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Landmark Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Landmark Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 419 students in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Watsonville, CA, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 14% of students proficient in English and 10% in math, placing it in the bottom 3% of all California elementary schools. While it performs slightly better than the lowest-ranked schools like T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary, it lags far behind others in the area such as Starlight Elementary and, notably, Linscott Charter, which serves a similar student population but achieves much higher results. The school has shown a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade.

Key areas for attention include a severe drop in math scores in 4th grade and high chronic absenteeism, though attendance has improved recently. The school's performance is particularly low for students in special education and for English learners. The contrast with higher-performing local charter schools like Linscott and Watsonville Prep suggests that different educational approaches within the same community can lead to better outcomes, even with similar student demographics.

419

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,382

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Ohlone Pkwy.
Watsonville, CA 95076-6684

(831) 761-7940

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Students who attend Landmark Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rolling Hills Middle
High:	Watsonville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

White:

4.5%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,686^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	9.0	5686 of 5857	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5733 of 5869	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5598 of 5859	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5567 of 5883	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	5484 of 5789	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5331 of 5662	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	5485 of 5692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5122 of 5614	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	5296 of 5611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	5326 of 5530	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	5207 of 5390	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	5170 of 5377	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	4865 of 5314	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	5057 of 5193	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	4959 of 5113	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	4704 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	1450 of 2227	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1099 of 2585	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	1423 of 2128	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	3109 of 3162	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	2880 of 3245	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	2542 of 3311	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	2394 of 3275	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	2180 of 3246	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	5326 of 5597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5444 of 5612	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5494 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5147 of 5635	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5401 of 5492	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5097 of 5413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	4882 of 5107	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4982 of 5107	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4807 of 5087	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4782 of 5084	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	4673 of 4963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4471 of 4830	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	404 of 429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5231 of 5460	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5395 of 5517	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5003 of 5363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4938 of 5264	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	4869 of 5173	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4688 of 5084	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	5558 of 5628	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5562 of 5643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5170 of 5638	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5475 of 5663	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4792 of 5510	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5097 of 5431	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2806 of 2847	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Landmark Elementary

What district is Landmark Elementary in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Landmark Elementary?

Students at Landmark Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Landmark Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Landmark Elementary.

Is Landmark Elementary a good school?

Landmark Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Landmark Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landmark Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rolling Hills Middle
High : Watsonville High

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