Grade Trends

Del Mar Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Live Oak Elementary

1959 Merrill St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Map

Math (met standard)
41%
−2 state 43% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
46%
±0 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
50%
+15 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
62%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
322
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 43% state 47% · 2025-26 47% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 39% state 42% · 2025-26 37% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 40% state 37% · 2025-26 56% state 49% · 2025-26 50% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 41% state 43% · 2025-26 46% state 46% · 2025-26 50% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 41% state 43% 46% state 46% 50% state 35%
2024-25 38% state 41% 40% state 46% 22% state 33%
2023-24 33% state 41% 45% state 45% 44% state 33%
2022-23 38% state 39% 48% state 45% 37% state 32%
2021-22 35% state 38% 46% state 45% 25% state 31%
2018-19 44% state 44% 52% state 50% 39% state 32%
2017-18 48% state 43% 57% state 49% —
2016-17 48% state 40% 58% state 45% —
2015-16 35% state 39% 51% state 45% —
2014-15 18% state 35% 38% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Live Oak Elementary
Grades K–5 · Live Oak Elementary
0.7 mi
37%
−4 vs state
45%
−1 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2022-23 → 38% in 2025-26 59% 362 Hispanic 70%
Tierra Pacifica Charter
Grades K–8 Charter · Live Oak Elementary
1.3 mi
55%
+15 vs state
57%
+9 vs state
59%
+24 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 48% in 2022-23 → 57% in 2025-26 29% 166 White 63%
Green Acres Elementary
Grades K–5 · Live Oak Elementary
1.3 mi
46%
+4 vs state
49%
+3 vs state
40%
+5 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2025-26 54% 262 Hispanic 49%
Ocean Alternative Education Center
Grades K–8 · Live Oak Elementary
1.3 mi
32%
−4 vs state
47%
−2 vs state
36%
+1 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 43% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 47% 76 White 53%
Gault Elementary
Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz City Elementary
1.5 mi
43%
+1 vs state
46%
±0 vs state
40%
+5 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 43% in 2025-26 48% 314 Hispanic 61%
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch
Grades K–5 Alternative · Santa Cruz City Elementary
1.9 mi
45%
+4 vs state
57%
+10 vs state
58%
+23 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2025-26 27% 114 White 55%
De Laveaga Elementary
Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz City Elementary
1.9 mi
50%
+8 vs state
49%
+3 vs state
44%
+9 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2022-23 → 48% in 2025-26 28% 481 White 46%
Alternative Family Education
Grades K–12 Alternative · Santa Cruz City High
1.9 mi
29%
−7 vs state
49%
−4 vs state
51%
+15 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 35% 110 White 54%
Soquel Elementary
Grades K–5 · Soquel Union Elementary
2.1 mi
36%
−6 vs state
44%
−2 vs state
27%
−8 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 43% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 40% 337 Hispanic 48%
Main Street Elementary
Grades K–5 · Soquel Union Elementary
2.6 mi
50%
+9 vs state
60%
+14 vs state
57%
+22 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 56% in 2025-26 25% 383 White 61%