Enrollment
132
Combined
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062949008364
Pacific Coast Charter
294 Green Valley Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 786-2180 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
103 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 22% |
Student demographics
31%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
44.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 29.5% | 22.9% | 32.8% |
| Math | 8.1% | 9.7% | 22.6% | 59.7% |
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 | 44.3% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.5% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 17.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.9% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 51.2% | 22.4% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
132
-73 (-36%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
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 | 132 | 6.1 | 21.6:1 | 78% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 8 | 24.6:1 | 56% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 10.4 | 15.8:1 | 59% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 9 | 22.8:1 | 49% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 54% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 10 | 24.3:1 | 46% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | N/A | N/A | 31% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 165 | 7 | 23.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Coast Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (184 to 132); teachers down 44% (11 to 6.1).
About Pacific Coast Charter
This page covers Pacific Coast Charter, a small combined-grade school in Watsonville, California. The school's 132 students are in kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in California average about 602 students each.
The district, Pajaro Valley Unified, operates 33 schools serving 16,482 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Pacific Coast Charter, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Cruz County residents are about 35% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Pacific Coast Charter belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
Dividing enrollment by its 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.6:1. Among combined schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.6:1. Eligible students account for 78% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Santa Cruz County report 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Pacific Coast Charter is B+. Compared with California public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pacific Coast Charter is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 29.0%. Predicted: 33.8%.
Santa Cruz County has about 264,926 residents, and median household income is about $111,093, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,316.
The closest public school to Pacific Coast Charter is Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 17.7%, lower than Pacific Coast Charter's 29.0%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Pacific Coast Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 205 in 2020-21 and 132 in 2024-25, a 36% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.6:1) than in 2020-21 (22.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter0.2 mi · 207
- Amesti Elementary0.4 mi · 431
- Freedom Elementary0.9 mi · 479
- H. A. Hyde Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- Diamond Technology Institute1.1 mi · 87
- Starlight Elementary1.3 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Coast CharterHow many students attend Pacific Coast Charter?
Pacific Coast Charter enrolls approximately 132 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Pacific Coast Charter serve?
Pacific Coast Charter serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific Coast Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacific Coast Charter is approximately 21.6:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific Coast Charter?
At Pacific Coast Charter, the student body is approximately 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pacific Coast Charter public or private?
Pacific Coast Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Pajaro Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.