Is Calabasas Elementary a good school?

Calabasas Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Calabasas Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 497 students attended Calabasas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Calabasas Elementary?

Students at Calabasas Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Calabasas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calabasas Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Aptos Junior High High : Aptos High

Calabasas Elementary

Summary:

Calabasas Elementary is a public elementary school located in Watsonville, California, serving 515 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Calabasas Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.97% of Calabasas students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.18% at Calabasas, compared to 17.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 94.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a high proportion of English Language Learner students.

When comparing Calabasas to nearby schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, it becomes clear that Calabasas is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, Bradley Elementary, which is also in the district, performs significantly better than Calabasas across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Calabasas has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 47.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average and can have a significant impact on student learning and academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

202 Calabasas Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076-1039

(831) 728-6368

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5666^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Calabasas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos Junior High
High:	Aptos High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 497

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

3.0%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Calabasas Elementary ranks worse than 96.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^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 10.29. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (95.6%), White (3%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Calabasas Elementary is 21.9. 11 elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Calabasas Elementary employs 22.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Calabasas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Calabasas Elementary 5666^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Calabasas Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Calabasas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.36	4697^th	4809	2.3%
2005	10.34	4640^th	4822	3.8%
2006	12.95	4477^th	4818	7.1%
2007	12.41	4802^nd	5113	6.1%
2008	9.61	4939^th	5113	3.4%
2009	7.87	5082^nd	5193	2.1%
2010	13.56	4981^st	5314	6.3%
2011	10.29	5196^th	5377	3.4%
2012	13.44	5049^th	5390	6.3%
2013	11.89	5212^th	5530	5.8%
2015	13.74	5226^th	5611	6.9%
2016	11.67	5328^th	5614	5.1%
2017	11.43	5405^th	5692	5.0%
2018	11.47	5354^th	5662	5.4%
2019	12.64	5412^th	5789	6.5%
2022	12.60	5562^nd	5883	5.5%
2023	9.54	5731^st	5874	2.4%
2024	10.29	5666^th	5862	3.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.97	2788^th	3246	14.1%
2019	32.44	2311^th	3275	29.4%
2022	26.17	2868^th	3311	13.4%
2023	26.78	2769^th	3250	14.8%
2024	31.71	2433^rd	3160	23.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.57	4726^th	5084	7.0%
2019	16.36	4764^th	5173	7.9%
2022	17.66	4803^rd	5264	8.8%
2023	11.72	5220^th	5374	2.9%
2024	12.79	5283^rd	5511	4.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.60	55^th	68	19.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	9.06	361^st	364	0.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.10	5126^th	5413	5.3%
2019	15.74	4968^th	5492	9.5%
2022	13.21	5348^th	5635	5.1%
2023	9.44	5523^rd	5617	1.7%
2024	7.74	5556^th	5605	0.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.47	5125^th	5431	5.6%
2019	11.04	5303^rd	5510	3.8%
2022	13.44	5342^nd	5663	5.7%
2023	10.97	5472^nd	5650	3.2%
2024	14.60	5179^th	5636	8.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Calabasas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.76	4518^th	4830	6.5%
2019	16.57	4586^th	4963	7.6%
2022	15.81	4759^th	5084	6.4%
2023	12.07	4952^nd	5098	2.9%
2024	12.70	4891^st	5102	4.1%

