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Mar Vista Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6860 Soquel Dr.
Aptos, CA 95003
Phone
(831) 688-5211
District
Pajaro Valley Unified
County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
344
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Mar Vista Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
46%
46%
46%
46%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
43%
48%
44%
48%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
32%
47%
22%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
58%
39%
66%
44%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 62 18.0%
Grade 1 49 14.2%
Grade 2 41 11.9%
Grade 3 45 13.1%
Grade 4 44 12.8%
Grade 5 53 15.4%
Grade 6 50 14.5%
Total 344 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.2% 13.3% 23.2%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 5.1%
Hispanic 42.9% 85.0% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 1.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.9% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.1% 81.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 36.6% 69.7% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 21.5% 11.3% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 109,597 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 702.8 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 34,871 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 75.7% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.2% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.4% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.5% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,157 $159,813,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $25,397,000 8.0%
Staff $1,830 $31,933,000 10.1%
General Administration $172 $3,000,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,122 $19,578,000 6.2%
Operation $1,334 $23,277,000 7.3%
Transportation $397 $6,920,000 2.2%
Other $561 $9,796,000 3.1%
Total Support $6,870 $119,901,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,158 $37,664,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $18,186 $317,378,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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