Pajaro Valley Unified
Public school district based in Watsonville, California. NCES district ID 0629490; state ID CA-4469799.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
34
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
16,482
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
776.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
5
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,333 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,190 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,134 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,311 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,249 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,322 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,221 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,238 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,338 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,287 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,316 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,230 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,313 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 1.1% | |
| Black or African American | 0.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 84.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | |
| White | 12.7% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.0% | |
| Male | 50.9% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 18, Suburb 7, Rural 9.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville High Watsonville | 9–12 | Regular | 2,215 | 94.2 | 23.5 | City: Small |
| Pajaro Valley High Watsonville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,293 | 59.8 | 21.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Aptos High Aptos | 9–12 | Regular | 1,274 | 58.0 | 22 | Rural: Fringe |
| Alianza CharterCharter Watsonville | K–8 | Regular | 626 | 28.0 | 22.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rolling Hills Middle Watsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 588 | 27.8 | 21.1 | City: Small |
| Aptos Junior High Aptos | 7–8 | Regular | 587 | 26.7 | 22 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle Watsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 548 | 27.0 | 20.3 | City: Small |
| Bradley Elementary Watsonville | K–6 | Regular | 520 | 24.8 | 21 | Rural: Fringe |
| Calabasas Elementary Watsonville | K–6 | Regular | 512 | 23.2 | 22.1 | Suburb: Small |
| Mintie White Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 493 | 22.0 | 22.4 | City: Small |
| E. A. Hall Middle Watsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 491 | 22.5 | 21.8 | City: Small |
| Valencia Elementary Aptos | K–6 | Regular | 487 | 24.0 | 20.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Freedom Elementary Freedom | K–5 | Regular | 479 | 19.5 | 24.6 | City: Small |
| H. A. Hyde Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 476 | 22.7 | 21 | City: Small |
| Hall District Elementary Watsonville | K–6 | Regular | 470 | 21.6 | 21.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 438 | 19.9 | 22 | City: Small |
| Amesti Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 431 | 23.5 | 18.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lakeview Middle Watsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 425 | 19.0 | 22.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Landmark Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 419 | 22.8 | 18.4 | City: Small |
| Watsonville Charter School of the ArtsCharter Watsonville | K–8 | Regular | 415 | 18.2 | 22.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Radcliff Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 409 | 20.1 | 20.4 | City: Small |
| Pajaro Middle Watsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 398 | 18.4 | 21.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | K–6 | Regular | 393 | 19.1 | 20.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ohlone Elementary Watsonville | K–6 | Regular | 391 | 18.8 | 20.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Starlight Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 383 | 17.9 | 21.4 | City: Small |
| Ann Soldo Elementary Watsonville | K–5 | Regular | 377 | 19.4 | 19.5 | City: Small |
| Mar Vista Elementary Aptos | K–6 | Regular | 270 | 15.1 | 17.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Linscott CharterCharter Watsonville | K–8 | Regular | 258 | 9.0 | 28.7 | City: Small |
| Pacific Coast CharterCharter Watsonville | K–12 | Regular | 132 | 6.1 | 21.6 | City: Small |
| Renaissance High Continuation La Selva Beach | 9–12 | Alternative | 112 | 15.5 | 7.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Diamond Technology InstituteCharter Watsonville | 9–12 | Regular | 87 | 5.1 | 17.1 | City: Small |
| PVUSD Virtual Academy Watsonville | K–12 | Alternative | 43 | 2.7 | 15.9 | City: Small |
| New School Community Day Watsonville | 9–12 | Alternative | 42 | 4.0 | 10.5 | City: Small |
| Duncan Holbert Watsonville | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.