How does Ohlone Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Watsonville?

Ohlone Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.8/100, placing it at the 16th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 780 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ohlone Elementary?

4.3% of students at Ohlone Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 13.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ohlone Elementary improving or declining?

Ohlone Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ohlone Elementary?

25.7% of students at Ohlone Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Ohlone Elementary

Pajaro Valley Unified Watsonville Santa Cruz County 95076

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

780 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

452 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 96.7%

White 2.0%

Asian 0.2%

Other 1.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ohlone Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.3%
Met Standard	9.5%
Below Standard	86.2%

Exceeded

4.3%

Met

9.5%

Below

86.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Ohlone Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.3% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.0% exceeded — 3.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.