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T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Q: Is T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary a good school?

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.4% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

Students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : E. A. Hall Middle High : Watsonville High

Public Grades K-5

5832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 438 students in Watsonville, California, as part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Academic proficiency rates at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary are critically low, with recent scores showing less than 9% of students proficient in English and less than 6% proficient in math, which are the lowest results among all nearby elementary schools. The school has been in the bottom percentile of state rankings for over a decade, and while chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, it remains higher than the district average. Performance is low across all student groups, and per-student spending is lower than at most other schools in the district, such as Starlight Elementary or Freedom Elementary.

Interesting comparisons show that some nearby schools serving similar communities achieve better outcomes; for example, Linscott Charter ranks significantly higher statewide. There are also extreme variations in performance between different grade levels within T. S. MacQuiddy itself. The analysis suggests the school could benefit from examining the practices of higher-performing peers like Starlight Elementary and addressing inconsistencies in teaching and resources.

438

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Martinelli St.
Watsonville, CA 95076-2810

(831) 728-6315

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E. A. Hall Middle
High:	Watsonville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

6.2%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,832^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	5.3	5832 of 5857	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	5841 of 5869	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5799 of 5859	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	5776 of 5883	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	5560 of 5789	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5474 of 5662	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	5610 of 5692	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	5037 of 5614	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	4934 of 5611	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	5315 of 5530	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5088 of 5390	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	5250 of 5377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	4919 of 5314	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	5002 of 5193	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	5023 of 5113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	4610 of 5113	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	4103 of 4818	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	4420 of 4822	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	4291 of 4809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1801 of 2227	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	2545 of 2585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1828 of 2128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	3129 of 3162	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2994 of 3245	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3092 of 3311	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2429 of 3275	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	2463 of 3246	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	5560 of 5597	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5573 of 5612	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5461 of 5609	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5505 of 5635	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5310 of 5492	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	5277 of 5413	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	5083 of 5107	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	5085 of 5107	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5057 of 5087	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	4991 of 5084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4664 of 4963	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4591 of 4830	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	426 of 429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	353 of 364	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	337 of 356	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	5438 of 5460	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5492 of 5517	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5325 of 5363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5114 of 5264	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4912 of 5173	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4865 of 5084	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	5616 of 5628	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5620 of 5643	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	5623 of 5638	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5575 of 5663	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5216 of 5510	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5179 of 5431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2821 of 2847	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2623 of 2635	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (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%-40 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

Science5%-28 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

How many students attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary.

Is T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary a good school?

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

Students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian.

What district is T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E. A. Hall Middle
High : Watsonville High

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