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E. A. Hall Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 2% of California middle schools

Summary

E. A. Hall Middle is a public middle school serving about 490 students in grades 6-8 in Watsonville, part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other schools in the region.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with fewer than 10% of students proficient in English and fewer than 5% proficient in math and science. Chronic student absenteeism is very high at 33%, and nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. When compared to other middle schools in the same district, such as Aptos Junior High, the differences are stark: Aptos spends over three times more per student and has academic proficiency rates more than ten times higher, despite both schools being in Pajaro Valley Unified.

Looking at neighboring districts, schools like New Brighton Middle in Soquel Union Elementary District achieve much higher state rankings while serving populations with lower poverty rates, suggesting district-level resources and policies play a major role. Within Watsonville, all middle schools, including Rolling Hills Middle and Pajaro Middle, face similar economic challenges, but E. A. Hall's academic outcomes and chronic absenteeism are consistently the most severe.

491

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Brewington Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076-4022

(831) 728-6270

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend E. A. Hall Middle usually attend:

High:

Watsonville High

Feeder schools for E. A. Hall Middle:

Elementary:	Mintie White Elementary
	T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

1.4%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,719^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle 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	5.9	2719 of 2761	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2719 of 2783	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2722 of 2781	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2645 of 2740	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2614 of 2715	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	2414 of 2480	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	2430 of 2508	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	2351 of 2497	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	2162 of 2477	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	2124 of 2379	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	2143 of 2259	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	2065 of 2236	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	1777 of 2179	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	1876 of 2063	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1748 of 2005	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	1657 of 1999	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	1636 of 1804	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1586 of 1777	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	1625 of 1769	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1345 of 1531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1235 of 1491	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1171 of 1369	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1214 of 1478	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1472 of 1521	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1271 of 1540	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1336 of 1442	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1174 of 1364	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	2502 of 2533	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2526 of 2551	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	2498 of 2531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2468 of 2509	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2337 of 2380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	2222 of 2262	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2364 of 2395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2333 of 2388	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2314 of 2374	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2266 of 2359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2142 of 2213	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2023 of 2072	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	470 of 477	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	354 of 394	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	308 of 320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	323 of 336	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	2513 of 2542	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2504 of 2579	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2471 of 2531	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2344 of 2458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2271 of 2369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2162 of 2230	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2511 of 2534	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2487 of 2552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2476 of 2538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2409 of 2527	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2339 of 2407	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2230 of 2273	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	94 of 94	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	79 of 86	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1514 of 1566	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	939 of 1552	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1386 of 1531	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+9 vs school

Migrant (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-39 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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)				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	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	491	23	21.8	97.4%	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	478 (97.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.9	2719^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.5%		7.8	2719^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%		4.8	4.8	8.4	12.7	7.2	9.4	0.8	4.6	4.1	3.3
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7699	548	27	20.3	91.1%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.9	2649^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.1%		9.3	2688^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.4%	39	7.0	7.0	15.3	17.6	12.1	14.8	4.9	10.8	8.3	8.0
Pajaro Middle	Public	6-8	250 Salinas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6238	398	18	21.6	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.4	2601^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11	2628^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	27	11.6	11.6	17.2	22.2	20.0	19.8	5.7	5.8	6.2	5.9
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 East Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6455	425	19	22.3	92.5%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	406 (95.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8.3	2660^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.7%		9.9	2670^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.1%	10	8.8	8.8	11.2	18.1	14.1	14.5	3.2	9.2	5.4	5.9
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6341	588	28	21.1	94.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	568 (96.6%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10	2612^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.4%		10.1	2662^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.3%	50	6.9	6.9	11.3	21.5	23.3	18.7	7.1	10.5	5.9	7.8
Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Huntington Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-3234	587	27	22.0	51.1%	254 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	295 (50.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	50	1181^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.2%		56.7	973^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.0%	208	30.2	30.2		49.6	36.6	43.3		37.8	33.2	35.6
North Monterey County Middle	Public	7-8	10301 Seymour St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-3391	624	30	20.8	87.8%	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	586 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%		18.5	2317^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.7%	196	12.1	12.1		21.3	26.5	23.9		8.7	7.1	7.9	$15,204	$2,436	$12,768
Solorsano Middle	Public	6-8	7121 Grenache Way	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5000	749	34	22.0	48.9%	97 (13.0%)	16 (2.1%)	490 (65.4%)	78 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	46	1296^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%		51.5	1121^st of 2783 public middle schools	59.7%	175	27.3	27.3	41.3	42.6	41.4	41.8	28.8	37.3	35.2	33.9	$18,120	$1,483	$16,637
New Brighton Middle	Public	6-8	250 Washburn Ave.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5660	585	28	20.9	30.3%	329 (56.2%)	4 (0.7%)	198 (33.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	69.9	680^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	792^nd of 2783 public middle schools	71.5%	112	42.6	42.6	56.4	64.8	53.1	57.9	43.5	47.6	35.1	41.8	$13,408	$799	$12,609
Brownell Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Carmel St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5100	672	31	21.5	56.3%	99 (14.7%)	10 (1.5%)	474 (70.5%)	42 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	44.7	1338^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.5%		59.6	897^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.8%	441	31.1	31.1	36.0	45.7	40.8	40.7	32.3	28.7	33.6	31.7	$19,040	$1,259	$17,781

Frequently Asked Questions about E. A. Hall Middle

What high school do graduates of E. A. Hall Middle attend?

Students who attend E. A. Hall Middle usually go on to attend Watsonville High

Is E. A. Hall Middle a good school?

E. A. Hall Middle ranks in the bottom 1.5% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of E. A. Hall Middle?

Students at E. A. Hall Middle are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is E. A. Hall Middle in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend E. A. Hall Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended E. A. Hall Middle.

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