Is Green Acres Elementary a good school?

Green Acres Elementary ranks 2216 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Green Acres Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 315 students attended Green Acres Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Green Acres Elementary?

Students at Green Acres Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 41% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Green Acres Elementary attend?

Students who attend Green Acres Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shoreline Middle

Green Acres Elementary

Summary:

Green Acres Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, serving 315 students in grades K-5 and part of the Live Oak Elementary School District.

Green Acres Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic measures, with 51.01% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 42.28% in Mathematics, compared to 45.47% and 35.65% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for male and White students, ranking in the top third of California elementary schools. However, Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively lower, indicating an area for improvement. Additionally, Green Acres has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.4% to 28.3% over the past few years, which is still lower than the nearby Live Oak Elementary school.

Overall, Green Acres Elementary is a solid-performing school that generally outperforms its district and the state, particularly for certain student subgroups. However, the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate and the relatively lower performance of Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students are areas that warrant further attention and targeted interventions.

Detail:

Public K-5

966 Bostwick Ln.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1700

(831) 475-0111

District: Live Oak Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2216^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,994

Students who attend Green Acres Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Shoreline Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 315

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.2%

White:

41.0%

African American:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Green Acres Elementary ranks better than 62.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Live Oak Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.38. (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: Hispanic (50.2%), White (41%), African American (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Green Acres Elementary is 22.5. 2 elementary schools in the Live Oak Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Green Acres Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Green Acres Elementary is $7,994. 2 elementary schools in the Live Oak Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Green Acres Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Green Acres Elementary 2216^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Green Acres Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Live Oak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Live Oak Elementary 477^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Green Acres Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.06	2544^th	4809	47.1%
2005	49.08	2242^nd	4822	53.5%
2006	41.89	2620^th	4818	45.6%
2007	43.24	2716^th	5113	46.9%
2008	35.93	3205^th	5113	37.3%
2009	31.37	3603^rd	5193	30.6%
2010	30.73	3794^th	5314	28.6%
2011	33.78	3695^th	5377	31.3%
2012	49.82	2630^th	5390	51.2%
2013	44.87	3017^th	5530	45.4%
2015	44.97	2744^th	5611	51.1%
2016	53.08	2340^th	5614	58.3%
2017	54.68	2292^nd	5692	59.7%
2018	66.98	1723^rd	5662	69.6%
2019	55.24	2298^th	5789	60.3%
2022	64.79	1820^th	5883	69.1%
2023	56.67	2204^th	5874	62.5%
2024	56.38	2216^th	5862	62.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.85	823^rd	3246	74.6%
2019	60.27	817^th	3275	75.1%
2023	44.70	1503^rd	3250	53.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.94	1186^th	5084	76.7%
2019	51.06	2333^rd	5173	54.9%
2022	50.87	2228^th	5264	57.7%
2023	49.46	2406^th	5374	55.2%
2024	40.23	3118^th	5511	43.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.14	1403^rd	5413	74.1%
2019	54.20	2264^th	5492	58.8%
2022	54.54	2186^th	5635	61.2%
2023	51.46	2331^st	5617	58.5%
2024	45.00	2724^th	5605	51.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	66.08	580^th	2585	77.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.16	2018^th	5431	62.8%
2019	54.38	2233^rd	5510	59.5%
2022	69.75	1542^nd	5663	72.8%
2023	59.73	1963^rd	5650	65.3%
2024	65.14	1737^th	5636	69.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.35	1608^th	4830	66.7%
2019	46.99	2489^th	4963	49.8%
2022	58.35	1720^th	5084	66.2%
2023	50.65	2204^th	5098	56.8%
2024	33.06	3491^st	5102	31.6%

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Rank History for White students at Green Acres Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.75	1090^th	2737	60.2%
2019	65.41	1000^th	2834	64.7%
2022	63.81	1016^th	2726	62.7%
2023	53.96	1322^nd	2662	50.3%
2024	60.56	1118^th	2647	57.8%

