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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062949004546
Mintie White Elementary
515 Palm Ave., Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 728-6321 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
464 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 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
13%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
11.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
10.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.0% | 9.0% | 21.2% | 67.8% |
| Math | 2.5% | 7.8% | 27.6% | 62.1% |
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 | 11.0% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 12.1% | 9.1% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.7% | 19.4% |
| 2017-18 | 19.5% | 14.0% |
| 2016-17 | 13.3% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Mintie White Elementary
Mintie White Elementary's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintie White Elementary this school | 493 | 94.1% | 11.5% |
| Shackelford Elementary Modesto | 495 | 94.9% | 24.7% |
| Newhall Elementary Newhall | 493 | 93.5% | 27.9% |
| Francis J. White Learning Center Woodlake | 502 | 92.8% | N/A |
| Tipton Elementary Tipton | 485 | 94.6% | 32.8% |
| Hall District Elementary Watsonville | 470 | 94.0% | 8.2% |
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 Mintie White Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #5,071 of 5,151 | #32 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #5,029 of 5,172 ▼ 386 | #32 of 36 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #5,129 of 5,172 ▼ 2 | #34 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,196 of 5,116 | #8 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #2,526 of 5,915 | #7 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,490 of 5,352 | #20 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #4,797 of 5,354 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #563 of 5,625 | #4 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #937 of 3,837 | #11 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
493
-53 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 94% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 89% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 24 | 21.7:1 | 94% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 90% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 86% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 28 | 24.5:1 | 91% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | N/A | N/A | 85% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 77% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 24 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mintie White Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (654 to 493); teachers down 21% (28 to 22).
About Mintie White Elementary
Mintie White Elementary is a public elementary school in Watsonville, California. Its enrollment is 493 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Mintie White Elementary is a school in Pajaro Valley Unified. The district has 33 schools and 16,482 students.
At Mintie White Elementary, 93% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% White. Census figures show Santa Cruz County is about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mintie White Elementary scores 13%.
Staffing at Mintie White Elementary comes to 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.4:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Mintie White Elementary counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mintie White Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 11.5% actual against 24.4% predicted.
For the population of Santa Cruz County, the median household earns about $111,093 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Mintie White Elementary shares Santa Cruz County with 82 other public schools.
Mintie White Elementary's nearest public school is E. A. Hall Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mintie White Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Mintie White Elementary is City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 546 to 493.
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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
- E. A. Hall Middle0.1 mi · 491
- PVUSD Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 43
- Watsonville High0.5 mi · 2,215
- T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary0.5 mi · 438
- Linscott Charter0.7 mi · 258
- Watsonville Prep0.7 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Mintie White ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mintie White Elementary?
Mintie White Elementary enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mintie White Elementary serve?
Mintie White Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mintie White Elementary have?
Mintie White Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mintie White Elementary?
Student demographics at Mintie White Elementary are roughly 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mintie White Elementary?
Mintie White 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.