Pajaro Middle School in Watsonville, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 9.

250 Salinas Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076

Student Enrollment: 493

County Name : Santa Cruz
District Name: Pajaro Valley Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 28
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Simon Salinas
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 15
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Abel Maldonado
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 17
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Sam Farr
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 36.89953
Longitude: -121.74818

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 6-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 2 (592 to 594)
Met 9 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (471 tested out of 476)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (469 tested out of 475)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (11 tested out of 11)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (11 tested out of 11)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (428 tested out of 433)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (427 tested out of 433)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (367 tested out of 372)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (366 tested out of 372)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 95% (65 tested out of 69)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 92% (63 tested out of 69)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 16.6%

Here:	17%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 17.0%

Here:	17%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 16.3% (68 proficient out of 418)

Here:	16%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.0% (71 proficient out of 418)

Here:	17%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 18.2% (2 proficient out of 11)

Here:	18%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 18.2% (2 proficient out of 11)

Here:	18%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 14.7% (57 proficient out of 388)

Here:	15%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 16.2% (63 proficient out of 388)

Here:	16%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 11.0% (38 proficient out of 347)

Here:	11%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.4% (43 proficient out of 347)

Pajaro Middle:	12%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.6% (1 proficient out of 62)

Here:	2%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 1.6% (1 proficient out of 61)

Here:	2%
State average from 767 schools:	15%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 455

2006 API (Base) : 601

Pajaro Middle:	601.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 611

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 599 (438 students included)

Here:	599
State average from 662 schools:	667

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 407

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 592 (407 students included)

Pajaro Middle:	592
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 352

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 570 (352 students included)

Here:	570
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 66

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 380 (66 students included)

Here:	380
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 96%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 2%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 83%

Pajaro Middle:	83.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 13%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 55%

Pajaro Middle:	55.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 55%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 14%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 26

Here:	26.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 28
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 71%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 58%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 21%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 5%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.77

Pajaro Middle:	1.8
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 5%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 35%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 65%
School Characteristic Index : 149.9846032

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 454

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 217.920

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 455

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 145.600

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 159

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 31.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 138

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 8.280

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 138

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.140

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 137

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.110

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 134

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 10.720
2006 API (Growth) : 594
2005 API (Base): 592
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 592

Here:	592
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 587

Here:	587
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 5 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 586

Pajaro Middle:	586
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 585

Pajaro Middle:	585
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 1 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 569

Here:	569
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 571

Here:	571
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -2 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 594
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 588