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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 Green Acres Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	449	10	6	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1989	567	9	15	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1990	559	25	18	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	671
1991	540	28	23	135	3	n/a	n/a	0	729
1992	533	29	28	144	3	n/a	n/a	0	737
1993	520	35	29	179	4	n/a	n/a	0	767
1994	495	30	32	167	8	n/a	n/a	0	732
1995	490	35	35	193	5	n/a	n/a	0	758
1996	490	35	35	193	5	n/a	n/a	0	758
1997	432	31	34	228	8	n/a	n/a	0	733
1998	276	16	33	145	3	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	271	38	30	143	0	n/a	n/a	1	483
2000	267	13	26	139	2	n/a	n/a	14	461
2001	245	9	13	146	0	n/a	n/a	18	431
2002	209	13	15	147	4	n/a	n/a	0	388
2003	209	13	15	147	4	n/a	n/a	0	388
2004	206	12	15	163	6	n/a	n/a	0	402
2005	177	12	12	176	6	n/a	n/a	0	383
2006	167	15	17	191	6	n/a	n/a	0	396
2007	168	11	25	188	4	n/a	n/a	1	397
2008	147	14	24	204	5	n/a	n/a	0	394
2009	140	15	27	209	3	0	4	0	398
2010	133	16	23	185	3	0	5	0	365
2011	133	17	25	192	3	0	10	0	380
2012	122	17	25	208	1	2	18	0	393
2013	123	13	24	206	2	2	31	0	401
2014	126	12	21	207	1	3	38	0	408
2015	108	10	25	212	1	2	39	0	397
2016	117	13	32	209	2	3	18	0	394
2017	129	13	23	199	2	4	24	0	394
2018	132	13	17	188	2	3	20	0	375
2019	140	10	12	196	13	3	11	0	385
2020	128	12	15	195	13	1	9	0	373
2021	124	10	14	184	2	1	16	0	351
2022	127	10	8	164	3	1	16	0	329
2023	129	10	8	158	1	0	9	0	315

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 Green Acres Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	20.5	24.0	n/a
1989	640	28.0	22.8	n/a
1990	671	27.0	24.8	n/a
1991	729	31.5	23.1	n/a
1992	737	32.0	23.0	35
1993	767	30.5	25.1	48.2
1994	732	29.0	25.2	44
1995	758	30.1	25.2	41.8
1996	758	30.1	25.2	41.8
1997	733	32.8	22.3	32.9
1998	473	26.0	18.2	41.4
1999	483	22.0	22.0	34.9
2000	461	23.0	20.0	40.3
2001	431	21.0	20.5	39.7
2002	388	19.0	20.4	37.9
2003	388	19.0	20.4	37.9
2004	402	20.0	20.1	46.3
2005	383	19.0	20.2	45.4
2006	396	20.0	19.8	42.2
2007	397	20.0	19.9	55.1
2008	394	22.8	17.3	42.6
2009	398	19.6	17.0	48.5
2010	365	18.6	19.6	57.5
2011	380	n/a	n/a	63.2
2012	393	21.2	18.5	n/a
2013	401	20.0	20.0	56.9
2014	408	17.0	24.0	62.5
2015	397	17.0	23.3	62.5
2016	394	18.0	21.8	55.8
2017	394	17.0	23.1	50.5
2018	375	16.0	23.4	56
2019	385	17.0	22.6	59
2020	373	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	351	15.0	23.4	47.6
2022	329	14.0	23.5	54.1
2023	315	14.0	22.5	50.2

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 Green Acres Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	20.5	24.0	n/a
1989	640	28.0	22.8	n/a
1990	671	27.0	24.8	n/a
1991	729	31.5	23.1	n/a
1992	737	32.0	23.0	35
1993	767	30.5	25.1	48.2
1994	732	29.0	25.2	44
1995	758	30.1	25.2	41.8
1996	758	30.1	25.2	41.8
1997	733	32.8	22.3	32.9
1998	473	26.0	18.2	41.4
1999	483	22.0	22.0	34.9
2000	461	23.0	20.0	40.3
2001	431	21.0	20.5	39.7
2002	388	19.0	20.4	37.9
2003	388	19.0	20.4	37.9
2004	402	20.0	20.1	46.3
2005	383	19.0	20.2	45.4
2006	396	20.0	19.8	42.2
2007	397	20.0	19.9	55.1
2008	394	22.8	17.3	42.6
2009	398	19.6	17.0	48.5
2010	365	18.6	19.6	57.5
2011	380	n/a	n/a	63.2
2012	393	21.2	18.5	n/a
2013	401	20.0	20.0	56.9
2014	408	17.0	24.0	62.5
2015	397	17.0	23.3	62.5
2016	394	18.0	21.8	55.8
2017	394	17.0	23.1	50.5
2018	375	16.0	23.4	56
2019	385	17.0	22.6	59
2020	373	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	351	15.0	23.4	47.6
2022	329	14.0	23.5	54.1
2023	315	14.0	22.5	50.2

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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