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Pacific Coast Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-12

Summary

Pacific Coast Charter is a small, K-12 alternative public school serving 132 students in Watsonville, CA, within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and it serves a student population with significant economic need.

The school shows a clear strength in teaching English Language Arts, where its students perform better than the district average, a notable achievement. However, performance in math and science is very low, similar to the struggling district overall, and well below state averages. A major concern is the student dropout rate, which at 14.3% is triple the Pajaro Valley Unified district rate and the highest among similar local alternative schools like SLVUSD Charter and Wellington M. Smith Junior.

Compared to similar schools, Pacific Coast Charter operates with significantly fewer resources per student. For example, the PVUSD Virtual Academy in the same district spends about 60% more per student. While the school effectively supports literacy, the data suggests that increased resources and a strategic focus on math, science, and keeping students engaged through graduation are critical areas for improvement to better serve its community.

132

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

294 Green Valley Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076-1300

(831) 786-2180

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

9.8%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg21%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Pacific Coast Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1745 of 2761	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2428 of 2781	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2378 of 2740	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.8	1009 of 2508	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	1020 of 2497	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	16.0	2161 of 2477	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.3	1142 of 2379	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.8	708 of 2259	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	20.7	1888 of 2236	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	1281 of 2179	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	1248 of 2063	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	981 of 2005	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	24.9	1534 of 1999	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1360 of 1804	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.7	612 of 1777	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.3	1049 of 1769	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1340 of 2395	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1948 of 2542	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1331 of 2162	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1194 of 2159	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1050 of 2170	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	1402 of 2123	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1178 of 2133	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1231 of 2017	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	1358 of 2021	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	1268 of 2039	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	1184 of 1994	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.3	1310 of 2426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	1158 of 2354	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	26.7	1417 of 2367	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.7	1145 of 2281	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	917 of 2238	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.4	1112 of 2117	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	827 of 2063	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.6	643 of 1968	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.3	530 of 1901	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	31.4	897 of 1653	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	726 of 1906	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	1276 of 1915	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1255 of 1915	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1453 of 1858	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1330 of 1833	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1362 of 1760	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1070 of 1900	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1048 of 1902	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1066 of 1917	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1359 of 1861	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1254 of 1814	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1274 of 1742	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1208 of 2013	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	950 of 2026	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	1217 of 2030	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1061 of 1937	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1215 of 1862	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	670 of 1963	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	898 of 1880	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	810 of 1834	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

High school

Male (2023)66th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science17%-16 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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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																			$25,592	$1,208	$24,384
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%)	5.6	5781^st of 5817 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.6	5796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%	15	10.8				10.8	5.9	3.0	12.1					7.0	11.9	4.6	7.7					8.1	≥ 98%		$24,043	$2,851	$21,192
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%)	11.4	5511^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.3	5669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%	158	12.0				12.0	9.0	12.6	29.3					16.7	15.4	17.4	17.6					16.8	≥ 98%		$22,243	$2,496	$19,747
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%)	13.3	5369^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.7	5647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%	278	10.4				10.4	17.4	12.5	27.3					19.3	22.9	26.4	11.7					20.1	≥ 99%		$22,299	$2,817	$19,482
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			$31,365	$1,735	$29,630
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%)	25.1	4379^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.3	4982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%	603	14.8				14.8	32.1	34.9	16.4					27.9	42.9	31.8	14.8					29.5	≥ 98%		$25,380	$2,434	$22,946
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
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%)	6.5	5749^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.3	5832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%	83	4.2				4.2	19.6	8.8	16.5					14.4	12.5	4.9	6.3					7.4	≥ 98%		$22,970	$2,790	$20,180
Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	512	23	22.0	97.1%	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	13.5	5359^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.6	5652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	293	10.2				10.2	22.2	18.3	11.9	34.5				21.5	28.6	12.5	6.7	15.5				15.8	≥ 98%		$23,092	$2,713	$20,379
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Coast Charter

How many students attend Pacific Coast Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Pacific Coast Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Coast Charter?

Students at Pacific Coast Charter are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Pacific Coast Charter in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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

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

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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