Watsonville Prep
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 63.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Watsonville Prep and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.6 points higher (vs 4.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 7.0% | 24.6% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 54 | 22.2% | 18.5% | 40.7% |
| 5th | 60 | 10.0% | 26.7% | 36.7% |
| 6th | 50 | 16.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| 7th | 58 | 12.1% | 44.8% | 56.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 54 | 7.4% | 24.1% | 31.5% |
| 5th | 60 | 13.3% | 16.7% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 50 | 12.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| 7th | 58 | 17.2% | 12.1% | 29.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.8