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Lakeview Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Lakeview Middle serves 425 students in grades 6–8 in Watsonville, in Pajaro Valley Unified. Its most important challenge is that 2025–26 proficiency was below both district and state rates in all three subjects: Lakeview had 20% proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA), 11% in math, and 12% in science.

Among nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Lakeview’s relative standing was strongest in math: four of the eight other schools scored higher and four lower. Its math rate was 9 points below their 20% average; in ELA and science, Lakeview ranked sixth of nine schools, and was 11 points below the peer averages of 30% and 23%, respectively. Compared with district rates, Lakeview was lower by 8 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 7 in science; compared with state rates, the gaps were 30, 27, and 24 points. So math is the relative bright spot, even though it remains well below the district and state.

Scores rose from 2022–23 to 2025–26 by 4 points in ELA, 1 in math, and 4 in science, but the state gap narrowed only in ELA; it widened in math and science. SchoolDigger placed Lakeview in the 6th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26, up from the 4th percentile in each of the prior two years. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 93% in 2024–25, and its student-teacher ratio was 22.3, the second-highest among nearby schools with data; these are context, not explanations for test results. A notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger placed Migrant Students at the 22nd percentile in 2024–25, compared with Lakeview’s overall 4th percentile that year, indicating a relative strength in how the school serves this group. Chronic absenteeism also improved, declining from 45% in 2021–22 to 28% in 2025–26, though the latest rate remained 7 points above the district and 10 above the state.

425

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,468

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2350 East Lake Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076-1427

(831) 728-6455

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Lakeview Middle:

Elementary:	Amesti Elementary
	Ann Soldo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

Asian:

1.9%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

California avg42%

2,562^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified

1255^th of 1,530Pajaro 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
2026	11.1	2562 of 2740	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	2660 of 2761	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2670 of 2783	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2575 of 2781	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2454 of 2740	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2504 of 2715	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2206 of 2480	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	2432 of 2508	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	2249 of 2497	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	2015 of 2477	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	1776 of 2379	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	1677 of 2259	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	1600 of 2236	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	1345 of 2179	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.8	1502 of 2063	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1470 of 2005	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	1453 of 1999	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1559 of 1804	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	1423 of 1777	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	1571 of 1769	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	1258 of 1531	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1282 of 1491	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1097 of 1369	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1215 of 1478	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1162 of 1521	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1280 of 1540	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1399 of 1442	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1023 of 1364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	2368 of 2516	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	2439 of 2533	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2481 of 2551	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2474 of 2531	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2304 of 2509	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	2229 of 2380	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	2024 of 2262	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	2185 of 2357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	2317 of 2395	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2285 of 2388	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2136 of 2374	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2041 of 2359	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2050 of 2213	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1815 of 2072	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	420 of 442	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	457 of 477	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	359 of 394	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	217 of 336	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	2359 of 2529	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	2459 of 2542	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2480 of 2579	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2304 of 2531	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2165 of 2458	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2147 of 2369	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1983 of 2230	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	2363 of 2514	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	2483 of 2534	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	2432 of 2552	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2164 of 2538	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2227 of 2527	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2272 of 2407	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2084 of 2273	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	74 of 95	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	1471 of 1605	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1404 of 1566	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1482 of 1552	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	984 of 1531	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-30 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	11.1	2562^nd of 2740 public middle schools	6.5%		8.3	2660^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.7%	98	12.1	12.1	14.7	19.1	25.0	19.6	8.5	11.5	13.6	11.3	$25,468	$2,393	$23,075
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%)	6	2695^th of 2740 public middle schools	1.6%		5.9	2719^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.5%	24	6.9	6.9	9.7	9.0	17.3	12.1	0.6	9.1	3.9	4.2	$22,122	$2,512	$19,610
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%)	12.9	2506^th of 2740 public middle schools	8.5%		8.9	2649^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.1%	143	15.4	15.4	21.2	17.4	20.5	19.6	15.4	8.6	17.2	13.7	$22,667	$3,054	$19,613
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%)	10.1	2593^rd of 2740 public middle schools	5.4%		10	2612^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.4%	19	12.1	12.1	12.5	12.4	26.9	17.3	6.9	10.2	12.2	9.8	$20,562	$2,817	$17,745
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%)	9.5	2615^th of 2740 public middle schools	4.6%		10.4	2601^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%	14	9.9	9.9	14.4	26.5	25.4	21.9	5.3	5.8	5.7	5.6	$26,476	$3,238	$23,238
Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Huntington Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7834	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%)	47	1275^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.5%		50	1181^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.2%	94	36.8	36.8		45.0	39.9	42.4		36.6	31.2	33.8	$19,760	$1,884	$17,876
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%)	46.4	1299^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.6%		46	1296^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%	3	34.3	34.3	36.5	44.3	43.6	41.3	34.3	34.9	37.1	35.5	$18,458	$646	$17,812
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%)	39.7	1512^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.8%		44.7	1338^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.5%	174	27.8	27.8	35.9	46.7	38.9	40.5	35.4	32.1	24.5	30.7	$17,387	$862	$16,525
South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7881 Murray Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5200	784	34	23.1	55.6%	41 (5.2%)	8 (1.0%)	631 (80.5%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	31	1787^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.8%		29.6	1844^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%	57	25.6	25.6	30.0	35.8	31.6	32.5	20.2	33.3	30.3	27.9	$18,162	$1,021	$17,141
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%)	15.4	2416^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.8%		13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%	97	12.6	12.6		27.8	26.4	27.1		17.2	11.9	14.5	$17,352	$1,606	$15,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeview Middle

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Pajaro Valley Unified

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Lakeview Middle ranks in the bottom 6.5% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeview Middle?

Students at Lakeview Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lakeview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Lakeview Middle.

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