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Pajaro Valley High

(831) 728-8102

Physical Address:
500 Harkins Slough RD
Watsonville, CA  95076
Mailing Address:
500 Harkins Slough Rd.
Watsonville, CA  95076

School Information

District:
Pajaro Valley Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Santa Cruz County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1460

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Pajaro Valley High

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 94.04% 47.09% 48.34%
White 2.74% 46.90% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 2.40% 2.81% 10.31%
Black 0.68% 1.37% 8.03%
American Indian 0.14% 0.69% 2.10%

Genders in Pajaro Valley High

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.41% 52.36% 53.03%
Female 49.59% 47.64% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Pajaro Valley High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 1511 1476 1373
White 65 56 40
Asian/Pacific 50 33 35
Black 9 10 10
American Indian 2 0 2
Others 0 1 0
Total 1637 1576 1460

Enrollment by Gender for Pajaro Valley High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 839 806 736
Female 798 770 724
Total 1637 1576 1460

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Pajaro Valley High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1637 1576 1460
# Eligible for free lunch 1015 (62%) 1061 (67%) 1001 (69%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 143 (9%) 151 (10%) 203 (14%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1158 (71%) 1212 (77%) 1204 (82%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Pajaro Valley High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1637 1576 1460
Fulltime teachers 79.5 52.0 61.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.60 25.00 23.93
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.66 19.26 21.51