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Pajaro Middle Middle School
250 Salinas Rd Watsonville CA, 95076, Santa Cruz County Phone: 831-728-6238 Ranking:  (6,513 out of 6,930, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 14 | 17 | NA | NA | 11 | 13 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 434 | 417 | 405 | 417 | 438 | 447 | 427 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 150 | 34.6% | 143 | 34.3% | 145 | 35.8% | 131 | 31.4% | 150 | 34.2% | 171 | 38.3% | 133 | 31.1% |
| Grade 7: | 136 | 31.3% | 145 | 34.8% | 129 | 31.9% | 142 | 34.1% | 158 | 36.1% | 138 | 30.9% | 128 | 30.0% |
| Grade 8: | 148 | 34.1% | 129 | 30.9% | 131 | 32.3% | 143 | 34.3% | 128 | 29.2% | 138 | 30.9% | 166 | 38.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 208 | 47.9% | 200 | 48.0% | 205 | 50.6% | 206 | 49.4% | 230 | 52.5% | 229 | 51.2% | 230 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 226 | 52.1% | 217 | 52.0% | 200 | 49.4% | 211 | 50.6% | 208 | 47.5% | 218 | 48.8% | 193 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 430 | 99.1% | 410 | 98.3% | 397 | 98.0% | 405 | 97.1% | 426 | 97.3% | 429 | 96.0% | 416 | 97.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 383 | 88.2% | 356 | 85.4% | NA | NA | 329 | 78.9% | 346 | 79.0% | 341 | 76.3% | 317 | 74.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.5% | 36 | 8.6% | NA | NA | 39 | 9.4% | 70 | 16.0% | 59 | 13.2% | 56 | 13.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.74 | 29.79 | 23.82 | NA | NA | 39.82 | 27.90 | 21.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.3 | 313.2 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 317.4 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 323.1 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 327.2 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 330.1 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 335.9 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 342.2 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 342.4 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 345.6 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 344.1 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.9 | 310.5 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 316.9 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 319.1 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 325.8 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 329.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 330 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 341.7 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 344.4 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 341.4 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 341.7 | 366.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 317.3 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 318.9 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 326.9 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 329.7 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 335.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.9 | 344.5 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 342.1 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 344.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 352.7 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 347.1 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 311 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 309.2 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 315.4 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 323.3 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 324.6 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 338.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 334.9 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.8 | 338.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 339 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 337.6 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 344.1 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 369.2 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 339.6 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.8 | 346.2 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.1 | 349.2 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 335.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 368.7 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 345.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.9 | 342.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.6 | 350.9 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.3 | 313.6 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 321.5 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.9 | 323.9 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 329.1 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 332.9 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 335.8 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 348.1 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 347.9 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 347.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 347.3 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 296 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 303.9 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 297.4 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 313 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.5 | 320.2 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 314 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 315.6 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 311.2 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 310.2 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 307.3 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.7 | 301.6 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 308.8 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 311.6 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.4 | 318.7 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 318.9 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 321 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 327.3 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 327.1 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 334.1 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 335.6 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 318.9 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 332.6 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.2 | 346.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 348.5 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 361.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 371.7 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 376.1 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 374.2 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 305.8 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 297 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 294.3 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 387.8 | 296.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 398.9 | 308.6 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 300.8 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 324.8 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 312.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 315.4 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 400.6 | 319.7 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 292.6 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 303.1 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 293.8 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 308.3 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.5 | 311.6 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 309.6 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 308.7 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 306.8 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 303.1 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 303.9 | 317.9 |
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* Pajaro Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.