Best Public Schools in Watsonville, California & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2022)							CAST Science (2022)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2022)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2022)								% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 W. Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	533	23	22.7	81.4%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57.5	766^th of 2123 public high schools	63.9%					(n/a)									25.0	15.6	21.1				20.0	40.6	47.2	86.4	46.6				22.7	27.5	20.2	17.0	21.9
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 217-4883	220	8	27.5	85.9%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	43.2	2900^th of 5883 public elementary schools	50.7%					(n/a)												36.8	36.2						36.5	38.6	37.9						38.3
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	636	28	22.4	94.5%	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (97.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9.6	2645^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.5%					(n/a)									9.3		9.3				9.5	18.0	19.5		15.6				3.7	4.2	5.9		4.6
H. A. Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Alta Vista St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6243	491	26	19.2	84.7%	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	464 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10.6	5690^th of 5883 public elementary schools	3.3%					(n/a)								11.0			11.0	6.0	7.4	20.9					12.4	11.9	7.4	8.8					9.3	93.8	93.8
Mintie White Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Palm Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6321	546	24	22.6	90.3%	26 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	11.3	5654^th of 5883 public elementary schools	3.9%					(n/a)								9.3			9.3	17.3	16.3	10.5					14.6	13.6	13.9	5.8					11.0	98.1		98.1
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6341	638	28	22.7	87.6%	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	613 (96.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.1	2635^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.8%					(n/a)									7.6		7.6				11.1	16.0	19.5		15.4				6.7	6.4	6.1		6.4
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	Public	K-5	330 Martinelli St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6315	535	25	21.4	91.6%	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	506 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9.1	5776^th of 5883 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)								4.4			4.4	13.0	15.4	7.8					11.6	15.6	10.5	3.3					9.4	95.7	96.8	96.8	95.7
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 E. Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,319	97	23.9	89.5%	69 (3.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2,214 (95.5%)	17 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	30.1	1431^st of 2123 public high schools	32.6%					(n/a)										14.4	14.4							31.8	31.8							10.0	10.0
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	45	4	11.2	88.9%	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1810^th of 2123 public high schools	14.7%					(n/a)										5.0	5.0							18.2	18.2							0.0	0.0
Pacific Coast Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	294 Green Valley Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2180	205	9	22.7	48.8%	49 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (71.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)									14.3	16.2	19.0						18.2	37.5	30.5						7.7	0.0	12.7
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	60	5	12.0	66.7%	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (81.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.5	874^th of 2123 public high schools	58.8%		88.4	152^nd of 1290 public high schools	88.2%	722										42.9	42.9							42.9	42.9							7.1	7.1
Ann Soldo Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-1310	417	21	19.4	84.2%	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (95.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.6	5560^th of 5883 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)								9.7			9.7	14.1	19.7	20.6					18.2	15.6	11.3	8.3					11.6
Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6301	257	10	25.7	49.0%	39 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	205 (79.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	51.3	2482^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	57.8%					(n/a)								24.1	27.3		25.5	27.6	36.7	60.0	79.3	50.0	54.6		51.2	31.0	23.3	24.1	62.1	30.0	27.3		33.1
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	535	26	20.7	85.4%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (96.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	17.5	5106^th of 5883 public elementary schools	13.2%					(n/a)								9.6			9.6	21.5	24.7	14.6					20.5	29.7	14.4	12.4					19.0
Radcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Rodriguez St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6469	478	22	22.2	96.7%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	467 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	5819^th of 5883 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)								5.9			5.9	11.8	6.1	8.3					8.7	4.3	3.0	9.4					5.9
