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Hall District Elementary

Q: Is Hall District Elementary a good school?

Hall District Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hall District Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Hall District Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hall District Elementary?

Students at Hall District Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hall District Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hall District Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pajaro Middle High : Watsonville High

Public Grades K-6

5792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hall District Elementary is a public K-6 school serving about 470 students in Watsonville, CA, operating within the Pajaro Valley Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across its schools.

Academically, Hall District consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the state, with only about 11% of students proficient in English and 7% in math, placing it near the bottom even compared to other low-performing district schools like T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary and Radcliff Elementary. However, the school has made notable progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to 20.3%, which is better than most of its district peers and close to the state average.

A striking finding is the dramatic performance gap with nearby charter schools like Linscott Charter and Watsonville Prep, which serve similar student populations but achieve significantly higher test scores. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Aromas, also perform better, suggesting broader district-level factors may be at play. While Hall District spends more per student than other traditional schools in its district, this has not yet translated to improved academic outcomes, though its success in reducing absenteeism may be a foundation for future growth.

470

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Sill Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076-5619

(831) 728-6371

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend Hall District Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pajaro Middle
High:	Watsonville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.7%

White:

3.6%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 38 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,792^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	6.6	5792 of 5857	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	5825 of 5869	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	5734 of 5859	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5597 of 5883	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5395 of 5789	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5272 of 5662	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5399 of 5692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	5398 of 5614	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5409 of 5611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	5388 of 5530	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	5009 of 5390	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4991 of 5377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	4846 of 5314	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	5099 of 5193	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	4873 of 5113	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	4706 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	4226 of 4818	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	4027 of 4822	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	4393 of 4809	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	3120 of 3162	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3111 of 3245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3105 of 3311	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	2632 of 3275	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2297 of 3246	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	5559 of 5597	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	5576 of 5612	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5450 of 5609	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5425 of 5635	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	5347 of 5492	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5010 of 5413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5035 of 5107	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5063 of 5107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	4935 of 5087	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4740 of 5084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4504 of 4963	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4374 of 4830	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	367 of 429	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	279 of 335	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	349 of 356	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	5384 of 5460	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5467 of 5517	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5228 of 5363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4826 of 5264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4706 of 5173	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4608 of 5084	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	5536 of 5628	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5597 of 5643	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5562 of 5638	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5351 of 5663	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4772 of 5510	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5059 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	78 of 78	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2715 of 2847	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 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)	% Varicella (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hall District Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Sill Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6371	470	22	21.7	94.0%	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6.6	5792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.6	5825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	9.0		9.0	6.7	11.3	14.6				11.1	11.8	2.8	6.7				7.2
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-6	21 Bay Farms Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6977	391	19	20.8	96.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10	5633^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.1	5551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	82	15.0		15.0	12.3	18.6	18.3				16.4	9.2	14.3	10.0				11.3	96.7		96.7
Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6301	258	9	28.7	65.9%	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (84.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	49.4	2627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		45.6	2826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	199	31.0	10.0	20.3	37.0	46.4	50.0	67.9	73.3	50.0	54.3	29.6	17.9	31.0	53.6	40.0	30.0	33.7
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 217-4883	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					$17,474	$1,377	$16,097
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
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
Echo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	147 Echo Valley Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-2308	502	21	23.3	89.2%	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	473 (94.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.4	5317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.6	5254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	63	19.7		19.7	18.4	20.0	26.2	22.4			21.6	16.9	19.1	13.1	13.9			15.7	93.1	95.4		96.6	$16,324	$1,972	$14,352
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
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
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 Hall District Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hall District Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hall District Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pajaro Middle
High : Watsonville High

Is Hall District Elementary a good school?

Hall District Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hall District Elementary?

Students at Hall District Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is Hall District Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend Hall District Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Hall District Elementary.

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