Pajaro Valley High School

Pajaro Valley High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
500 Harkins Slough Rd,  Watsonville, CA
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
3.5
2.5
1,489 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Pancho Rodriguez
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Average SAT Score
1030
Average ACT Score
19
Math Proficiency
12%
Reading Proficiency
36%
Average GPA
3.49
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B-
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
C+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.49
Reading Proficiency
36%
Math Proficiency
12%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Teachers
65
Full Time Teachers
65
Teachers in First or Second Year
27.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1030
Math
510
Verbal
520
Average ACT
19
Math
19
English
19
Reading
20
Science
19
Number of AP Courses
7
AP Pass Rate
66%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
4.8%
State Average
17.9%
Science
1.5%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
310:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.5%
Hispanic
97.1%
White
1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Black
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
San José State University 229 Students
Cabrillo College 199 Students
University of California - Davis 167 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 160 Students
University of California - Berkeley 158 Students
California State University - Monterey Bay 144 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 133 Students
San Francisco State University 120 Students
University of San Francisco 98 Students
California State University - Sacramento 92 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 63 Students
Business 53 Students
Psychology 48 Students
Biology 45 Students
Mechanical Engineering 24 Students
Sociology 24 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 22 Students
Criminology 21 Students
Environmental Science 21 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 18 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 208 Reviews
4.0 Sophomore
2/26/2024
My high school experience was definitely interesting, moving from one environment to a different one could be challenging but I manage. I am definitely learning a lot in my classes and would love to go further in my education and I believe that my school has the resources and the classes to advance more in what I want to do in the future.
5.0 Senior
10/5/2023
My experience at PVHS has been positive, the teachers and staff are very supportive of their students.
3.0 Junior
6/29/2023
I appreciate the fact that the faculty truly cares about the students and are always pushing for our success. However, the options for academic improvement and acceleration are not the best. There are limited AP and honors courses compared to the other schools in the county. It just feels like our school, predominantly Latino, will always come second to the white schools.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.5 4 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/8/2021
We moved to Watsonville from Fremont Ca. Monique was going to one of the best schools in the area and was struggling. The teachers were so mean and had no time for her. Her experience, her freshman year was horrible. Then we got a chance to buy a house and she picked the house and what school she wa...
1.0 student
3/27/2021
Worst high school Ive attended too. My counselor told me in my face that she wont spend her time with students who are not worth talking to unless she knew you were headed in the right direction. Ive tried talking to the pvusd school members and didn’t even care about what had happened. After leavin...
3.0 student
5/23/2017
The staff and teachers are great. Teachers here at pajaro vally really do care about your effort and work. They make sure you catch up so you won't fail nor have any missing assignments. Now i just wanna talk about the race. Overall i saw that there is 96% Hispanic and 3% white. I wish we could've h...
1.0 other
12/6/2016
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is the entity most responsible for creating a slum out of a once lovely agricultural town.

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