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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amesti Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-5	25 Amesti Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6250	431	24	18.3	95.6%	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (94.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.6	5781^st of 5817 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.6	5796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%	15	10.8		10.8	5.9	3.0	12.1				7.0	11.9	4.6	7.7				8.1	≥ 98%		$24,043	$2,851	$21,192
Freedom Elementary	1.3mi	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	479	20	24.5	91.4%	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	456 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	5511^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.3	5669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	158	12.0		12.0	9.0	12.6	29.3				16.7	15.4	17.4	17.6				16.8	≥ 98%		$22,243	$2,496	$19,747
Calabasas Elementary	1.3mi	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	512	23	22.0	97.1%	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13.5	5359^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.6	5652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	293	10.2		10.2	22.2	18.3	11.9	34.5			21.5	28.6	12.5	6.7	15.5			15.8	≥ 98%		$23,092	$2,713	$20,379
H. A. Hyde Elementary	1.4mi	Public	K-5	125 Alta Vista St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6243	476	23	21.0	91.6%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13.3	5369^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.7	5647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%	278	10.4		10.4	17.4	12.5	27.3				19.3	22.9	26.4	11.7				20.1	≥ 99%		$22,299	$2,817	$19,482
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	1.6mi	Public	K-5	330 Martinelli St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6315	438	20	22.0	92.9%	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	400 (91.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.5	5749^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.3	5832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%	83	4.2		4.2	19.6	8.8	16.5				14.4	12.5	4.9	6.3				7.4	≥ 98%		$22,970	$2,790	$20,180
Starlight Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6979	383	18	21.3	91.6%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	4379^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.3	4982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%	603	14.8		14.8	32.1	34.9	16.4				27.9	42.9	31.8	14.8				29.5	≥ 98%		$25,380	$2,434	$22,946
Ann Soldo Elementary	2.0mi	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-1310	377	19	19.4	92.8%	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	355 (94.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8.7	5670^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.5%		9.5	5659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%	11	11.3		11.3	23.9	6.7	12.9				13.7	14.9	13.3	8.1				11.8	96%	0%	$24,446	$3,180	$21,266
Mintie White Elementary	2.0mi	Public	K-5	515 Palm Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6321	493	22	22.3	94.1%	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	459 (93.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	7.8	5707^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.9%		7	5778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%	71	7.1		7.1	19.4	14.5	12.2				15.0	22.2	8.4	3.1				10.3	≥ 98%		$22,098	$2,557	$19,541
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	2.2mi	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. West Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8123	415	18	22.8	55.9%	98 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	297 (71.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	40.5	3195^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.1%		19.1	4915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.1%	1720	23.9	15.0	19.8	43.9	42.2	44.4	44.9	29.3	27.5	39.1	43.9	34.1	26.2	25.0	36.6	18.4	30.7	≥ 95%		$24,634	$1,760	$22,874
Landmark Elementary	2.3mi	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7940	419	23	18.3	91.2%	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	379 (90.5%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.4	5787^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.5%		9	5686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%	101	10.1		10.1	8.0	7.1	8.8				7.9	8.0	5.8	5.9				6.4	≥ 99%		$22,527	$2,704	$19,823

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