Is T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary a good school?

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 421 students attended T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary?

Students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary attend?

Students who attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : E. A. Hall Middle High : Watsonville High

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Summary:

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Watsonville, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 421 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.

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 10.43% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 2.82% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 15.53% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Additionally, T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.4% in 2018-2019 to 40.8% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Amesti Elementary, Landmark Elementary, and Mintie White Elementary schools within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District also perform poorly academically and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and low-income students. However, the Linscott Charter and Watsonville Prep schools, which are not part of the district, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that the challenges faced by T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary may be systemic within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

330 Martinelli St.
Watsonville, CA 95076-2810

(831) 728-6315

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5834^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E. A. Hall Middle
High:	Watsonville High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

White:

5.5%

Asian:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary ranks worse than 99.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.96. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary 5834^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pajaro Valley Unified:

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

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Rank History for T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

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Rank History for all students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.74	4291^st	4809	10.8%
2005	13.70	4420^th	4822	8.3%
2006	18.58	4103^rd	4818	14.8%
2007	15.48	4610^th	5113	9.8%
2008	7.55	5023^rd	5113	1.8%
2009	9.99	5002^nd	5193	3.7%
2010	14.69	4919^th	5314	7.4%
2011	8.93	5250^th	5377	2.4%
2012	12.86	5088^th	5390	5.6%
2013	9.63	5315^th	5530	3.9%
2015	16.64	4934^th	5611	12.1%
2016	15.05	5037^th	5614	10.3%
2017	7.43	5610^th	5692	1.4%
2018	9.36	5474^th	5662	3.3%
2019	10.09	5560^th	5789	4.0%
2022	9.11	5776^th	5883	1.8%
2023	7.48	5813^th	5874	1.0%
2024	5.96	5834^th	5862	0.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.89	2463^rd	3246	24.1%
2019	30.77	2429^th	3275	25.8%
2022	22.27	3092^nd	3311	6.6%
2023	23.04	2998^th	3250	7.8%
2024	18.17	3127^th	3160	1.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	14.82	2622^nd	2634	0.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.26	4865^th	5084	4.3%
2019	13.50	4912^th	5173	5.0%
2022	12.15	5114^th	5264	2.8%
2023	7.79	5336^th	5374	0.7%
2024	6.69	5486^th	5511	0.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	17.74	337^th	356	5.3%
2023	21.80	311^th	336	7.4%
2024	12.80	353^rd	364	3.0%

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Rank History for Female students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.95	5277^th	5413	2.5%
2019	10.01	5310^th	5492	3.3%
2022	10.61	5505^th	5635	2.3%
2023	10.75	5469^th	5617	2.6%
2024	7.17	5566^th	5605	0.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.80	1828^th	2128	14.1%
2019	16.77	2545^th	2585	1.5%
2022	23.97	1801^st	2227	19.1%

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Rank History for Male students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.64	5179^th	5431	4.6%
2019	12.48	5216^th	5510	5.3%
2022	9.35	5575^th	5663	1.6%
2023	6.83	5635^th	5650	0.3%
2024	6.34	5613^th	5636	0.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.12	4591^st	4830	4.9%
2019	14.93	4664^th	4963	6.0%
2022	10.81	4991^st	5084	1.8%
2023	7.74	5067^th	5098	0.6%
2024	6.81	5080^th	5102	0.4%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	169	2	48	480	2	n/a	n/a	701
1989	189	7	51	535	0	n/a	n/a	782
1990	169	1	30	504	1	n/a	n/a	705
1991	128	2	28	501	0	n/a	n/a	659
1992	102	1	26	573	0	n/a	n/a	702
1993	98	5	21	646	0	n/a	n/a	770
1994	99	0	15	695	0	n/a	n/a	809
1995	83	1	18	747	1	n/a	n/a	850
1996	83	1	18	747	1	n/a	n/a	850
1997	86	1	16	837	1	n/a	n/a	941
1998	69	2	14	779	2	n/a	n/a	866
1999	61	0	10	827	2	n/a	n/a	900
2000	46	1	11	759	2	n/a	n/a	819
2001	46	0	8	739	3	n/a	n/a	796
2002	36	1	7	705	2	n/a	n/a	751
2003	36	1	7	705	2	n/a	n/a	751
2004	35	0	6	661	2	n/a	n/a	704
2005	27	0	10	587	2	n/a	n/a	626
2006	28	0	12	562	2	n/a	n/a	604
2007	21	0	5	500	2	n/a	n/a	528
2008	26	n/a	5	548	3	n/a	n/a	582
2009	13	1	6	638	3	0	1	662
2010	16	0	8	634	3	0	3	664
2011	20	0	3	626	1	1	4	655
2012	19	1	4	667	3	0	0	694
2013	16	2	5	658	1	0	0	682
2014	14	5	9	669	1	0	0	698
2015	12	6	13	626	1	0	0	658
2016	6	3	7	625	2	0	1	644
2017	8	1	9	604	2	0	1	625
2018	10	1	13	577	2	0	4	607
2019	43	2	9	547	1	0	2	604
2020	17	2	6	521	1	0	4	551
2021	18	3	5	506	0	0	3	535
2022	26	2	9	453	0	0	4	494
2023	23	3	8	385	0	0	2	421