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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 Calabasas Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	159	3	11	320	0	n/a	n/a	493
1989	181	3	10	361	2	n/a	n/a	557
1990	169	4	14	305	1	n/a	n/a	493
1991	152	2	13	421	0	n/a	n/a	588
1992	144	3	17	445	3	n/a	n/a	612
1993	148	5	14	445	1	n/a	n/a	613
1994	133	5	11	465	1	n/a	n/a	615
1995	132	3	17	582	0	n/a	n/a	734
1996	132	3	17	582	0	n/a	n/a	734
1997	106	4	13	643	0	n/a	n/a	766
1998	96	3	15	647	0	n/a	n/a	761
1999	71	2	18	651	0	n/a	n/a	742
2000	84	1	20	731	0	n/a	n/a	836
2001	74	5	14	687	0	n/a	n/a	780
2002	53	0	9	695	0	n/a	n/a	757
2003	53	0	9	695	0	n/a	n/a	757
2004	38	2	11	668	1	n/a	n/a	720
2005	40	4	5	613	1	n/a	n/a	663
2006	36	3	4	628	1	n/a	n/a	672
2007	24	0	3	654	0	n/a	n/a	681
2008	24	1	7	667	n/a	n/a	n/a	699
2009	27	1	4	606	1	0	0	639
2010	24	1	2	606	1	0	0	634
2011	23	0	2	605	1	0	10	641
2012	24	2	2	605	3	0	0	636
2013	22	0	2	601	3	0	0	628
2014	18	2	4	582	3	0	0	609
2015	15	1	5	587	2	1	1	612
2016	14	0	1	590	2	0	1	608
2017	37	1	2	616	2	0	2	660
2018	13	2	1	629	1	0	1	647
2019	19	0	0	586	1	0	0	606
2020	17	0	0	577	2	0	1	597
2021	13	0	2	556	1	0	3	575
2022	14	0	0	553	1	0	4	572
2023	17	0	0	492	1	0	5	515
2024	15	0	0	475	1	1	5	497

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 Calabasas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	493	18.0	27.3	n/a
1989	557	22.6	24.6	n/a
1990	493	21.7	22.7	n/a
1991	588	23.3	25.2	n/a
1992	612	23.7	25.8	61.4
1993	613	24.8	24.7	52.4
1994	615	24.8	24.8	68.1
1995	734	30.6	24.0	75.7
1996	734	30.6	24.0	75.7
1997	766	31.3	24.5	66.7
1998	761	39.5	19.3	70.3
1999	742	39.8	18.6	83.6
2000	836	42.9	19.5	77.2
2001	780	41.7	18.7	70.3
2002	757	38.6	19.6	78.2
2003	757	38.6	19.6	78.2
2004	720	37.0	19.5	74.7
2005	663	32.0	20.7	87
2006	672	28.0	24.0	91.2
2007	681	26.0	26.2	90.3
2008	699	35.0	20.0	91.6
2009	639	31.0	19.4	91.4
2010	634	25.0	25.3	93.8
2011	641	n/a	n/a	92.8
2012	636	23.0	27.6	n/a
2013	628	22.0	28.5	94.1
2014	609	23.0	26.4	93.4
2015	612	24.0	25.5	92
2016	608	24.0	25.3	92.6
2017	660	27.0	24.4	53.6
2018	647	28.0	23.1	82.5
2019	606	26.0	23.3	82
2020	597	n/a	n/a	90.3
2021	575	25.2	22.8	91.3
2022	572	24.1	23.7	93
2023	515	25.0	20.5	95
2024	497	22.6	21.9	94.6

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 Calabasas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	493	18.0	27.3	n/a
1989	557	22.6	24.6	n/a
1990	493	21.7	22.7	n/a
1991	588	23.3	25.2	n/a
1992	612	23.7	25.8	61.4
1993	613	24.8	24.7	52.4
1994	615	24.8	24.8	68.1
1995	734	30.6	24.0	75.7
1996	734	30.6	24.0	75.7
1997	766	31.3	24.5	66.7
1998	761	39.5	19.3	70.3
1999	742	39.8	18.6	83.6
2000	836	42.9	19.5	77.2
2001	780	41.7	18.7	70.3
2002	757	38.6	19.6	78.2
2003	757	38.6	19.6	78.2
2004	720	37.0	19.5	74.7
2005	663	32.0	20.7	87
2006	672	28.0	24.0	91.2
2007	681	26.0	26.2	90.3
2008	699	35.0	20.0	91.6
2009	639	31.0	19.4	91.4
2010	634	25.0	25.3	93.8
2011	641	n/a	n/a	92.8
2012	636	23.0	27.6	n/a
2013	628	22.0	28.5	94.1
2014	609	23.0	26.4	93.4
2015	612	24.0	25.5	92
2016	608	24.0	25.3	92.6
2017	660	27.0	24.4	53.6
2018	647	28.0	23.1	82.5
2019	606	26.0	23.3	82
2020	597	n/a	n/a	90.3
2021	575	25.2	22.8	91.3
2022	572	24.1	23.7	93
2023	515	25.0	20.5	95
2024	497	22.6	21.9	94.6

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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