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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy ranks 397 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 82% of California high schools

Summary

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy is a rapidly improving public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Watsonville, CA, with 501 students and a strong focus on college preparation for its community.

The school's most impressive story is its dramatic academic improvement, jumping from the 54th to the 82nd percentile in statewide ranking in just one year, a much more positive trajectory than nearby schools like Watsonville High or Pajaro Valley High. It achieves these strong results with a high graduation rate of 91.8%, a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%, and moderate per-student spending, notably less than schools like Aptos High which spends nearly three times more.

Ceiba shows particular strength in supporting student success, with 11th graders performing exceptionally well and the school ranking in the 86th percentile or higher for students from low-income families and English learners. While math and science scores are improving but uneven across grades, the school's overall effectiveness, especially compared to local continuation schools like Central Bay High (Continuation), makes it a standout option in the Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District.

501

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 West Riverside Dr.
Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 786-2100

District: Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

2.2%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,703^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

397^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 25 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

547^th of 1,543Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1703 of 2761	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1562 of 2783	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1543 of 2781	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1531 of 2740	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1119 of 2715	58.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	359 of 1478	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	425 of 1521	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	393 of 1540	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	435 of 1442	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1481 of 2533	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1325 of 2551	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1183 of 2531	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	1490 of 2509	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1118 of 2380	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1251 of 2395	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	1069 of 2388	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	972 of 2374	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	923 of 2359	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	578 of 2213	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1311 of 2542	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1290 of 2579	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1075 of 2531	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1102 of 2458	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	612 of 2369	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1751 of 2534	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1632 of 2552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1732 of 2538	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1296 of 2527	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	962 of 2407	60.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	397 of 2162	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	990 of 2159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1042 of 2170	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	766 of 2123	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	918 of 2133	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	66.5	147 of 1064	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	564 of 1906	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	1132 of 1915	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	875 of 1915	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	664 of 1858	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	1127 of 1833	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	132 of 1900	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	57.8	740 of 1902	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	861 of 1917	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	464 of 1861	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	574 of 1814	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	286 of 2013	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	779 of 2026	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	886 of 2030	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	594 of 1943	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	702 of 1937	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	287 of 1942	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	724 of 1948	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1046 of 1963	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	735 of 1916	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	717 of 1880	61.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80.7	397^th of 2162 public high schools	81.6%		50.3	990^th of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	593	8.2	55.1	29.6	26.6	25.0	34.9	33.3	71.4	37.6	27.1	48.8	25.6	36.7	34.3
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%		31.2	1464^th of 2159 public high schools	32.2%	161			13.5	13.5				38.9	38.9				19.9	19.9							$23,550	$21,560	$1,990
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	42	4	10.5	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2125^th of 2162 public high schools	1.7%		8.1	2159^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	34								6.7	6.7				0.0	0.0							$73,373	$70,766	$2,607
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%		78.8	426^th of 2159 public high schools	80.3%	257		66.7		66.7				66.7	66.7				7.1	7.1							$46,027	$44,292	$1,735
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,293	60	21.6	84.3%	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1,253 (96.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	34.1	1397^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%		38.3	1287^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	110			15.3	15.3				40.0	40.0				8.9	8.9							$26,072	$24,006	$2,066
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0																	$32,542	$31,334	$1,208
Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	112	16	7.2	92.9%	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2068^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		11.4	1980^th of 2159 public high schools	8.3%	88			0.0	0.0				4.6	4.6				1.5	1.5							$68,914	$66,884	$2,030
Aptos High	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7832	1,274	58	21.9	47.6%	511 (40.1%)	4 (0.3%)	676 (53.1%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.0%)	64.6	696^th of 2162 public high schools	67.8%		71.2	548^th of 2159 public high schools	74.6%	148			35.4	35.4				46.5	46.5				30.8	30.8							$26,093	$24,446	$1,647
North Monterey County High	Public	9-12	13990 Castroville Blvd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-5221	1,250	57	21.7	84.5%	94 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,132 (90.6%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	36	1359^th of 2162 public high schools	37.1%		42.9	1175^th of 2159 public high schools	45.6%	184		17.7		17.4				52.1	52.1				7.9	7.9							$17,900	$15,918	$1,982
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	Public	7-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-7050	96	4	23.5	83.3%	18 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (78.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	1203^rd of 2162 public high schools	44.4%		35.3	1360^th of 2159 public high schools	37.0%	157		17.7		18.6				35.3	31.1				32.4	31.9	75.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	80.0	85.0	$21,126	$20,104	$1,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Ceiba College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Ceiba College Preparatory Academy are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Ceiba College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy ranks 397^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ceiba College Preparatory Academy in?

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District

How many students attend Ceiba College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Ceiba College Preparatory Academy.

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