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New School Community Day

Public Grades 9-12

2072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 3% of California high schools

Summary

New School Community Day is a public high school serving 42 students in grades 9–12 in Watsonville, part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Its most serious concern is very low reported proficiency: in 2025–2026, 8% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 0% in math. Those results were below the state and district rates, and below all seven nearby grades 9–12 schools with comparable scores. The nearby-school averages were 50% in ELA and 17% in math, putting New School 42 and 17 percentage points below those averages, respectively.

Attendance is also a major concern, while graduation and dropout results are closer to state figures. Chronic absenteeism was 41% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide and 21% in the district; only Renaissance High Continuation was higher among the five same-district schools with reported figures. In contrast, New School’s graduation rate was 87%, close to the state’s 88% and 6 percentage points below the district’s 93%. Its dropout rate was 7%, 2 points below the state and 3 points above the district. Science proficiency is suppressed in the available data, so it cannot be compared.

ELA proficiency has improved from 0% in both 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 to 8% in 2025–2026, while math proficiency remained at 0% in each of the four reported years. SchoolDigger ranks New School at the 3rd percentile statewide, with 0 stars, the lowest current ranking among nearby schools; the district ranks at the 17th percentile, with 1 star. Context figures include a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 in 2024–2025, among the lowest nearby, and 95% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that school year, the highest among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking suggests stronger relative results for this group in 2017–2018 (26th percentile, versus 3rd overall), but a much lower standing in 2023–2024 (4th percentile, versus 0 overall).

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$73,373

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

165 Harkins Slough Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076-4124

(831) 761-6140

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school4%

District avg22%

California avg42%

2,072^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High 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	7.7	2072 of 2135	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	2125 of 2162	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	2159 of 2159	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1981 of 2170	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1810 of 2123	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1887 of 2133	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	1285 of 2039	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	11.5	2031 of 2426	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1874 of 2354	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1749 of 2367	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	1887 of 2281	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	1991 of 2238	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	1897 of 2117	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	1860 of 2063	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	1702 of 1968	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	1608 of 1901	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	1629 of 1653	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	1047 of 1085	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	690 of 938	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	1845 of 1880	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	1858 of 1900	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1894 of 1902	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1715 of 1917	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1573 of 1861	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1540 of 1814	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	1931 of 1997	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2025 of 2026	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1817 of 2030	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1670 of 1937	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1903 of 1930	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1937 of 1948	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1929 of 1963	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	42	4	10.5	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2072^nd of 2135 public high schools	3.0%		7.9	2125^th of 2162 public high schools	1.7%	53								8.0	8.0				0.0	0.0	$73,373	$70,766	$2,607
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	64.1	732^nd of 2135 public high schools	65.7%		65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%	49		36.4		36.4				77.3	77.3				22.7	22.7	$46,027	$44,292	$1,735
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,293	60	21.6	84.3%	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1,253 (96.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.7	1103^rd of 2135 public high schools	48.3%		34.1	1397^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%	294			25.3	26.3				51.0	51.0				14.5	14.5	$26,072	$24,006	$2,066
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66.4	687^th of 2135 public high schools	67.8%		80.7	397^th of 2162 public high schools	81.6%	290	12.9	38.3		22.0	34.4	41.7	41.2	70.2	43.8	33.3	51.2	34.1	27.7	37.6
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	33.9	1399^th of 2135 public high schools	34.5%		38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%	96			19.0	19.5				34.9	34.9				15.4	15.4	$23,550	$21,560	$1,990
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95076	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0											$32,542	$31,334	$1,208
Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	112	16	7.2	92.9%	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1882^nd of 2135 public high schools	11.9%		9	2068^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%	186			4.0	4.0				11.6	11.6				2.4	2.4	$68,914	$66,884	$2,030
Aptos High	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7832	1,274	58	21.9	47.6%	511 (40.1%)	4 (0.3%)	676 (53.1%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.0%)	64.8	719^th of 2135 public high schools	66.3%		64.6	696^th of 2162 public high schools	67.8%	23			28.0	28.6				56.1	56.1				36.2	36.2	$26,093	$24,446	$1,647
Delta Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg 500	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-5212	113	9	13.2	38.9%	59 (52.2%)	1 (0.9%)	43 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	39.7	1281^st of 2135 public high schools	40.0%		24.5	1605^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%	324		17.9		17.7				62.1	62.1				10.3	10.3	$26,081	$25,820	$261
North Monterey County High	Public	9-12	13990 Castroville Blvd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-5221	1,250	57	21.7	84.5%	94 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,132 (90.6%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	47.8	1085^th of 2135 public high schools	49.2%		36	1359^th of 2162 public high schools	37.1%	274		29.2		28.8				57.7	57.7				16.7	16.7	$17,900	$15,918	$1,982

Frequently Asked Questions about New School Community Day

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New School Community Day ranks in the bottom 3.0% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of New School Community Day?

Students at New School Community Day are 100% Hispanic.

What district is New School Community Day in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend New School Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 42 students attended New School Community Day.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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