📍 6860 Soquel Dr., Aptos, Santa Cruz County, 95003
Mar Vista Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aptos, Santa Cruz County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ronnie Platt. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Mar Vista Elementary enrolls 344 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 344 students (58%) 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.
Mar Vista 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.
Mar Vista Elementary is one of 34 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified, based in Watsonville, California. The district serves 16,588 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, Mar Vista Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 488 students per school.
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