Public school · Pajaro Valley Unified

Pajaro Valley High

Watsonville · 9–12 · 1,293 students (2024–25)

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The dots are California’s 1,500 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
46 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (312 of 331); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 331
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
10%
Met standard
30%
Below standard
60%

40% met or exceeded · 260 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded10%27%13%
Met30%30%28%
Nearly met25%20%27%
Not met35%23%32%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
2%
Met standard
7%
Below standard
91%

9% met or exceeded · 248 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded2%14%8%
Met7%16%12%
Nearly met23%21%21%
Not met68%49%59%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
33% of the 269 English learners tested here reached the top level of the state’s English test in 2024–25, against 17% at the average California high school.2024–25
33%English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test
Source
CDE ELPAC Summative, Overall Performance Level 4, 2024–25
Students
English learners who took the summative ELPAC: 269
Comparison
The California figure is an average of school rates (1,017 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school40%
California57%

Tested: 260 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school40%
Pajaro Valley Unified41%

Tested: 260 here · 1,182 in Pajaro Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded10%27%13%
Met30%30%28%
Nearly met25%20%27%
Not met35%23%32%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school9%
California30%

Tested: 248 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school9%
Pajaro Valley Unified20%

Tested: 248 here · 1,171 in Pajaro Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded2%14%8%
Met7%16%12%
Nearly met23%21%21%
Not met68%49%59%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201938%299 tested
→
202540%260 tested

Pajaro Valley

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201913%298 tested
→
20259%248 tested

Pajaro Valley

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11
Pajaro ValleyCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
Pajaro ValleyCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 38% in 2019 to 40% in 2025. Math went from 13% in 2019 to 9% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearPajaro ValleyCalifornia
201938%
299 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202236%
279 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202333%
318 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202437%
313 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202540%
260 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearPajaro ValleyCalifornia
201913%
298 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202211%
280 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20238%
318 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202415%
294 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20259%
248 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 312 of 331 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

45%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

73% enrolled in college within 12 months · 230 high-school completers

  • University of California16 · 7%
  • California State University17 · 7%
  • California community college129 · 56%
  • In-state private1 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 0%
  • Not enrolled63 · 27%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
47
Admitted
32
Enrolled
10

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 47 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 64 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2023Applied 51 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2022Applied 52 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2021Applied 43 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2020Applied 44 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2019Applied 53 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2018Applied 78 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2017Applied 70 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2016Applied 54 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2015Applied 58 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2014Applied 52 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2013Applied 51 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2012Applied 54 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2011Applied 36 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2010Applied 54 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2009Applied 45 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2008Applied 44 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 18

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 34 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled Masked
  • DavisApplied 31 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled Masked
  • IrvineApplied 20 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled Masked
  • Los AngelesApplied 28 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled Masked
  • MercedApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled Masked
  • San DiegoApplied 21 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 16 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa CruzApplied 24 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled Masked

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Music Theory

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
71 of 125 Prepared students · 56.8%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 331 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
15 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

Dual enrollment (historical)
353 students · offered

2020-21

Source and what this counts

Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

26 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
21in 100 at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

338 of 1,319 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school26 in 100
at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school21 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
3.3%of students were suspended at least once (44 of 1,345), 2024–25
3.7%at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

