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Ann Soldo Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ann Soldo Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 377 students in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Watsonville, CA, where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math well below state averages, placing it in the bottom percentiles statewide. However, it's important to understand this performance in context: Ann Soldo Elementary performs similarly to several other district schools like Landmark Elementary and Freedom Elementary, but is outperformed by nearby options such as Starlight Elementary, Linscott Charter, and Watsonville Prep. The school has shown a relative strength in science instruction and has made notable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism from its pandemic highs, though its rate remains a concern.

Key takeaways for parents include the pronounced success of some local charter schools despite similar student demographics, suggesting instructional models matter. The school appears to have some effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners. While Ann Soldo Elementary's rankings have declined in recent years, they have recently stabilized, and the school's per-student spending is lower than some higher-performing neighbors, raising questions about resource allocation within the broader Pajaro Valley Unified district where most schools struggle.

377

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,744

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Menasco Dr.
Watsonville, CA 95076-3454

(831) 786-1310

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend Ann Soldo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Lakeview Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

2.9%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,659^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	9.5	5659 of 5857	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5326 of 5869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5425 of 5859	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5560 of 5883	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4814 of 5789	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5164 of 5662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5443 of 5692	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	5341 of 5614	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	5549 of 5611	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	5478 of 5530	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	5299 of 5390	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	5212 of 5377	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	5138 of 5314	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	4928 of 5193	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	4948 of 5113	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	4196 of 5113	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	3965 of 4818	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4368 of 4822	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	4780 of 4809	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	1699 of 3162	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	2716 of 3245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2948 of 3311	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2073 of 3275	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	2484 of 3246	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5383 of 5597	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5188 of 5612	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5149 of 5609	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5449 of 5635	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4841 of 5492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5154 of 5413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	4901 of 5107	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4486 of 5107	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	4793 of 5087	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4763 of 5084	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3925 of 4963	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4309 of 4830	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5227 of 5460	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4962 of 5517	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5077 of 5363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5052 of 5264	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3982 of 5173	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4583 of 5084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5411 of 5628	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4824 of 5643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5255 of 5638	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5158 of 5663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4334 of 5510	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4677 of 5431	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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 (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/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
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	$30,744	$27,564	$3,180
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	$28,182	$25,392	$2,790
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	$26,671	$24,114	$2,557
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	$29,753	$28,142	$1,611
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	$45,321	$43,884	$1,437
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	$29,954	$27,330	$2,624
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	$26,813	$23,996	$2,817
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	$33,358	$30,924	$2,434
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	$27,382	$24,678	$2,704
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	$30,267	$27,416	$2,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Ann Soldo Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ann Soldo Elementary?

Students at Ann Soldo Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ann Soldo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ann Soldo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeview Middle

Is Ann Soldo Elementary a good school?

Ann Soldo Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Ann Soldo Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend Ann Soldo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Ann Soldo Elementary.

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