Orchard School
Private · Grades K–6 · 55 students
Valencia Elementary
250 Aptos School Rd., Aptos, CA 95003
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
487
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Valencia Elementary
Valencia Elementary is a public elementary school in Aptos, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Pajaro Valley Unified. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Santa Cruz County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 487 students were enrolled, with about 20.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 487 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Pajaro Valley Unified
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- NCES school ID
- 062949004553
Schools near Valencia Elementary
All 10 schools in Aptos →
Mar Vista Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 270 students
Rio del Mar Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 393 students
Twin Lakes Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 391 students
Tara Redwood School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 70 students
Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 143 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.