214 English · 205 math tested

English40% / 49%
Math9% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

251 English · 239 math tested

English39% / 49%
Math8% / 19%

English learners

43 English · 41 math tested

English7% / 8%
Math2% / 6%

Students with disabilities

46 English · 43 math tested

English13% / 18%
Math2% / 6%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Pajaro Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 214 tested in English, 205 in math
English40%+634%−949%
Math9%−514%−1221%
Hispanic or Latino · 251 tested in English, 239 in math
English39%+237%−1049%
Math8%−715%−1119%
English learners · 43 tested in English, 41 in math
English7%+16%−18%
Math2%−68%−46%
Students with disabilities · 46 tested in English, 43 in math
English13%+58%−518%
Math2%−35%−46%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Pajaro Valley Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Pajaro Valley High in Watsonville, 40.2% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 34.5% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Pajaro Valley High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 5.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (8.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (39.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 33.0 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 215 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 97%2. White: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino97%
  2. White2%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino97%
White2%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (84%, 1,090 of 1,293). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers61
Average experience10 years
First-year teachers11%
69% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 68.92%: 45.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 66.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryH. A. Hyde ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleCesar E. Chavez MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  3. High schoolPajaro Valley HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • H. A. Hyde Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Starlight Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Mintie White Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    5th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Amesti Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    6th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Ann Soldo Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Radcliff Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    6th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Landmark Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    14th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    99% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Freedom Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    92% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Linscott Charter

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    41st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

  • Cesar E. Chavez Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    1st percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lakeview Middle

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2025

    47% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rolling Hills Middle

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    26th percentile · Developing · middle · 2025

    38% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • E. A. Hall Middle

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2025

    16% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Linscott Charter

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

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Getting in

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Location and visiting

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500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville 95076

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Nearby high schoolsStatewide percentile

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • Vallejo HighVallejo City Unified · 1,146 enrolled · 84.3% meal eligibility2ndNeeds Support
  • Firebaugh HighFirebaugh-Las Deltas Unified · 673 enrolled · 84.2% meal eligibility51stSolid
  • William Workman HighHacienda la Puente Unified · 723 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility31stDeveloping
  • Bellflower HighBellflower Unified · 1,997 enrolled · 84.2% meal eligibility44thDeveloping
  • Southwest Senior HighSweetwater Union High · 1,563 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility34thDeveloping
  • Seaside HighMonterey Peninsula Unified · 1,073 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility29thDeveloping
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 76.3–92.3% meal eligibility and 647–2,586 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Pajaro Valley High a good high school?
Pajaro Valley High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 46 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (312 of 331); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Pajaro Valley High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 40% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 9% the math standard; 10% and 2% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 260 students were tested in English and 248 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Pajaro Valley High rank in California?
Pajaro Valley High is in the 21st percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Pajaro Valley High ranks #1,182 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Pajaro Valley High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 25.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 338 chronically absent of 1,319 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.3%; 44 unduplicated suspended students of 1,345 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 25.9%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.3%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Pajaro Valley High compare to other schools in Watsonville?
Pajaro Valley High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,293 students. Use the schools in Watsonville page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Pajaro Valley High?
At Pajaro Valley High in Watsonville, 40.2% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 34.5% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Pajaro Valley High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 5.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (8.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (39.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 33.0 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 215 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at Pajaro Valley High?
Pajaro Valley High had own-school AP authorizations for 12 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Biology, Calculus AB, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Music Theory, Precalculus, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Pajaro Valley High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 10 Pajaro Valley High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Pajaro Valley High is ranked #1,182 statewide · #3 of 4 in Pajaro Valley Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate94.3%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard5.8%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared37.8%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded24.4%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism25.9%22.7%5%
Suspension rate3.3%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)33.3%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 39 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 46 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 41 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 53 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 2.4pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 3.4pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 78 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1126010%30%25%35%40%−9

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112482%7%23%68%9%−15

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA31336.7%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math29415.0%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA31833.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3187.9%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA27936.2%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math28011.4%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA29937.8%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math29813.4%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide3012%13%72%12%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged21540.2%+6−8
Hispanic/Latino25339.0%+2−10
Students with Disabilities4613.0%+5−5
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Pajaro Valley High ←—4621st percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20255.8%24.4%3.3%
Watsonville High2.1 mi4517th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20258.6%29.4%4.0%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$58,520 – $109,309
Average elementary principal salary$122,944
Average middle school principal salary$129,647
Average high school principal salary$142,021
Superintendent salary$268,536

