Rolling Hills Middle

Summary:

Rolling Hills Middle is a public middle school located in Watsonville, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 619 students. The school is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rolling Hills Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 2500-2700 out of around 2800 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 16.12% of students at Rolling Hills Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 24.98% in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 5.93% of students at Rolling Hills Middle being proficient or better, compared to 35.54% statewide and 17.54% in the district. Additionally, Rolling Hills Middle has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% in 2020-2021 to 37.6% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Rolling Hills Middle to other middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Aptos Junior High, which is also part of the same district, consistently ranks in the top 35% of California middle schools and outperforms Rolling Hills Middle by a significant margin on standardized tests. The data also reveals that the school struggles to support the academic achievement of several vulnerable populations, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, who consistently rank in the bottom 50% of California middle schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 130 Herman Ave.
       Watsonville, CA  95076-2920


(831) 728-6341

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2656th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Feeder schools for Rolling Hills Middle:

Elementary:    Freedom Elementary
    Landmark Elementary
    Radcliff Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.9 Help
Number of students:  619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.9%
White:
1.8%
Asian:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.8% Help


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Compare Details Rolling Hills Middle ranks worse than 95.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.12. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Rolling Hills Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.9%), White (1.8%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rolling Hills Middle is 21.9. 3 middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rolling Hills Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Rolling Hills Middle 2656th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rolling Hills Middle in the ranking list.)

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Pajaro Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pajaro Valley Unified 1237th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rolling Hills Middle

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Rank History for all students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.21 1440th 1769 18.6%
2005 22.01 1395th 1777 21.5%
2006 14.37 1614th 1804 10.5%
2007 17.75 1707th 1999 14.6%
2008 22.31 1623rd 2005 19.1%
2009 24.98 1599th 2063 22.5%
2010 22.84 1766th 2179 19.0%
2011 19.56 1917th 2236 14.3%
2012 13.18 2056th 2259 9.0%
2013 19.54 2022nd 2379 15.0%
2015 22.36 1928th 2477 22.2%
2016 22.35 1935th 2497 22.5%
2017 16.30 2172nd 2508 13.4%
2018 12.15 2282nd 2480 8.0%
2019 10.58 2537th 2715 6.6%
2022 10.06 2635th 2740 3.8%
2023 9.81 2710th 2802 3.3%
2024 10.12 2656th 2777 4.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.60 1123rd 1364 17.7%
2019 26.55 1314th 1442 8.9%
2022 29.46 1275th 1540 17.2%
2023 27.60 1386th 1529 9.4%
2024 29.20 1274th 1477 13.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.69 1196th 1538 22.2%
2024 28.89 1135th 1550 26.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.64 2027th 2230 9.1%
2019 14.38 2168th 2369 8.5%
2022 11.31 2364th 2458 3.8%
2023 11.22 2454th 2549 3.7%
2024 11.90 2445th 2575 5.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.55 81st 86 5.8%
2024 19.10 85th 94 9.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.12 313th 336 6.8%
2023 22.29 278th 321 13.4%
2024 22.32 339th 394 14.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.34 2086th 2262 7.8%
2019 13.66 2156th 2380 9.4%
2022 11.26 2386th 2509 4.9%
2023 10.01 2476th 2547 2.8%
2024 10.18 2454th 2546 3.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.71 1023rd 1369 25.3%
2019 21.11 1364th 1491 8.5%
2022 23.37 1325th 1531 13.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.21 2127th 2273 6.4%
2019 8.61 2328th 2407 3.3%
2022 9.61 2466th 2527 2.4%
2023 10.28 2469th 2558 3.5%
2024 10.38 2454th 2547 3.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rolling Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.95 1899th 2072 8.3%
2019 13.34 2062nd 2213 6.8%
2022 11.78 2271st 2359 3.7%
2023 10.83 2304th 2391 3.6%
2024 11.43 2283rd 2383 4.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rolling Hills Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 245 5 38 618 7 n/a n/a 0 913
1989 255 3 44 665 3 n/a n/a 0 970
1990 232 1 49 704 8 n/a n/a 0 994
1991 239 3 41 720 6 n/a n/a 0 1009
1992 231 5 37 814 5 n/a n/a 0 1092
1993 215 8 48 913 2 n/a n/a 0 1186
1994 214 6 52 937 0 n/a n/a 0 1209
1995 130 7 45 943 2 n/a n/a 0 1127
1996 130 7 45 943 2 n/a n/a 0 1127
1997 79 6 28 866 1 n/a n/a 0 980
1998 66 5 24 844 2 n/a n/a 0 941
1999 79 6 25 849 2 n/a n/a 0 961
2000 73 4 21 820 1 n/a n/a 0 919
2001 66 10 20 854 0 n/a n/a 0 950
2002 56 4 26 886 0 n/a n/a 0 972
2003 56 4 26 886 0 n/a n/a 0 972
2004 36 5 23 873 0 n/a n/a 0 937
2005 32 7 17 906 1 n/a n/a 0 963
2006 20 3 14 555 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2007 18 2 17 502 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2008 17 n/a 21 508 1 n/a n/a 0 547
2009 20 2 14 562 1 0 1 0 600
2010 10 1 8 566 0 0 3 0 588
2011 19 3 5 548 0 0 0 0 575
2012 14 3 6 545 1 0 1 0 570
2013 16 2 12 552 1 0 1 0 584
2014 13 2 22 567 2 0 1 0 607
2015 16 0 23 614 2 0 0 0 655
2016 14 0 22 612 3 1 3 0 655
2017 11 1 16 608 2 1 0 0 639
2018 24 1 18 584 1 1 0 0 629
2019 36 2 11 603 0 0 0 0 652
2020 17 4 12 644 1 0 0 0 678
2021 11 3 9 613 1 0 1 0 638
2022 13 1 6 599 1 0 0 1 621
2023 11 0 7 600 0 0 0 1 619

