Is Watsonville Charter School of the Arts a good school?

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts ranks 4287 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Watsonville Charter School of the Arts?

In the 2022-23 school year, 385 students attended Watsonville Charter School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Watsonville Charter School of the Arts?

Students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts are 70% Hispanic, 26% White, 3% Two or more races.

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Summary:

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Watsonville, California, which is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. With 385 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 20 to 1, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts significantly underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In 2023-2024, only 30.71% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% statewide. In math, just 22.5% of Watsonville Charter students were proficient, compared to 17.54% for the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, low-socioeconomic, and English language learner students, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of California schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Watsonville Charter has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 31.3% in 2021-2022, which likely contributes to its academic challenges.

While Watsonville Charter School of the Arts performs better than most other nearby public elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, it lags behind the higher-performing Linscott Charter School, which is also a public charter in the district. The high rates of poverty, English language learners, and chronic absenteeism at Watsonville Charter suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific learning needs of these student populations and improve educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

115 Casserly Rd. West Campus
Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 728-8123

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4287^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 385

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

White:

25.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Watsonville Charter School of the Arts ranks worse than 73.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.8. (See more...)

Compare Details Watsonville Charter School of the Arts ranks worse than 75.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.52. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.1%), White (25.7%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts is 20, which is the 6^th best among 19 elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Watsonville Charter School of the Arts employs 19.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 4287^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Watsonville Charter School of the Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 2099^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 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 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.70	2226^th	4809	53.7%
2005	47.72	2311^th	4822	52.1%
2006	28.02	3447^th	4818	28.5%
2007	36.66	3130^th	5113	38.8%
2008	29.59	3623^rd	5113	29.1%
2009	36.00	3308^th	5193	36.3%
2010	43.08	2982^nd	5314	43.9%
2011	37.55	3424^th	5377	36.3%
2012	42.46	3115^th	5390	42.2%
2013	34.75	3693^rd	5530	33.2%
2015	28.49	3829^th	5611	31.8%
2016	27.46	3974^th	5614	29.2%
2017	34.14	3505^th	5692	38.4%
2018	31.70	3694^th	5662	34.8%
2019	26.85	4205^th	5789	27.4%
2022	21.72	4674^th	5883	20.6%
2023	20.86	4776^th	5874	18.7%
2024	25.80	4287^th	5862	26.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.99	1359^th	3160	57.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.72	3931^st	5084	22.7%
2019	24.99	4229^th	5173	18.2%
2022	21.39	4548^th	5264	13.6%
2023	20.47	4676^th	5374	13.0%
2024	21.91	4628^th	5511	16.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.09	4307^th	5413	20.4%
2019	17.88	4804^th	5492	12.5%
2022	25.57	4156^th	5635	26.2%
2023	24.22	4306^th	5617	23.3%
2024	25.56	4189^th	5605	25.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.61	2812^th	5431	48.2%
2019	42.59	2870^th	5510	47.9%
2022	19.10	4798^th	5663	15.3%
2023	17.72	4939^th	5650	12.6%
2024	25.39	4234^th	5636	24.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.42	2828^th	4830	41.4%
2019	31.68	3576^th	4963	27.9%
2022	28.92	3790^th	5084	25.5%
2023	24.73	4132^nd	5098	18.9%
2024	27.28	3936^th	5102	22.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	27.86	2013^th	2647	24.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2005	55.74	691^st	1777	61.1%
2006	75.10	378^th	1804	79.0%
2007	62.62	630^th	1999	68.5%
2008	29.57	1448^th	2005	27.8%
2009	42.97	1131^st	2063	45.2%
2010	32.43	1505^th	2179	30.9%
2015	31.22	1596^th	2477	35.6%
2016	24.51	1849^th	2497	26.0%
2017	28.41	1714^th	2508	31.7%
2018	32.39	1595^th	2480	35.7%
2019	39.32	1472^nd	2715	45.8%
2022	40.27	1454^th	2740	46.9%
2023	43.94	1346^th	2802	52.0%
2024	23.52	2099^th	2777	24.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.18	1861^st	2230	16.5%
2019	42.80	1250^th	2369	47.2%
2022	46.89	1113^th	2458	54.7%
2023	58.53	778^th	2549	69.5%
2024	23.77	2032^nd	2575	21.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.42	1471^st	2262	35.0%
2019	24.08	1819^th	2380	23.6%
2022	32.24	1589^th	2509	36.7%
2023	37.77	1400^th	2547	45.0%
2024	26.69	1816^th	2546	28.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.36	1522^nd	2273	33.0%
2019	53.45	952^nd	2407	60.4%
2022	46.64	1150^th	2527	54.5%
2023	48.59	1107^th	2558	56.7%
2024	21.01	2038^th	2547	20.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.57	1314^th	2072	36.6%
2019	43.48	1143^rd	2213	48.4%
2022	46.98	1077^th	2359	54.3%
2023	46.35	1081^st	2391	54.8%
2024	25.16	1828^th	2383	23.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	31.29	1077^th	1555	30.7%
2023	60.74	566^th	1552	63.5%
2024	36.99	935^th	1535	39.1%

