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Linscott Charter

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Linscott Charter ranks 2627 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linscott Charter is a standout K-8 public charter school serving 258 students in Watsonville, operating within the Pajaro Valley Unified school district, an area where many schools face significant academic challenges.

This school consistently achieves stronger academic results than its neighbors, with proficiency rates in English and Math that are approximately double the district average and competitive with the state average. For example, while nearby schools like Amesti Elementary and Freedom Elementary often show proficiency below 25%, Linscott Charter's students reach over 54% in English. The school also maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than most area schools, which likely supports this academic success.

What makes Linscott Charter particularly interesting is that it achieves these results while having larger class sizes than other local schools and spending less per student than the nearby Watsonville Prep charter, which it outperforms in key subjects. The school has shown a positive trajectory, improving its state rating in recent years, and its model appears especially effective for students in the middle school grades.

258

Students ?

28.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,753

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Elm St.
Watsonville, CA 95076-5025

(831) 728-6301

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

10.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pajaro Valley Unified

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg21%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,627^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

838^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2627 of 5857	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2826 of 5869	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2500 of 5859	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2482 of 5883	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	3162 of 5789	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2838 of 5662	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	3631 of 5692	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	2521 of 5614	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	2159 of 5611	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	2365 of 5530	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	2405 of 5390	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	1453 of 5377	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	62.5	1855 of 5314	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	1260 of 5193	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	1357 of 5113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	1079 of 5113	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	840 of 4818	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	88.3	579 of 4822	88.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	860 of 4809	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3036 of 5597	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2832 of 5612	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	2487 of 5609	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	2069 of 5635	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	2469 of 5492	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2678 of 5413	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1834 of 5107	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	2737 of 5107	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2312 of 5087	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	2321 of 5084	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	2965 of 4963	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2429 of 4830	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2227 of 5460	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2510 of 5517	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2757 of 5363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	1714 of 5264	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.6	4753 of 5173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3128 of 5084	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2142 of 5628	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2566 of 5643	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	2292 of 5638	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2707 of 5663	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	3010 of 5510	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2924 of 5431	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	838 of 2761	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	597 of 2783	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	703 of 2781	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	738 of 2740	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	906 of 2715	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	757 of 2480	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.6	680 of 2508	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	340 of 2497	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	456 of 2477	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	226 of 2379	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	248 of 2259	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	94.7	20 of 2236	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	215 of 2179	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	279 of 2063	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.1	175 of 2005	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	78.1	331 of 1999	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.9	138 of 1804	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.5	156 of 1777	91.2%	★★★★★
2004	82.3	248 of 1769	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	845 of 2533	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	598 of 2551	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	496 of 2531	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	605 of 2509	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	620 of 2380	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	559 of 2262	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	648 of 2395	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	430 of 2388	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	534 of 2374	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	369 of 2359	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	548 of 2213	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	411 of 2072	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	480 of 2542	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	362 of 2579	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	485 of 2531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	686 of 2458	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	794 of 2369	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	779 of 2230	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	750 of 2534	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	582 of 2552	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	916 of 2538	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	553 of 2527	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	1260 of 2407	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	1048 of 2273	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science20%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	9.3	5669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.4	5524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	145	6.2		6.2	10.6	19.2	10.2				13.0	21.4	19.2	6.3				15.1	$27,022	$24,526	$2,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Linscott Charter

What is the racial makeup of Linscott Charter?

Students at Linscott Charter are 84% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Linscott Charter in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend Linscott Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Linscott Charter.

Is Linscott Charter a good school?

Linscott Charter ranks 2627^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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