Private school

Monte Vista Christian School

Watsonville · 6–12 · 711 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 12 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 6–12 private school in Watsonville. It is an authorized IB World School.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Conservative Christian
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Christian (no specific denomination)
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
7.3 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

International Baccalaureate

  • Middle Years Programme
  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
39
Admitted
29
Enrolled
13

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 29 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 28 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 28 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 7
  • UCLAApplied 24 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 23 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 18 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 39 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 56 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2023Applied 54 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2021Applied 67 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2020Applied 79 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2019Applied 63 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2018Applied 87 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2017Applied 82 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2016Applied 69 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 22

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
72
Admitted
71
Enrolled
16

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 229 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 32
  • San Diego StateApplied 201 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 100 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 94 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 72 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 11
  • Chico StateApplied 68 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 51 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 40 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 40 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 6
13 more campuses
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 32 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 72 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2024Applied 68 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2023Applied 69 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 71 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2021Applied 64 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 15

Admissions and cost

Could this school work for our family?

Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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2 School Way, Watsonville 95076

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Monte Vista Christian School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Monte Vista Christian School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Monte Vista Christian School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools