E. A. Hall Middle

Summary:

E. A. Hall Middle is a public middle school located in Watsonville, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 608. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

E. A. Hall Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of California middle schools, with 0 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the state of California averages. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.2% in 2018-2019 to 35.8% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Additionally, E. A. Hall Middle has an extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, with 94.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, suggesting it serves a predominantly disadvantaged population.

When comparing E. A. Hall Middle to other middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, it consistently performs worse academically. For example, Aptos Junior High, which is 8.21 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as a higher SchoolDigger rating. The combination of low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly disadvantaged student population suggests that E. A. Hall Middle faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 201 Brewington Ave.
       Watsonville, CA  95076-4022


(831) 728-6270

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2713th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend E. A. Hall Middle usually attend:

High:    Watsonville High

Feeder schools for E. A. Hall Middle:

Elementary:    Mintie White Elementary
    T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.9 Help
Number of students:  556

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.9%
White:
2.0%
Asian:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.2% Help


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Compare Details E. A. Hall Middle ranks worse than 97.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.85. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.9%), White (2%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at E. A. Hall Middle is 22.9, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

E. A. Hall Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks E. A. Hall Middle 2713th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See E. A. Hall Middle in the ranking list.)

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Pajaro Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pajaro Valley Unified 1237th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for E. A. Hall Middle

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Rank History for all students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.28 1625th 1769 8.1%
2005 14.15 1586th 1777 10.7%
2006 13.20 1636th 1804 9.3%
2007 19.41 1657th 1999 17.1%
2008 17.03 1748th 2005 12.8%
2009 13.04 1876th 2063 9.1%
2010 22.45 1777th 2179 18.4%
2011 11.60 2065th 2236 7.6%
2012 8.48 2143rd 2259 5.1%
2013 15.16 2124th 2379 10.7%
2015 15.96 2162nd 2477 12.7%
2016 9.63 2351st 2497 5.8%
2017 7.87 2430th 2508 3.1%
2018 7.22 2414th 2480 2.7%
2019 7.29 2614th 2715 3.7%
2022 9.61 2645th 2740 3.5%
2023 8.24 2741st 2802 2.2%
2024 7.85 2713th 2777 2.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.61 1174th 1364 13.9%
2019 26.02 1336th 1442 7.4%
2022 29.61 1271st 1540 17.5%
2023 25.03 1479th 1529 3.3%
2024 30.17 1214th 1477 17.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.85 1393rd 1538 9.4%
2024 34.65 937th 1550 39.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.41 2162nd 2230 3.0%
2019 8.97 2271st 2369 4.1%
2022 12.30 2344th 2458 4.6%
2023 9.84 2487th 2549 2.4%
2024 9.49 2500th 2575 2.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.14 79th 86 8.1%
2024 9.27 94th 94 0.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.79 323rd 336 3.9%
2023 15.72 309th 321 3.7%
2024 19.93 354th 394 10.2%
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Rank History for Female students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.74 2222nd 2262 1.8%
2019 6.86 2337th 2380 1.8%
2022 8.29 2468th 2509 1.6%
2023 8.12 2514th 2547 1.3%
2024 6.99 2521st 2546 1.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.17 1171st 1369 14.5%
2019 24.31 1235th 1491 17.2%
2022 22.87 1345th 1531 12.1%
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Rank History for Male students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.77 2230th 2273 1.9%
2019 8.03 2339th 2407 2.8%
2022 12.02 2409th 2527 4.7%
2023 9.36 2494th 2558 2.5%
2024 9.57 2482nd 2547 2.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at E. A. Hall Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.03 2023rd 2072 2.4%
2019 8.64 2142nd 2213 3.2%
2022 12.09 2266th 2359 3.9%
2023 9.74 2329th 2391 2.6%
2024 9.00 2329th 2383 2.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for E. A. Hall Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 209 2 33 730 2 n/a n/a 0 976
1989 199 6 25 735 5 n/a n/a 0 970
1990 206 3 19 779 2 n/a n/a 0 1009
1991 169 2 26 826 0 n/a n/a 0 1023
1992 156 2 34 847 2 n/a n/a 0 1041
1993 143 8 22 942 0 n/a n/a 0 1115
1994 145 6 26 993 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
1995 135 4 13 1149 0 n/a n/a 0 1301
1996 135 4 13 1149 0 n/a n/a 0 1301
1997 50 3 9 879 0 n/a n/a 0 941
1998 56 3 12 891 0 n/a n/a 0 962
1999 45 3 15 875 0 n/a n/a 0 938
2000 34 3 6 859 0 n/a n/a 0 902
2001 38 2 4 852 0 n/a n/a 0 896
2002 36 0 4 816 0 n/a n/a 0 856
2003 36 0 4 816 0 n/a n/a 0 856
2004 31 3 6 831 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2005 30 1 8 834 0 n/a n/a 0 873
2006 20 0 1 664 0 n/a n/a 0 685
2007 19 2 2 660 2 n/a n/a 0 685
2008 19 1 4 621 2 n/a n/a 0 647
2009 15 1 7 594 2 0 1 0 620
2010 16 1 3 559 1 0 2 0 582
2011 11 0 5 552 1 0 1 0 570
2012 16 1 4 549 2 0 2 0 574
2013 12 0 3 545 0 0 0 0 560
2014 8 2 1 561 2 0 0 0 574
2015 6 2 2 575 2 0 0 0 587
2016 7 2 8 644 2 0 1 0 664
2017 14 0 9 638 1 0 0 0 662
2018 16 1 12 625 2 0 0 0 656
2019 16 0 6 624 1 0 0 0 647
2020 9 0 6 615 0 0 1 0 631
2021 8 0 6 619 1 0 2 0 636
2022 10 1 5 580 2 0 3 0 601
2023 9 1 8 584 2 0 4 0 608
2024 11 0 5 539 0 0 1 0 556

