Pacific Elementary School District

Public Grades K–6

Elementary and middle schools for Davenport, and parts of Bonny Doon.

At a glance

173Students enrolled

1School

$14,605Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

41%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Davenport

Grades K–6

Pacific Elementary173 students · DavenportThis district

Grades 7–8

Mission Hill Middle or Branciforte MiddleDepends on your addressSanta Cruz City High School District

Grades 9–12

Santa Cruz High or Soquel High or Harbor HighDepends on your addressSanta Cruz City High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performance

Graduation rate 92% at Santa Cruz City High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

Where the money goes

$14,605

per student each year · 31% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration30%

Other14%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State49%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

141’20

145’21

154’22

167’23

173’24

Students

White · 58%100

Hispanic · 24%41

Two or more races · 17%29

Black · 1%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 5 next

This district · grades K–6

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Pacific ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 173 students · Davenport

Public

Where students go next · Santa Cruz City High School District

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Branciforte MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 409 students · Santa Cruz

Public 📚

Mission Hill MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 510 students · Santa Cruz

Public 🏫

Harbor HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,013 students · Santa Cruz

B+Public 🏫

Santa Cruz HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,093 students · Santa Cruz

A+Public 🏫

Soquel HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,074 students · Soquel

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.