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H. A. Hyde Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

H. A. Hyde Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 476 students in Watsonville, CA, within the larger Pajaro Valley Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its traditional elementary schools.

Academically, Hyde's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are well below state averages, though it performs in the middle compared to nearby traditional schools like Mintie White Elementary and T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary. The school shows notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students, but faces a severe crisis in serving its special education population. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a serious issue at 28.2%, higher than the state average.

A striking finding is the performance gap between traditional public schools and local charter schools; Linscott Charter and Watsonville Prep achieve significantly higher rankings while serving similarly economically disadvantaged communities. Hyde's performance has been volatile year-to-year, and it operates with lower per-student spending than several neighbors. The data suggests that improving outcomes at Hyde likely requires broader, systemic solutions at the district level.

476

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,813

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Alta Vista St.
Watsonville, CA 95076-3117

(831) 728-6243

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend H. A. Hyde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar E. Chavez Middle
High:	Pajaro Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

2.5%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,647^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	9.7	5647 of 5857	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5246 of 5869	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	5720 of 5859	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5690 of 5883	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	5511 of 5789	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4785 of 5662	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5052 of 5692	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	5237 of 5614	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5071 of 5611	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	5119 of 5530	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	5271 of 5390	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4989 of 5377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	4910 of 5314	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	4968 of 5193	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	4830 of 5113	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	5031 of 5113	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	4386 of 4818	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	4565 of 4822	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	4157 of 4809	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	2151 of 2227	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	819 of 2585	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	555 of 2128	73.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	1829 of 3162	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2846 of 3245	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	2860 of 3311	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	2267 of 3275	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2056 of 3246	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5455 of 5597	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4869 of 5612	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5457 of 5609	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5371 of 5635	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5384 of 5492	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4854 of 5413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	4833 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4432 of 5107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	4964 of 5087	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4835 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	4686 of 4963	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3889 of 4830	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	255 of 429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	318 of 356	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5247 of 5460	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4767 of 5517	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5239 of 5363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5088 of 5264	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4860 of 5173	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4138 of 5084	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5343 of 5628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5087 of 5643	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5527 of 5638	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5543 of 5663	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4961 of 5510	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4324 of 5431	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2805 of 2847	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2632 of 2635	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science10%-23 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 (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 (2025)	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 5th 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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$26,813	$23,996	$2,817
Starlight Elementary	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%)	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	$33,358	$30,924	$2,434
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	$27,022	$24,526	$2,496
Mintie White Elementary	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	5778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.5	5702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.8%	76	6.1	6.1	17.1	7.6	7.7			11.0	18.6	6.5	4.6			10.3	$26,671	$24,114	$2,557
Landmark Elementary	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%)	9	5686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.9	5733^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	47	12.1	12.1	8.1	8.5	24.1			13.8	14.0	1.4	13.3			10.0	$27,382	$24,678	$2,704
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	$28,182	$25,392	$2,790
Radcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Rodriguez St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6469	409	20	20.3	97.1%	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.7	5788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	24	1.7	1.7	9.5	4.8	16.1			9.9	5.3	1.6	13.6			6.6	$29,954	$27,330	$2,624
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95023	San Benito County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 274-3222	488	21	23.6	77.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (96.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36.4	3451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		54.6	2313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	1138	21.7	21.7	31.6	40.7	36.7	42.0	56.9	41.6	36.8	31.5	30.0	34.0	29.3	32.3	$45,321	$43,884	$1,437
Ann Soldo Elementary	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%)	9.5	5659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		14.8	5326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	333	13.0	13.0	16.1	15.5	18.2			16.6	16.1	12.3	5.5			11.3	$30,744	$27,564	$3,180
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	$30,267	$27,416	$2,851

Frequently Asked Questions about H. A. Hyde Elementary

How many students attend H. A. Hyde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended H. A. Hyde Elementary.

What district is H. A. Hyde Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of H. A. Hyde Elementary attend?

Students who attend H. A. Hyde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar E. Chavez Middle
High : Pajaro Valley High

Is H. A. Hyde Elementary a good school?

H. A. Hyde Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of H. A. Hyde Elementary?

Students at H. A. Hyde Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

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