Aptos Junior High vs Pajaro Valley High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Aptos Junior High Pajaro Valley High
Location Aptos, CA Watsonville, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 587 1,293
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.8:1 22.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 41.4% 78.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Aptos Junior High Pajaro Valley High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,239 $18,239
District Pajaro Valley Unified Pajaro Valley Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Aptos Junior High Pajaro Valley High
White 43.3% 1.8%
African American 0.5% 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino 50.3% 96.9%
Asian 1.7% 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 4.1% 0.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Aptos Junior High Pajaro Valley High
AP Courses Offered 7
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 431:1
Chronic Absenteeism 35.9% 49.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 67 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.