Is Linscott Charter a good school?

Linscott Charter ranks 2821 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linscott Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 259 students attended Linscott Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Linscott Charter?

Students at Linscott Charter are 82% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Linscott Charter

Summary:

Linscott Charter is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Watsonville, California, part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. With 259 students, Linscott Charter stands out as a high-performing school within a low-performing district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores.

Linscott Charter's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 51.43% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Linscott Charter had 36.57% proficiency, while the district and state averages were 17.54% and 35.54%, respectively. Additionally, Linscott Charter has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.3%, compared to the district average of 46.7%. Despite having a higher percentage of students from low-income families (61.78%) than the district average (92.98%), Linscott Charter is able to outperform its peers, suggesting effective strategies for supporting its economically disadvantaged student population.

Interestingly, Linscott Charter's higher student-teacher ratio of 23.5, compared to the district average of 19.1 to 25.0, may be a contributing factor to its academic success, as it could allow for more individualized attention and support for students. When compared to the nearby Watsonville Prep charter school, both schools outperform the district and state averages in academic achievement, indicating that the charter school model may be a successful approach in this region.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

220 Elm St.
Watsonville, CA 95076-5025

(831) 728-6301

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2821^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 25.9

Number of students: 259

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

White:

12.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Linscott Charter ranks better than 51.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.61. (See more...)

Compare Details Linscott Charter ranks better than 78.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.53. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Linscott Charter has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.9%), White (12%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Linscott Charter is 25.9, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Linscott Charter employs 9.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Linscott Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Linscott Charter 2821^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Linscott Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Linscott Charter 595^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Linscott Charter 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 Linscott Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	80.93	860^th	4809	82.1%
2005	88.25	579^th	4822	88.0%
2006	82.72	840^th	4818	82.6%
2007	77.31	1079^th	5113	78.9%
2008	71.07	1357^th	5113	73.5%
2009	73.91	1260^th	5193	75.7%
2010	62.52	1855^th	5314	65.1%
2011	70.99	1453^rd	5377	73.0%
2012	53.86	2405^th	5390	55.4%
2013	55.81	2365^th	5530	57.2%
2015	55.35	2159^th	5611	61.5%
2016	49.26	2521^st	5614	55.1%
2017	32.66	3631^st	5692	36.2%
2018	44.86	2838^th	5662	49.9%
2019	40.54	3162^nd	5789	45.4%
2022	51.33	2482^nd	5883	57.8%
2023	50.54	2504^th	5874	57.4%
2024	45.61	2821^st	5862	51.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.55	3128^th	5084	38.5%
2019	16.64	4753^rd	5173	8.1%
2022	59.50	1714^th	5264	67.4%
2023	44.06	2760^th	5374	48.6%
2024	48.26	2506^th	5511	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.65	2678^th	5413	50.5%
2019	50.44	2469^th	5492	55.0%
2022	56.69	2069^th	5635	63.3%
2023	48.51	2488^th	5617	55.7%
2024	43.43	2827^th	5605	49.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.88	2924^th	5431	46.2%
2019	40.48	3010^th	5510	45.4%
2022	45.05	2707^th	5663	52.2%
2023	52.85	2294^th	5650	59.4%
2024	48.09	2562^nd	5636	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.61	2429^th	4830	49.7%
2019	40.01	2965^th	4963	40.3%
2022	48.13	2321^st	5084	54.3%
2023	48.70	2314^th	5098	54.6%
2024	43.24	2733^rd	5102	46.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Linscott Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.28	248^th	1769	86.0%
2005	87.55	156^th	1777	91.2%
2006	88.91	138^th	1804	92.4%
2007	78.09	331^st	1999	83.4%
2008	86.08	175^th	2005	91.3%
2009	80.61	279^th	2063	86.5%
2010	84.15	215^th	2179	90.1%
2011	94.73	20^th	2236	99.1%
2012	82.38	248^th	2259	89.0%
2013	83.79	226^th	2379	90.5%
2015	78.79	456^th	2477	81.6%
2016	84.39	340^th	2497	86.4%
2017	69.58	680^th	2508	72.9%
2018	64.34	757^th	2480	69.5%
2019	60.52	906^th	2715	66.6%
2022	67.15	738^th	2740	73.1%
2023	68.47	706^th	2802	74.8%
2024	74.53	595^th	2777	78.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.82	779^th	2230	65.1%
2019	57.78	794^th	2369	66.5%
2022	62.22	686^th	2458	72.1%
2023	71.48	487^th	2549	80.9%
2024	79.23	361^st	2575	86.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.24	559^th	2262	75.3%
2019	70.11	620^th	2380	73.9%
2022	70.39	605^th	2509	75.9%
2023	76.52	499^th	2547	80.4%
2024	71.92	596^th	2546	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.20	1048^th	2273	53.9%
2019	41.55	1260^th	2407	47.7%
2022	74.03	553^rd	2527	78.1%
2023	55.77	919^th	2558	64.1%
2024	72.37	579^th	2547	77.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Linscott Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.05	411^th	2072	80.2%
2019	66.81	548^th	2213	75.2%
2022	76.30	369^th	2359	84.4%
2023	68.87	537^th	2391	77.5%
2024	74.01	428^th	2383	82.0%

