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Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-8
3195th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of California elementary schools
Summary

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts is a K–8 school in Watsonville, in Pajaro Valley Unified, serving 415 students. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were higher than the district’s in English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science, but lower than California’s in all three. The most important takeaway is that the school performs near the top among nearby schools, yet its results remain below state proficiency rates.

The school ranked second among 10 nearby schools in all three subjects. ELA proficiency was 39%—11 percentage points above the district and 10 below the state. Mathematics was 31%, 12 points above the district and 8 below the state, making it the school’s strongest subject relative to both. Science was 20%, just 1 point above the district but 16 below the state, its widest state gap. The upper grades show a particular ELA concern: proficiency was 29% in grade 7 and 28% in grade 8, compared with 42%–45% across grades 3–6. In grade 7, the school trailed nearby K–8 schools Linscott Charter and Alianza Charter.

Results have improved overall in ELA and mathematics since 2022–23: ELA rose 6 points and mathematics 10, while science fell 8 points. The mathematics gap with the state narrowed from 14 points to 8; the science gap widened from 2 points to 16. SchoolDigger’s overall standing rose from the 16th percentile in 2024–25 to the 45th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26, second among nearby schools behind Linscott. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves White students placed them at the 17th percentile, notably below the school’s overall 45th; its measure for Hispanic students rose from the 10th to the 52nd percentile between 2024–25 and 2025–26. The school reported 56% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the lowest comparable rate among nearby schools, and a 22.8 student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism was also low: 7% in 2025–26, compared with 21% districtwide and 18% statewide.

415
Students ?
22.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,634
Per pupil spending ?
55.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 115 Casserly Rd. West Campus
       Watsonville, CA  95076

(831) 728-8123

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.6%
White:
23.6%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pajaro Valley Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 16 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg22%
California avg42%
Elementary school
3,195th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,834th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 19Elementary Schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified
1255th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.53195 of 581745.1%★★☆☆☆
202519.14915 of 585716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.84293 of 586926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.94764 of 585918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.74674 of 588320.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.94205 of 578927.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.73694 of 566234.8%★★☆☆☆
201734.13505 of 569238.4%★★☆☆☆
201627.53974 of 561429.2%★☆☆☆☆
201528.53829 of 561131.8%★★☆☆☆
201334.73693 of 553033.2%★★☆☆☆
201242.53115 of 539042.2%★★☆☆☆
201137.53424 of 537736.3%★★☆☆☆
201043.12982 of 531443.9%★★☆☆☆
200936.03308 of 519336.3%★★☆☆☆
200829.63623 of 511329.1%★☆☆☆☆
200736.73130 of 511338.8%★★☆☆☆
200628.03447 of 481828.5%★☆☆☆☆
200547.72311 of 482252.1%★★★☆☆
200448.72226 of 480953.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202447.01360 of 316257.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.53528 of 558136.8%★★☆☆☆
202519.34733 of 559715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.64196 of 561225.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.24300 of 560923.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.64156 of 563526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.94804 of 549212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.14307 of 541320.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202648.22440 of 509452.1%★★★☆☆
202517.44621 of 51079.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.33941 of 510722.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.74123 of 508719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.93790 of 508425.5%★☆☆☆☆
201931.73576 of 496327.9%★☆☆☆☆
201840.42828 of 483041.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.13028 of 542344.2%★★☆☆☆
202519.14793 of 546012.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.94633 of 551716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.54668 of 536313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.44548 of 526413.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.04229 of 517318.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.73931 of 508422.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.52628 of 560353.1%★★★☆☆
202521.74578 of 562818.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.44240 of 564324.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.74929 of 563812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.14798 of 566315.3%★☆☆☆☆
201942.62870 of 551047.9%★★☆☆☆
201843.62812 of 543148.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.02107 of 253616.9%★☆☆☆☆
202512.82334 of 259810.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.92017 of 265123.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.01834 of 274033.1%★★☆☆☆
202527.61909 of 276130.9%★★☆☆☆
202423.52104 of 278324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202343.91342 of 278151.7%★★★☆☆
202240.31454 of 274046.9%★★☆☆☆
201939.31472 of 271545.8%★★☆☆☆
201832.41595 of 248035.7%★★☆☆☆
201728.41714 of 250831.7%★★☆☆☆
201624.51849 of 249726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201531.21596 of 247735.6%★★☆☆☆
201032.41505 of 217930.9%★★☆☆☆
200943.01131 of 206345.2%★★☆☆☆
200829.61448 of 200527.8%★☆☆☆☆
200762.6630 of 199968.5%★★★☆☆
200675.1378 of 180479.0%★★★★☆
200555.7691 of 177761.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.01764 of 251629.9%★☆☆☆☆
202524.31899 of 253325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71821 of 255128.6%★☆☆☆☆
202337.81395 of 253144.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.21589 of 250936.7%★★☆☆☆
201924.11819 of 238023.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.41471 of 226235.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.91578 of 235733.1%★★☆☆☆
202530.21644 of 239531.4%★★☆☆☆
202425.21832 of 238823.3%★☆☆☆☆
202346.41076 of 237454.7%★★★☆☆
202247.01077 of 235954.3%★★★☆☆
201943.51143 of 221348.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.61314 of 207236.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.41742 of 252931.1%★★☆☆☆
202521.72084 of 254218.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.82035 of 257921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202358.5776 of 253169.3%★★★☆☆
202246.91113 of 245854.7%★★★☆☆
201942.81250 of 236947.2%★★☆☆☆
201821.21861 of 223016.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.61654 of 251434.2%★★☆☆☆
202530.71664 of 253434.3%★★☆☆☆
202421.02042 of 255220.0%★☆☆☆☆
202348.61105 of 253856.5%★★★☆☆
202246.61150 of 252754.5%★★★☆☆
201953.4952 of 240760.4%★★★☆☆
201830.41522 of 227333.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.0937 of 153739.0%★★☆☆☆
202360.7563 of 154363.5%★★★☆☆
202231.31077 of 155530.7%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+30 vs school
Male (2026)53rd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school
Female (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
White (2024)39th percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school
Female (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state
Mathematics31%-8 vs state
Science20%-16 vs state

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Students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts are 72% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Watsonville Charter School of the Arts.

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts ranks 3195th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
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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