Pajaro Valley Unified School District

For the 2021-22 school year, there are 33 public schools serving 20,279 students in Pajaro Valley Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Pajaro Valley Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Pajaro Valley Unified School District are Rio Del Mar Elementary School, Valencia Elementary School and Aptos Junior High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Pajaro Valley Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Pajaro Valley Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.pvusd.net

School District Phone Number

(831) 786-2100

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

33 Schools

10,331 Schools

# Students

20,279 Students

6,193,432 Students

# Teachers

831 Teachers

264,585 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

24:1

District Rank

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 989 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#1533 out of 1942 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

23%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

33%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

89%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Pajaro Valley Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.31

0.64

# American Indian Students

29 Students

32,922 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

331 Students

718,704 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

16,543 Students

3,364,037 Students

% Hispanic Students

82%

54%

# Black Students

88 Students

337,146 Students

% Black Students

n/a

# White Students

3,184 Students

1,436,430 Students

% White Students

16%

23%

# Hawaiian Students

18 Students

28,735 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

86 Students

272,786 Students

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,693

530,118

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,624

456,635

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,563

454,067

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,584

445,793

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,635

464,993

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,662

470,389

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,695

484,412

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,577

474,129

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,585

471,620

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,561

492,955

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,464

481,188

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,362

473,097

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,274

485,902

# Ungraded Students:

8,116

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,897 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,053. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,502 is less than the state median of $14,597. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$282 MM

$28 MM

This chart display total revenue of Pajaro Valley Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2016-17 school year data.

Spending

$294 MM

$27 MM

This chart display total spending of Pajaro Valley Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2016-17 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$13,897

$15,053

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Pajaro Valley Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2016-17 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$14,502

$14,597

This chart display average spending per public school student in Pajaro Valley Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2016-17 school year data.

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