📍 8005 Winkle Ave., Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, 95065
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlo Albano. It is part of the Soquel Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary enrolls 232 students across grades K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 232 students (32%) 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.
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize).
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is one of 5 schools in Soquel Union Elementary, based in Capitola, California. The district serves 1,520 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 232 students, Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 304 students per school.
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