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Pacific Coast Charter

Pajaro Valley Unified Santa Cruz County 95076 Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
216 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
197 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
56%
Teachers
8 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.7%
White 13.7%
Asian 1.5%
Other 2.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pacific Coast Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.5%
Met Standard20.2%
Below Standard69.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Pacific Coast Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points above the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.1 points higher (vs 5.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
N/A
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
216
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd
4th
5th 8
6th
7th 13 0.0% 53.9% 30.8% 15.4% 53.9%
8th 14 21.4% 7.1% 28.6% 42.9% 28.6%
11th 19 15.8% 26.3% 21.1% 36.8% 42.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd
4th
5th 8
6th
7th 13 0.0% 23.1% 38.5% 38.5% 23.1%
8th 14 14.3% 7.1% 7.1% 71.4% 21.4%
11th 20 10.0% 5.0% 10.0% 75.0% 15.0%