Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062949008368
Ann Soldo Elementary
1140 Menasco Dr., Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 786-1310 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
350 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
16.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.6pp since 2014
Math
11.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.3% | 11.2% | 20.1% | 63.3% |
| Math | 1.8% | 9.5% | 26.2% | 62.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.6% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 18.2% | 11.6% |
| 2018-19 | 30.5% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.3% | 19.2% |
| 2016-17 | 20.2% | 11.5% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ann Soldo Elementary
Ann Soldo Elementary's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Soldo Elementary this school | 377 | 92.8% | 14.7% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Whittier | 379 | 92.3% | 35.4% |
| Hamilton Elementary Hamilton City | 393 | 91.3% | 18.2% |
| Taft Elementary Redwood City | 357 | 93.8% | 16.9% |
| Marshall Elementary San Bernardino | 384 | 92.2% | 26.7% |
| George L. Snowden Elementary Farmersville | 356 | 93.0% | 22.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ann Soldo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,956 of 5,151 | #30 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #4,989 of 5,172 ▼ 278 | #31 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,998 of 5,172 ▼ 59 | #28 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,494 of 5,116 | #14 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,974 of 5,915 | #24 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #711 of 5,352 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #4,881 of 5,354 | #25 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #726 of 5,625 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #326 of 3,837 | #3 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
377
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 19.4 | 19.5:1 | 93% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 17.7 | 20.6:1 | 88% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 16 | 23.1:1 | 89% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 84% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 76% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 87% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 88% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 81% (553) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ann Soldo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (575 to 377); teachers down 23% (25 to 19.4).
About Ann Soldo Elementary
Ann Soldo Elementary is a public elementary school in Watsonville, California. The school's 377 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Ann Soldo Elementary is part of Pajaro Valley Unified, where 33 schools serve 16,482 students.
About 94% of the student body at Ann Soldo Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% White. Among people living in Santa Cruz County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Ann Soldo Elementary employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.5:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Santa Cruz County averages 52%, lower than here.
Ann Soldo Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ann Soldo Elementary is -10.5 points: 14.7% actual, 25.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Santa Cruz County this way: the median household income is $111,093, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Ann Soldo Elementary, Santa Cruz County has 82 other public schools.
The nearest public school is T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 17.5%, higher than Ann Soldo Elementary's 14.7%.
Federal data place Ann Soldo Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 40 students since 2020-21, to 377.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pajaro Valley Unified
- Watsonville HighHigh · 2,215 students
- Pajaro Valley HighHigh · 1,293 students
- Aptos HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Alianza CharterElementary · 626 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 588 students
- Aptos Junior HighMiddle · 587 students
Other schools in Watsonville
- Watsonville HighHigh · 2,215 students
- Pajaro Valley HighHigh · 1,293 students
- Alianza CharterElementary · 626 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 588 students
- Cesar E. Chavez MiddleMiddle · 548 students
- Bradley ElementaryElementary · 520 students
Nearby schools
- T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary0.4 mi · 438
- E. A. Hall Middle0.6 mi · 491
- Mintie White Elementary0.7 mi · 493
- Lakeview Middle0.9 mi · 425
- Watsonville High1.0 mi · 2,215
- PVUSD Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Ann Soldo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ann Soldo Elementary?
Ann Soldo Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ann Soldo Elementary serve?
Ann Soldo Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ann Soldo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ann Soldo Elementary is approximately 19.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ann Soldo Elementary?
Ann Soldo Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ann Soldo Elementary?
Ann Soldo Elementary is overseen by Pajaro Valley Unified in Santa Cruz County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.