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Bradley Elementary

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Bradley Elementary ranks 3903 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bradley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 520 students in Watsonville, California, as part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and it occupies a middle ground in the area—performing better than many schools with greater economic challenges but facing its own significant hurdles with attendance and consistent academic growth.

Academically, Bradley outperforms several nearby schools serving similar communities, such as T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary and Amesti Elementary, particularly in English and Math. However, it falls well behind the high-performing Rio del Mar Elementary, a school in the same district with a notably lower rate of student poverty and absenteeism. A key concern for Bradley is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.3%, which is above both district and state averages and is a factor that has coincided with a decline in the school's statewide ranking over the past decade.

The school receives more funding per student than many of its district peers, yet test scores remain below state averages. Performance varies widely among different student groups and grade levels, with the school showing particular strengths in some areas but struggling to effectively support English Language Learners and students from low-income families. Compared to local charter options, Bradley performs better than the Watsonville Charter School of the Arts but lags behind Alianza Charter, indicating that school model and approach can lead to different outcomes even with similar challenges.

520

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Corralitos Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076-0522

(831) 728-6366

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend Bradley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos Junior High
High:	Aptos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

White:

37.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg21%

California avg41%

3,903^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified

1253^rd of 1,543Pajaro Valley Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3903 of 5857	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3899 of 5869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3903 of 5859	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3626 of 5883	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	3401 of 5789	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3806 of 5662	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.9	2499 of 5692	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	2213 of 5614	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	2435 of 5611	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.8	3134 of 5530	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.7	1848 of 5390	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.2	1950 of 5377	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	1706 of 5314	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.8	1358 of 5193	73.8%	★★★★☆
2008	55.6	2074 of 5113	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	1798 of 5113	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	1365 of 4818	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	1085 of 4822	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	78.5	959 of 4809	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	2714 of 3162	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	3303 of 3311	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3122 of 3275	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	2610 of 3246	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4021 of 5597	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3968 of 5612	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3867 of 5609	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3698 of 5635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2794 of 5492	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3340 of 5413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3676 of 5107	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3594 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3579 of 5087	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4345 of 5084	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3810 of 4963	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4189 of 4830	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4242 of 5460	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4321 of 5517	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3623 of 5363	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4375 of 5264	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3953 of 5173	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4266 of 5084	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3523 of 5628	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3546 of 5643	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3636 of 5638	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3220 of 5663	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3651 of 5510	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3971 of 5431	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2215 of 2598	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2211 of 2651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2292 of 2661	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1923 of 2726	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1959 of 2834	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	2214 of 2737	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Total
Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	520	25	21.0	54.2%	193 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	296 (56.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	30.7	3903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		30.4	3899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	4																													19.7		19.7	32.4	31.4	34.7	42.5			35.3	33.3	27.1	19.4	31.9			28.0	97.1	97.1	97.1
Calabasas Elementary	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%)	9.6	5652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.3	5673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	21																													6.4		6.4	11.4	13.8	18.8	18.6			15.6	18.5	17.2	11.5	8.5			14.1
Amesti Elementary	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%)	6.6	5796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		8	5772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	24																													4.4		4.4	2.8	20.0	11.5				11.2	5.6	6.4	9.1				7.2
Freedom Elementary	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%)	9.3	5669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.4	5524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	145																													6.2		6.2	10.6	19.2	10.2				13.0	21.4	19.2	6.3				15.1
Rio del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	819 Pinehurst Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-2053	393	19	20.5	22.1%	249 (63.4%)	2 (0.5%)	88 (22.4%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	74.9	1374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		69.3	1621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	247																													58.3		58.3	50.0	61.2	66.1	53.0			57.6	39.6	57.1	55.7	60.6			53.7
H. A. Hyde Elementary	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%)	9.7	5647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		15.6	5246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	401																													9.7		9.7	10.6	10.4	22.2				14.4	22.4	11.7	9.7				14.4
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	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%)	18.3	4982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.6	5157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.1%	175																													8.6		8.6	17.2	31.6	19.3				22.7	33.3	27.6	14.3				25.2
Alianza Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6333	626	28	22.3	80.2%	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	609 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.3	3192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		39.3	3216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	24	16.7	14.8	10.5	15.9	3.4	6.8	11.6	52.6	9.8	31.3	22.2	25.4	15.3	27.4	18.0	24.6	7.5	27.0	22.0	17.0	19.1	10.3	8.2	6.0	12.7	0.0	10.2	8.0	31.3	17.0	24.6	34.6	39.3	49.3	52.4	50.0	30.5	42.5	29.5	32.8	29.9	23.8	31.0	18.6	27.7
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	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%)	19.1	4915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.1%		25.8	4293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%	622																													16.3	21.6	18.6	37.5	18.8	34.7	22.2	25.5	42.9	29.9	27.5	10.4	18.4	13.3	23.4	30.2	20.2
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary	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%)	5.3	5832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		6	5841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	9																													5.0		5.0	8.9	2.4	15.2				8.7	11.5	2.4	3.9				5.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bradley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bradley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aptos Junior High
High : Aptos High

How many students attend Bradley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Bradley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bradley Elementary?

Students at Bradley Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 37% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Bradley Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

Is Bradley Elementary a good school?

Bradley Elementary ranks 3903^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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