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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062949007436

New School Community Day

165 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 761-6140 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL42 STUDENTS
Enrollment
42
High
DISTRICT 837 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
40 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 10
8
Grade 11
7
Grade 12
27
Student demographics
Hispanic
42100%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2662%
Female
1638%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
0.0%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

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BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
42
-13 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.4:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About New School Community Day

New School Community Day is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Watsonville, California, one of the schools within Pajaro Valley Unified. The school instructs 42 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so New School Community Day sits 95% below that benchmark.

Within Pajaro Valley Unified, which oversees 33 schools and 16,482 students, New School Community Day is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, New School Community Day logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Cruz County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, New School Community Day has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Cruz County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Santa Cruz County) records that the typical household earns roughly $111,093 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. New School Community Day is one of 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County (combined enrollment of about 36,316 students).

The closest other public school is Landmark Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New School Community Day has decreased 24%, going from 55 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for New School Community Day typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Santa Cruz County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
New School Community Day
District
Pajaro Valley Unified
Address
165 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831) 761-6140
County
Santa Cruz County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
42
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
40 (95%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
062949007436
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About New School Community Day
How many students attend New School Community Day?
New School Community Day enrolls approximately 42 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does New School Community Day serve?
New School Community Day serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at New School Community Day?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at New School Community Day.
How diverse is New School Community Day?
New School Community Day reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
What district is New School Community Day in?
New School Community Day is part of Pajaro Valley Unified.
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