Radcliff Elementary

Radcliff Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Watsonville, California, overseen by Pajaro Valley Unified. Current enrollment sits at 409 students spanning grades K through 5.

Pajaro Valley Unified runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 16,482 students. Radcliff Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Radcliff Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, Radcliff Elementary lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Radcliff Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Cruz County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Radcliff Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 9.3%.

In the area at large, Santa Cruz County reports that median household income runs about $111,093, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Cruz County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,316 students), of which Radcliff Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Watsonville Prep, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Radcliff Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Radcliff Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 19.0%.

Radcliff Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Radcliff Elementary has fell 26%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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