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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 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	25	1	7	87	0	n/a	n/a	1	121
2003	25	1	7	87	0	n/a	n/a	1	121
2004	18	6	5	91	0	n/a	n/a	1	121
2005	44	15	8	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	175
2006	53	23	10	128	1	n/a	n/a	4	219
2007	58	25	13	152	2	n/a	n/a	4	254
2008	59	16	14	182	1	n/a	n/a	0	272
2009	58	8	17	185	1	0	14	0	283
2010	59	7	17	200	1	0	27	0	311
2011	52	0	12	175	2	1	24	0	266
2012	66	1	11	178	0	1	7	0	264
2013	69	2	11	175	0	1	3	0	261
2014	64	3	8	185	1	1	3	0	265
2015	73	3	8	212	1	1	3	0	301
2016	80	4	7	225	1	1	0	0	318
2017	82	6	6	235	0	1	1	0	331
2018	79	7	9	254	0	0	0	0	349
2019	83	10	7	280	0	0	1	0	381
2020	90	7	4	310	2	0	4	0	417
2021	81	4	3	300	1	1	8	0	398
2022	94	4	3	279	1	2	10	0	393
2023	99	2	1	270	1	1	11	0	385

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 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	121	0.0	n/a	40.8
2003	121	0.0	n/a	40.8
2004	121	6.0	20.2	48.3
2005	175	8.0	21.9	35.4
2006	219	11.0	19.9	43.3
2007	254	12.0	21.2	34
2008	272	12.0	22.7	31.6
2009	283	11.0	23.6	32.5
2010	311	10.0	31.1	42.8
2011	266	n/a	n/a	41.4
2012	264	11.0	24.0	n/a
2013	261	12.0	21.7	54.4
2014	265	12.0	22.0	55.1
2015	301	12.0	25.0	55.8
2016	318	14.0	22.7	64.5
2017	331	14.0	23.6	57.7
2018	349	14.0	24.9	62.8
2019	381	14.0	27.2	69
2020	417	n/a	n/a	60.7
2021	398	19.2	20.7	49
2022	393	20.0	19.6	59.3
2023	385	19.2	20.0	59.5

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 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	121	0.0	n/a	40.8
2003	121	0.0	n/a	40.8
2004	121	6.0	20.2	48.3
2005	175	8.0	21.9	35.4
2006	219	11.0	19.9	43.3
2007	254	12.0	21.2	34
2008	272	12.0	22.7	31.6
2009	283	11.0	23.6	32.5
2010	311	10.0	31.1	42.8
2011	266	n/a	n/a	41.4
2012	264	11.0	24.0	n/a
2013	261	12.0	21.7	54.4
2014	265	12.0	22.0	55.1
2015	301	12.0	25.0	55.8
2016	318	14.0	22.7	64.5
2017	331	14.0	23.6	57.7
2018	349	14.0	24.9	62.8
2019	381	14.0	27.2	69
2020	417	n/a	n/a	60.7
2021	398	19.2	20.7	49
2022	393	20.0	19.6	59.3
2023	385	19.2	20.0	59.5

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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