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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 Linscott Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	40	1	7	29	0	n/a	n/a	77
1991	39	0	7	28	1	n/a	n/a	75
1992	58	3	9	30	0	n/a	n/a	100
1993	62	2	13	32	0	n/a	n/a	109
1994	68	2	10	44	0	n/a	n/a	124
1995	96	6	12	45	0	n/a	n/a	159
1996	96	6	12	45	0	n/a	n/a	159
1997	127	2	10	44	0	n/a	n/a	183
1998	94	1	7	59	0	n/a	n/a	161
1999	103	3	11	61	2	n/a	n/a	180
2000	95	2	16	74	5	n/a	n/a	192
2001	104	2	11	67	5	n/a	n/a	189
2002	107	4	9	77	7	n/a	n/a	204
2003	107	4	9	77	7	n/a	n/a	204
2004	113	1	9	79	5	n/a	n/a	207
2005	107	1	7	80	2	n/a	n/a	197
2006	103	3	7	92	1	n/a	n/a	206
2007	102	3	9	98	2	n/a	n/a	214
2008	96	n/a	8	109	2	n/a	n/a	215
2009	101	0	5	116	1	0	0	223
2010	103	1	6	142	1	0	0	253
2011	92	2	10	147	2	0	2	255
2012	86	2	10	174	1	0	1	274
2013	76	0	8	185	1	0	2	272
2014	74	1	10	191	1	0	2	279
2015	65	0	11	202	1	0	0	279
2016	57	0	8	205	1	1	0	272
2017	55	0	7	212	0	1	1	276
2018	51	0	9	212	0	1	4	277
2019	50	1	9	211	0	1	6	278
2020	43	1	6	217	0	1	6	274
2021	39	1	4	205	1	0	7	257
2022	37	1	4	203	1	0	7	253
2023	31	1	4	214	0	1	8	259
2024	31	1	4	212	1	1	9	259

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 Linscott Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	77	3.5	22.0	n/a
1991	75	3.0	25.0	n/a
1992	100	3.0	33.3	15
1993	109	5.2	21.0	19.3
1994	124	4.3	28.8	37.1
1995	159	6.6	24.1	13.8
1996	159	6.6	24.1	13.8
1997	183	6.5	28.2	14.2
1998	161	8.5	18.9	13.7
1999	180	9.5	18.9	22.2
2000	192	9.7	19.8	15.1
2001	189	10.5	18.0	13.8
2002	204	9.7	21.0	16.7
2003	204	9.7	21.0	16.7
2004	207	9.5	21.8	16.9
2005	197	9.3	21.2	18.8
2006	206	11.0	18.7	18.9
2007	214	9.0	23.8	20.1
2008	215	11.0	19.5	17.2
2009	223	11.0	18.6	13.5
2010	253	8.5	29.7	n/a
2011	255	n/a	n/a	33.7
2012	274	11.0	24.9	n/a
2013	272	11.0	24.7	27.2
2014	279	11.0	25.3	36.9
2015	279	10.0	27.9	30.5
2016	272	10.0	27.2	39
2017	276	9.0	30.6	40.6
2018	277	10.0	27.7	50.5
2019	278	10.0	27.8	52.9
2020	274	n/a	n/a	49.3
2021	257	10.0	25.7	49
2022	253	10.0	25.3	52.6
2023	259	11.0	23.5	61.8
2024	259	9.9	25.9	65.3

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 Linscott Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	77	3.5	22.0	n/a
1991	75	3.0	25.0	n/a
1992	100	3.0	33.3	15
1993	109	5.2	21.0	19.3
1994	124	4.3	28.8	37.1
1995	159	6.6	24.1	13.8
1996	159	6.6	24.1	13.8
1997	183	6.5	28.2	14.2
1998	161	8.5	18.9	13.7
1999	180	9.5	18.9	22.2
2000	192	9.7	19.8	15.1
2001	189	10.5	18.0	13.8
2002	204	9.7	21.0	16.7
2003	204	9.7	21.0	16.7
2004	207	9.5	21.8	16.9
2005	197	9.3	21.2	18.8
2006	206	11.0	18.7	18.9
2007	214	9.0	23.8	20.1
2008	215	11.0	19.5	17.2
2009	223	11.0	18.6	13.5
2010	253	8.5	29.7	n/a
2011	255	n/a	n/a	33.7
2012	274	11.0	24.9	n/a
2013	272	11.0	24.7	27.2
2014	279	11.0	25.3	36.9
2015	279	10.0	27.9	30.5
2016	272	10.0	27.2	39
2017	276	9.0	30.6	40.6
2018	277	10.0	27.7	50.5
2019	278	10.0	27.8	52.9
2020	274	n/a	n/a	49.3
2021	257	10.0	25.7	49
2022	253	10.0	25.3	52.6
2023	259	11.0	23.5	61.8
2024	259	9.9	25.9	65.3

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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