Happy Valley Elementary School District

3125 Branciforte Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA 95065-9775
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Happy Valley Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public school serving 106 students in Happy Valley Elementary School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public schools in California.
Public School in Happy Valley Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the California public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
1 School
10,347 Schools
# Students
106 Students
5,790,405 Students
# Teachers
6 Teachers
267,593 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Happy Valley Elementary School District, which is ranked #24 of all 1,904 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#24 out of 1932 school districts
(Top 5%)
72%
34%
85-89%
47%
≥50%
29%