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rolling Hills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 913 42.0 21.7 n/a
1989 970 45.5 21.3 n/a
1990 994 45.5 21.8 n/a
1991 1009 45.5 22.1 n/a
1992 1092 46.2 23.6 67.9
1993 1186 46.4 25.6 60.2
1994 1209 49.4 24.5 53.5
1995 1127 46.7 24.1 70.1
1996 1127 46.7 24.1 70.1
1997 980 37.6 26.1 69.1
1998 941 43.2 21.8 88.8
1999 961 40.4 23.8 80.2
2000 919 40.8 22.5 89.9
2001 950 44.9 21.2 67.5
2002 972 47.4 20.5 72.6
2003 972 47.4 20.5 72.6
2004 937 43.8 21.4 75.8
2005 963 40.7 23.7 80.3
2006 593 28.8 20.6 78.8
2007 539 29.2 18.5 73.5
2008 547 31.2 17.5 70.7
2009 600 25.3 21.2 77.3
2010 588 23.0 25.5 88.8
2011 575 n/a n/a 83.5
2012 570 29.0 19.6 n/a
2013 584 27.0 21.6 92.5
2014 607 32.0 18.9 92.4
2015 655 29.0 22.5 89.9
2016 655 26.0 25.1 89.6
2017 639 22.0 29.0 91.5
2018 629 21.0 29.9 93.2
2019 652 19.0 34.3 93.9
2020 678 n/a n/a 88.1
2021 638 28.1 22.7 87.6
2022 621 28.7 21.6 89.7
2023 619 28.1 21.9 95.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rolling Hills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 913 42.0 21.7 n/a
1989 970 45.5 21.3 n/a
1990 994 45.5 21.8 n/a
1991 1009 45.5 22.1 n/a
1992 1092 46.2 23.6 67.9
1993 1186 46.4 25.6 60.2
1994 1209 49.4 24.5 53.5
1995 1127 46.7 24.1 70.1
1996 1127 46.7 24.1 70.1
1997 980 37.6 26.1 69.1
1998 941 43.2 21.8 88.8
1999 961 40.4 23.8 80.2
2000 919 40.8 22.5 89.9
2001 950 44.9 21.2 67.5
2002 972 47.4 20.5 72.6
2003 972 47.4 20.5 72.6
2004 937 43.8 21.4 75.8
2005 963 40.7 23.7 80.3
2006 593 28.8 20.6 78.8
2007 539 29.2 18.5 73.5
2008 547 31.2 17.5 70.7
2009 600 25.3 21.2 77.3
2010 588 23.0 25.5 88.8
2011 575 n/a n/a 83.5
2012 570 29.0 19.6 n/a
2013 584 27.0 21.6 92.5
2014 607 32.0 18.9 92.4
2015 655 29.0 22.5 89.9
2016 655 26.0 25.1 89.6
2017 639 22.0 29.0 91.5
2018 629 21.0 29.9 93.2
2019 652 19.0 34.3 93.9
2020 678 n/a n/a 88.1
2021 638 28.1 22.7 87.6
2022 621 28.7 21.6 89.7
2023 619 28.1 21.9 95.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rolling Hills Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2537th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2710th of 2802 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rolling Hills Middle)13.36.6
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)28.121.6
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rolling Hills Middle)8.11.7
 6.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)18.915
 3.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rolling Hills Middle)22.312.6
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)32.926.3
 6.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rolling Hills Middle)10.47.2
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)20.417.3
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rolling Hills Middle)2321.7
 1.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)31.126.2
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rolling Hills Middle)12.45.5
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)20.415.1
 5.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Rolling Hills Middle)10.96.9
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Pajaro Valley Unified)1815
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students652619
 5.1%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian117
 36.4%
Hispanic603600
 0.5%
Pacific Islander00
White3611
 69.4%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.9%95.8%
 1.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 619 students attended Rolling Hills Middle.

Students at Rolling Hills Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Rolling Hills Middle ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California middle schools.


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