
2007	598	29.5	20.3	4.9
2008	545	30.5	17.9	4.6
2009	612	28.0	20.1	4.9
2010	596	25.0	23.8	9.7
2011	597	n/a	n/a	10.4
2012	558	22.3	24.9	n/a
2013	569	21.4	26.5	10
2014	553	21.4	25.7	8.1
2015	520	23.0	22.6	8.1
2016	531	22.0	24.1	9.2
2017	538	24.0	22.4	7.6
2018	547	23.5	23.2	11
2019	516	21.0	24.5	10.1
2020	524	n/a	n/a	12
2021	432	18.0	24.0	13.2
2022	438	18.5	23.6	8.4
2023	464	20.2	22.9	11.9
2024	467	21.1	22.0	14.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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