Landmark Elementary	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-7940	442	22	20.1	84.6%	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	405 (91.6%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12.5	5567^th of 5883 public elementary schools	5.4%					(n/a)								8.1			8.1	19.4	17.9	17.8					18.4	16.7	10.5	8.1					11.7
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 761-7699	610	28	21.4	85.6%	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	2602^nd of 2740 public middle schools	5.0%					(n/a)									5.7		5.7				12.7	24.7	15.0		17.5				8.5	9.8	6.0		8.1
PVUSD Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	250 E. Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2482	313	15	20.8	37.1%	109 (34.8%)	2 (0.6%)	177 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)								20.0	18.2	25.0	21.1			50.0		28.6	18.2	50.0	36.8			20.0		10.5	9.1	20.0	20.2
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	21 Bay Farms Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6977	431	20	21.7	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	424 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21.9	4655^th of 5883 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)								19.0			19.0	11.7	19.2	42.1					25.4	8.2	12.5	22.4					14.8	95.2		96.8	96.8	96.8
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 E. Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6455	538	22	24.1	84.2%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (96.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.9	2454^th of 2740 public middle schools	10.4%					(n/a)									13.8		13.8				9.3	23.8	22.3		19.1				4.7	11.2	13.1		10.1
Pajaro Middle	Public	6-8	250 Salinas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6238	458	20	23.0	92.8%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (98.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2442^nd of 2740 public middle schools	10.9%					(n/a)									8.8		8.8				15.6	32.9	23.5		24.0				5.1	14.8	6.5		8.7
Amesti Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6250	509	25	20.5	87.4%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	493 (96.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7.2	5845^th of 5883 public elementary schools	0.6%					(n/a)								2.9			2.9	1.4	6.6	4.8					4.5	4.3	16.5	1.9					7.5
Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	483	24	20.2	52.8%	163 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (61.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	32.9	3626^th of 5883 public elementary schools	38.4%					(n/a)								19.1			19.1	30.3	27.5	28.4	48.7				34.1	31.8	17.4	14.9	33.8				24.6
Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	575	25	22.8	91.3%	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.6	5562^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)								5.8			5.8	10.2	13.1	15.2	30.7				16.6	11.4	6.5	7.5	19.4				11.1
Hall District Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Sill Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6371	531	27	20.0	92.3%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12.1	5597^th of 5883 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)								12.8			12.8	6.8	20.5	26.7					18.5	6.8	10.1	3.5					6.7	98.3
Alianza Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6333	675	30	22.2	72.4%	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	654 (96.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.7	3979^th of 5883 public elementary schools	32.4%					(n/a)	11.7	11.1	9.3	13.0	6.5	8.3	10.1	16.0	21.3		18.4	35.1	33.3	36.0	24.6	53.3	24.6		34.3	28.6	20.8	28.0	13.0	14.8	16.7		20.8
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,553	63	24.6	89.6%	29 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1,499 (96.5%)	17 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.6	1246^th of 2123 public high schools	41.3%					(n/a)										20.6	20.6							36.2	36.2							11.4	11.4
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. W. Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-8123	398	19	20.7	49.0%	81 (20.4%)	4 (1.0%)	300 (75.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	21.7	4674^th of 5883 public elementary schools	20.6%					(n/a)								20.0	31.4		25.0	24.4	25.0	33.3	15.6	54.8	48.6		32.8	35.6	15.9	11.1	11.1	23.8	28.6		20.7

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freedom	0.64 mi	3
La Selva Beach	3.68 mi	1	853^rd
Aptos	5.05 mi	6	253^rd
Aromas	8.41 mi	1	335^th
Capitola	9.46 mi	2	176^th

Best Public Schools in Watsonville, CA

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

Diamond Technology Institute

Linscott Charter

Watsonville Prep

Pajaro Valley High

Bradley Elementary

Watsonville High

Alianza Charter

Ohlone Elementary

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Starlight Elementary

Pajaro Middle

Lakeview Middle

New School Community Day

Ann Soldo Elementary

Calabasas Elementary

Landmark Elementary

Hall District Elementary

Mintie White Elementary

Cesar E. Chavez Middle

H. A. Hyde Elementary

Rolling Hills Middle

E. A. Hall Middle

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Radcliff Elementary

Amesti Elementary

Pacific Coast Charter

PVUSD Virtual Academy

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