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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bradley Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062949004538
Bradley Elementary
321 Corralitos Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 728-6366 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
282 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
53%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bradley Elementary→Aptos Junior High
Based on grade levels within Pajaro Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.7pp since 2014
Math
28.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.7% | 19.6% | 28.0% | 36.7% |
| Math | 14.0% | 14.0% | 30.8% | 41.3% |
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 | 35.3% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 24.6% |
| 2018-19 | 38.3% | 37.3% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 29.2% |
| 2016-17 | 45.5% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bradley Elementary
Bradley Elementary's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Elementary this school | 520 | 54.2% | 30.9% |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary Santa Rosa | 535 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary Santa Maria | 502 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
| Creekside Oaks Elementary Lincoln | 557 | 53.3% | 39.6% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Vista | 556 | 55.6% | 39.1% |
| Willow Elementary Napa | 472 | 56.4% | 40.0% |
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 Bradley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,408 of 5,151 | #25 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,424 of 5,172 ▼ 37 | #24 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #3,402 of 5,172 ▲ 58 | #25 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,547 of 5,116 | #15 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,196 of 5,915 | #4 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,509 of 5,352 | #11 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,480 of 5,354 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,734 of 5,625 | #17 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #3,312 of 3,837 | #28 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
520
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 520 | 24.8 | 21.0:1 | 54% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 24.4 | 21.4:1 | 54% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 22.5 | 22.5:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 23 | 23.8:1 | 57% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 22 | 24.2:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | N/A | N/A | 43% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 17% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 17 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (548 to 520); teachers up 8% (23 to 24.8).
About Bradley Elementary
Bradley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Watsonville. School enrollment was 520 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
Pajaro Valley Unified is the local district for Bradley Elementary. It runs 33 schools with 16,482 students.
Bradley Elementary's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 37% White and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Cruz County's population at about 35%. Bradley Elementary has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Bradley Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.9%, against a prediction of 47.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Cruz County, median household income is about $111,093, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 83 public schools operate in Santa Cruz County, serving about 36,316 students.
Calabasas Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 25.2% on proficiency, and Bradley Elementary is above that at 30.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Bradley Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 483 in 2020-21 and 520 in 2024-25, a increase of 37 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Bradley Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Calabasas ElementaryElementary · 512 students
Other Bradley Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Bradley Elementary. Bradley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Bradley ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 530 students
- Bradley ElementaryBradley, CA · 54 students
- Bradley Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 948 students
- Bradley ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 412 students
- Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SC · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Calabasas Elementary2.4 mi · 512
- Amesti Elementary3.0 mi · 431
- Aptos High3.0 mi · 1,274
- Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter3.3 mi · 207
- Pacific Coast Charter3.3 mi · 132
- Freedom Elementary3.5 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Bradley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bradley Elementary?
Bradley Elementary enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bradley Elementary serve?
Bradley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bradley Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Bradley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradley Elementary?
At Bradley Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 57% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bradley Elementary in?
Bradley Elementary is part of Pajaro Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.