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 46/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 37.8% · numerator 125 students classified Prepared · denominator 331 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 56.8% · AP-pathway numerator 71 · denominator 125 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 125 of 331 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201949/10034#995California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202247/10035#1035California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202346/10030#1142California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202448/10036#1046California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 28.2% → 2025 · 25.6% · −2.6pp
Suspension rate2024 · 6.8% → 2025 · 3.3% · −3.5pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA26010.0%40.0%
2025 · Math2481.6%8.9%
2024 · ELA3138.3%36.7%
2024 · Math2944.8%15.0%
2023 · ELA3187.9%33.3%
2023 · Math3181.6%7.9%
2022 · ELA27911.8%36.2%
2022 · Math2802.1%11.4%
2019 · ELA29914.1%37.8%
2019 · Math2982.7%13.4%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
94.3%
AP pathway among Prepared
56.8%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
45.2%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
72.6%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
20198.4%25.6%10.8%8.5%
20227.0%23.8%38.7%6.4%
20234.7%20.6%33.0%6.7%
20246.5%25.9%28.4%6.7%
20255.8%24.4%25.9%3.3%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female9.6%26.3%+16.7pp
Male10.4%25.1%+14.7pp
Filipino3.7%——
Hispanic/Latino9.6%25.5%+15.9pp
White28.2%43.5%+15.3pp
Students with Disabilities18.7%39.0%+20.3pp
English Learners13.1%29.4%+16.3pp
Foster Youth50.0%——
Homeless12.0%26.6%+14.6pp
Military-Connected4.4%14.3%+9.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged9.8%26.1%+16.3pp
All Students10.0%25.6%+15.6pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254732103.803.994.14
20246446113.833.964.18
20235132173.733.994.06
20225240233.824.004.08
20214327143.713.933.97
20204440253.853.873.96
20195335103.763.913.98
20187837203.673.964.06
20177034213.753.964.06
20165427153.673.904.10
20155834183.774.044.08
20145234233.703.883.97

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025345masked
Berkeley20244163
Berkeley2023225masked
Berkeley20223643
Berkeley2021264masked
Davis20253110masked
Davis20245520masked
Davis202337164
Davis202243223
Davis20213010masked
Irvine2025203masked
Irvine2024215masked
Irvine202318maskedmasked
Irvine2022153masked
Irvine202116maskedmasked
Los Angeles2025283masked
Los Angeles202438maskedmasked
Los Angeles2023254masked
Los Angeles20223153
Los Angeles202124maskedmasked
Merced20251413masked
Merced20242119masked
Merced20231210masked
Merced20221312masked
Merced202155masked
Riverside2025129masked
Riverside202464masked
Riverside202364masked
Riverside20227maskedmasked
San Diego2025218masked
San Diego2024155masked
San Diego2023158masked
San Diego20221710masked
San Diego20211253
Santa Barbara2025167masked
Santa Barbara20242811masked
Santa Barbara2023218masked
Santa Barbara20221710masked
Santa Barbara2021138masked
Santa Cruz20252416masked
Santa Cruz20244831masked
Santa Cruz202331135
Santa Cruz202239218
Santa Cruz202129166
Universitywide2025473210
Universitywide2024644611
Universitywide2023513217
Universitywide2022524023
Universitywide2021432714

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Music Theorythis school
Precalculusthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count5
AP enrollment211
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 353 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections19
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,552

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California167.0%
California State University177.4%
California community college12956.1%
In-state private10.4%
Out-of-state, 4-year31.3%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.4%
Not enrolled6327.4%

230 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 73% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,608 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,743 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$455 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,293

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,611 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,293

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,632 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 56%Instruction support 17%Student services 13%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,608 per pupil
2020$15,165 per pupil
2019$15,343 per pupil
2018$13,924 per pupil
2017$12,975 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95076
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95076
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$91,099
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.49%
ZCTA population82,806
Median age36.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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