How does Watsonville Charter School of the Arts compare to other elementary schools in Watsonville?

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.1/100, placing it at the 22nd percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,086 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts?

5.6% of students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Watsonville Charter School of the Arts improving or declining?

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts's proficiency rate decreases by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts?

20.4% of students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 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.

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Pajaro Valley Unified Watsonville Santa Cruz County 95076 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,086 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

408 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 70.3%

White 25.3%

Black 0.3%

Other 4.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Watsonville Charter School of the Arts
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.6%
Met Standard	19.8%
Below Standard	74.7%

Exceeded

5.6%

Met

19.8%

Below

74.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Watsonville Charter School of the Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

25.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-6.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,086

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	40	12.5%	25.0%	25.0%	37.5%	37.5%
4th	48	6.3%	12.5%	29.2%	52.1%	18.8%
5th	49	4.1%	30.6%	28.6%	36.7%	34.7%
6th	45	2.2%	20.0%	35.6%	42.2%	22.2%
7th	47	2.1%	23.4%	36.2%	38.3%	25.5%
8th	42	9.5%	33.3%	30.9%	26.2%	42.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	40	0.0%	27.5%	32.5%	40.0%	27.5%
4th	48	4.2%	6.3%	45.8%	43.8%	10.4%
5th	49	4.1%	14.3%	34.7%	46.9%	18.4%
6th	45	8.9%	4.4%	17.8%	68.9%	13.3%
7th	47	6.4%	17.0%	38.3%	38.3%	23.4%
8th	43	7.0%	23.3%	25.6%	44.2%	30.2%