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Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 42 students
Pajaro Valley High
500 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,293
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pajaro Valley Unified
Santa Cruz County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pajaro Valley High
Pajaro Valley High is a public high school in Watsonville, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Pajaro Valley Unified. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Santa Cruz County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,293 students were enrolled, with about 21.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,293 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Pajaro Valley Unified
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- NCES school ID
- 062949011462
Schools near Pajaro Valley High
All 32 schools in Watsonville →
Diamond Technology Institute
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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
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Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter
Charter · Grades 12 · 207 students
Watsonville High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students
Monterey Bay Academy
Private · Grades 9–12 · 154 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.