Ocean Alternative Education Center
Public · Grades K–8 · 76 students
Tierra Pacifica Charter
986 Bostwick Ln., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
166
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Live Oak Elementary
Santa Cruz County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Tierra Pacifica Charter
Tierra Pacifica Charter is a charter elementary school in Santa Cruz, California, serving grades K–8. It is part of Live Oak Elementary. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Santa Cruz County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 166 students were enrolled, with about 17.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Live Oak Elementary. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 166 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Live Oak Elementary
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Live Oak Elementary
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- NCES school ID
- 062199011260
Schools near Tierra Pacifica Charter
All 36 schools in Santa Cruz →
Green Acres Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 262 students
Vhm Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 44 students
Live Oak Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 362 students
De Laveaga Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 481 students
Santa Cruz Childrens School
Private · Grades K–6 · 46 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.