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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Watsonville, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Watsonville based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 12.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 3.2% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Linscott Charter
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 47.6 14.2% 43.9% 17.6% 0.4%
2 Alianza Charter
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 42.7 10.6% 35.1% 21.2% 1.3%
3 Watsonville Prep
SBE - Watsonville Prep
Santa Cruz 42.3 13.3% 37.0% 18.4% 1.9%
4 Bradley Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 36.7 14.8% 31.6% 30.3% 3.0%
5 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 35.1 5.6% 25.4% 20.4% 1.2%
6 Starlight Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 33.8 7.9% 23.9% 26.1% 0.5%
7 Ohlone Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 32.8 4.3% 13.8% 25.7% 0.5%
8 Calabasas Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 32.4 3.2% 14.8% 23.8% 0.4%
9 Radcliff Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 30.9 2.1% 8.4% 21.0% 3.8%
10 H. A. Hyde Elementary
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz 30.9 4.4% 14.5% 28.2% 1.6%