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 T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	701	31.9	21.9	n/a
1989	782	34.0	23.0	n/a
1990	705	29.2	24.1	n/a
1991	659	28.3	23.2	n/a
1992	702	28.8	24.3	76.1
1993	770	29.6	26.0	72.7
1994	809	29.0	27.9	75.9
1995	850	33.2	25.6	81.4
1996	850	33.2	25.6	81.4
1997	941	45.3	20.8	70.4
1998	866	41.6	20.8	94.9
1999	900	46.6	19.3	68.7
2000	819	45.1	18.2	86.1
2001	796	43.7	18.2	74.6
2002	751	42.1	17.8	77.4
2003	751	42.1	17.8	77.4
2004	704	38.8	18.1	78.4
2005	626	20.8	30.1	76.7
2006	604	34.0	17.8	79
2007	528	27.0	19.6	82
2008	582	30.0	19.4	83.2
2009	662	21.0	28.8	87.8
2010	664	31.0	21.4	89.3
2011	655	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	694	24.0	28.9	n/a
2013	682	23.0	29.6	94.6
2014	698	25.0	27.9	95.1
2015	658	26.0	25.3	93.6
2016	644	26.0	24.7	92.5
2017	625	27.0	23.1	55
2018	607	26.0	23.3	84
2019	604	26.0	23.2	85.4
2020	551	n/a	n/a	90
2021	535	25.0	21.4	91.6
2022	494	23.0	21.4	87.4
2023	421	19.0	22.1	89.3

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 T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	701	31.9	21.9	n/a
1989	782	34.0	23.0	n/a
1990	705	29.2	24.1	n/a
1991	659	28.3	23.2	n/a
1992	702	28.8	24.3	76.1
1993	770	29.6	26.0	72.7
1994	809	29.0	27.9	75.9
1995	850	33.2	25.6	81.4
1996	850	33.2	25.6	81.4
1997	941	45.3	20.8	70.4
1998	866	41.6	20.8	94.9
1999	900	46.6	19.3	68.7
2000	819	45.1	18.2	86.1
2001	796	43.7	18.2	74.6
2002	751	42.1	17.8	77.4
2003	751	42.1	17.8	77.4
2004	704	38.8	18.1	78.4
2005	626	20.8	30.1	76.7
2006	604	34.0	17.8	79
2007	528	27.0	19.6	82
2008	582	30.0	19.4	83.2
2009	662	21.0	28.8	87.8
2010	664	31.0	21.4	89.3
2011	655	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	694	24.0	28.9	n/a
2013	682	23.0	29.6	94.6
2014	698	25.0	27.9	95.1
2015	658	26.0	25.3	93.6
2016	644	26.0	24.7	92.5
2017	625	27.0	23.1	55
2018	607	26.0	23.3	84
2019	604	26.0	23.2	85.4
2020	551	n/a	n/a	90
2021	535	25.0	21.4	91.6
2022	494	23.0	21.4	87.4
2023	421	19.0	22.1	89.3

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.

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