📍 1959 Merrill St., Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, 95062
Del Mar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Clyde Curley. It is part of the Live Oak Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Del Mar Elementary enrolls 342 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 59% |
| White | 109 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 342 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Del Mar Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Del Mar Elementary is one of 7 schools in Live Oak Elementary, based in Santa Cruz, California. The district serves 1,669 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Del Mar Elementary is larger than the district average of about 238 students per school.