Pajaro Valley High

500 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville CA, 95076 | Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District | 831-728-8102
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1406
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 26% 41% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 33 in Watsonville
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
5%Watsonville
43%California

Pajaro Valley High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District" in Watsonville, CA. There are a total of 1,406 students and 71 teachers at Pajaro Valley High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Pajaro Valley High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 25.5%, which is 41% lower than the California average.

Pajaro Valley High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1406
Teachers71
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pajaro Valley High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All13%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School13%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pajaro Valley High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 2.5% 16.5% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 0.3% 0.5% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 2.1% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 95.8% 80.4% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3% 3.1% 3.1%

Watsonville demographics profile

StatisticWatsonvilleCaliforniaNational
Population2,54439,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)48025691
Median age44.336.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%52%55%
Speak English86%56%79%
Speak Spanish10%29%13%

Education level achieved in Watsonville

IndexWatsonvilleCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade95.5%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school95.5%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college88.3%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree65.0%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors49.9%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters20.8%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree9.6%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.2%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Pajaro Valley High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.