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 E. A. Hall Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 976 43.7 22.3 n/a
1989 970 43.9 22.0 n/a
1990 1009 43.2 23.3 n/a
1991 1023 44.7 22.8 n/a
1992 1041 45.4 22.9 67
1993 1115 50.3 22.2 40.1
1994 1170 47.8 24.5 38.7
1995 1301 50.2 25.9 69.3
1996 1301 50.2 25.9 69.3
1997 941 41.0 23.0 80.2
1998 962 47.0 20.5 43
1999 938 49.8 18.8 77.3
2000 902 47.9 18.8 72.8
2001 896 45.1 19.9 66
2002 856 45.0 19.0 75.7
2003 856 45.0 19.0 75.7
2004 871 44.0 19.8 66.2
2005 873 40.0 21.8 81
2006 685 27.7 24.7 75.3
2007 685 32.0 21.4 73.7
2008 647 37.7 17.2 77
2009 620 30.0 18.2 82.7
2010 582 29.0 20.0 90
2011 570 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 574 30.5 18.8 n/a
2013 560 24.0 23.3 93.6
2014 574 26.6 21.5 95.3
2015 587 21.0 27.9 94.7
2016 664 25.0 26.5 93.1
2017 662 23.9 27.6 44
2018 656 23.8 27.5 90.7
2019 647 15.8 40.9 93.5
2020 631 n/a n/a 96.7
2021 636 28.3 22.4 94.5
2022 601 28.0 21.4 94.3
2023 608 25.5 23.7 94.7
2024 556 24.2 22.9 96.2

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 E. A. Hall Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 976 43.7 22.3 n/a
1989 970 43.9 22.0 n/a
1990 1009 43.2 23.3 n/a
1991 1023 44.7 22.8 n/a
1992 1041 45.4 22.9 67
1993 1115 50.3 22.2 40.1
1994 1170 47.8 24.5 38.7
1995 1301 50.2 25.9 69.3
1996 1301 50.2 25.9 69.3
1997 941 41.0 23.0 80.2
1998 962 47.0 20.5 43
1999 938 49.8 18.8 77.3
2000 902 47.9 18.8 72.8
2001 896 45.1 19.9 66
2002 856 45.0 19.0 75.7
2003 856 45.0 19.0 75.7
2004 871 44.0 19.8 66.2
2005 873 40.0 21.8 81
2006 685 27.7 24.7 75.3
2007 685 32.0 21.4 73.7
2008 647 37.7 17.2 77
2009 620 30.0 18.2 82.7
2010 582 29.0 20.0 90
2011 570 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 574 30.5 18.8 n/a
2013 560 24.0 23.3 93.6
2014 574 26.6 21.5 95.3
2015 587 21.0 27.9 94.7
2016 664 25.0 26.5 93.1
2017 662 23.9 27.6 44
2018 656 23.8 27.5 90.7
2019 647 15.8 40.9 93.5
2020 631 n/a n/a 96.7
2021 636 28.3 22.4 94.5
2022 601 28.0 21.4 94.3
2023 608 25.5 23.7 94.7
2024 556 24.2 22.9 96.2

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on E. A. Hall Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2614th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2741st of 2802 Middle schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (E. A. Hall Middle)12.36.5
 5.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)28.121.6
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (E. A. Hall Middle)6.42.7
 3.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)18.915
 3.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (E. A. Hall Middle)15.911.7
 4.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)32.926.3
 6.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (E. A. Hall Middle)7.65.9
 1.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)20.417.3
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (E. A. Hall Middle)1912.2
 6.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pajaro Valley Unified)31.126.2
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (E. A. Hall Middle)5.13.1
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Pajaro Valley Unified)20.415.1
 5.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (E. A. Hall Middle)5.47.3
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (Pajaro Valley Unified)1815
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students647608
 6%
African American01
American Indian12
 100%
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic624584
 6.4%
Pacific Islander00
White169
 43.8%
Two or More Races04
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.5%94.7%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about E. A. Hall Middle

Students who attend E. A. Hall Middle usually go on to attend Watsonville High

Students at E. A. Hall Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 556 students attended E. A. Hall Middle.

E. A. Hall Middle ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California middle schools.


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