# Pajaro Valley Unified

Pajaro Valley Unified is a unified district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 26.3%, +0.2 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 17.5%, +0.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/pajaro-valley-unified |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 33 |
| Students | 16,983 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $24,587 |
| Low-Income Students | 12,196 (80.9%) |
| English Learners | 5,708 (37.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 8,977 |
| 2024 | 25.0% | 8,748 |
| 2025 | 26.3% | 8,470 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.3% | 8,956 |
| 2024 | 17.5% | 8,749 |
| 2025 | 17.5% | 8,470 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.6% | 53.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 50.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | 53.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.8% | 40.8% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | 40.1% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | 40.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.2% | 40.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 39.0% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | 39.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.4% | 29.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 30.0% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | 29.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carol Turley | Board President | carol_turley@pvusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Daniel Dodge Jr. | Board Trustee | daniel_dodge@pvusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dr. Misty Navarro | Board Trustee | misty_navarro@pvusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Gabriel Medina | Board Trustee | gabriel_medina@pvusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jessica Carrasco | Board Trustee | jessica_carrasco@pvusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Joy Flynn | Board Vice President/Clerk | joy_flynn@pvusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Olivia Flores | Board Trustee | olivia_flores@pvusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Valencia Elementary | Aptos | 63.2% | 54.4% | 58.8% | +4.8 | +0.8 |
| 2 | Rio del Mar Elementary | Aptos | 57.6% | 53.7% | 55.7% | -1.6 | +3.5 |
| 3 | PVUSD Virtual Academy | Watsonville | 60.9% | 45.8% | 53.4% | +24.7 | +27.5 |
| 4 | Linscott Charter | Watsonville | 54.3% | 33.7% | 44.0% | +4.3 | -5.4 |
| 5 | Aptos Junior High | Aptos | 43.3% | 35.6% | 39.4% | -4.9 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Aptos High | Aptos | 46.5% | 30.8% | 38.6% | -11.3 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Diamond Technology Institute | Watsonville | 66.7% | 7.1% | 36.9% | -13.3 | -32.9 |
| 8 | Mar Vista Elementary | Aptos | 40.1% | 32.0% | 36.1% | -2.6 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | Watsonville | 37.6% | 34.3% | 35.9% | -1.2 | +9.9 |
| 10 | Alianza Charter | Watsonville | 42.5% | 27.7% | 35.1% | +6.1 | +1.7 |
| 11 | Bradley Elementary | Watsonville | 35.3% | 28.0% | 31.6% | +1.7 | +5.9 |
| 12 | Pacific Coast Charter | Watsonville | 44.3% | 17.7% | 31.0% | +0.3 | -1.5 |
| 13 | Watsonville High | Watsonville | 38.9% | 19.9% | 29.4% | +7.1 | +10.7 |
| 14 | Watsonville Charter School of the Arts | Watsonville | 29.9% | 20.2% | 25.1% | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Pajaro Valley High | Watsonville | 40.0% | 8.9% | 24.4% | +6.7 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Starlight Elementary | Watsonville | 22.7% | 25.1% | 23.9% | +2.3 | +4.2 |
| 17 | Calabasas Elementary | Watsonville | 15.6% | 14.1% | 14.9% | +3.7 | +1.8 |
| 18 | H. A. Hyde Elementary | Watsonville | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.4% | +1.5 | +1.8 |
| 19 | Freedom Elementary | Freedom | 13.0% | 15.1% | 14.1% | -4.7 | -2.2 |
| 20 | Ann Soldo Elementary | Watsonville | 16.6% | 11.3% | 13.9% | -0.7 | +1.5 |
| 21 | Ohlone Elementary | Watsonville | 16.4% | 11.3% | 13.8% | -4.8 | -5.5 |
| 22 | Rolling Hills Middle | Watsonville | 18.7% | 7.8% | 13.3% | +4.9 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Pajaro Middle | Watsonville | 19.8% | 5.9% | 12.8% | +1.6 | -2.4 |
| 24 | Landmark Elementary | Watsonville | 13.8% | 10.0% | 11.9% | +1.4 | -3.7 |
| 25 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle | Watsonville | 14.8% | 8.0% | 11.4% | -1.0 | -2.6 |
| 26 | Mintie White Elementary | Watsonville | 11.0% | 10.3% | 10.7% | -1.1 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Lakeview Middle | Watsonville | 14.5% | 5.9% | 10.2% | -0.9 | -4.2 |
| 28 | Amesti Elementary | Watsonville | 11.2% | 7.2% | 9.2% | +3.3 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Hall District Elementary | Watsonville | 11.1% | 7.2% | 9.1% | -1.6 | +0.7 |
| 30 | Radcliff Elementary | Watsonville | 9.9% | 6.6% | 8.2% | -1.1 | -0.7 |
| 31 | T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary | Watsonville | 8.7% | 5.9% | 7.3% | -4.0 | -1.2 |
| 32 | E. A. Hall Middle | Watsonville | 9.4% | 3.3% | 6.3% | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| 33 | Renaissance High Continuation | La Selva Beach | 4.5% | 1.5% | 3.0% | -6.3 | -0.5 |