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School board members: 7
Students: 17,013 (2023-2024)
Schools: 34 (2023-2024)
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District is a school district in California (Monterey and Santa Cruz counties). During the 2024 school year, 17,013 students attended one of the district's 34 schools.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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Georgia Acosta and Carol Turley ran in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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Gabriel Jesse Medina and Oscar Soto ran in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6

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Jessica Carrasco and Adam Bolanos Scow ran in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6 on November 5, 2024.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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Incumbent Georgia Acosta won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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Incumbent Karen Osmundson won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6

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Incumbent Maria Orozco won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6 on November 8, 2016.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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Incumbent Kim De Serpa won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 4, 2014.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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Incumbent Willie Yahiro won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

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Incumbent Leslie DeRose won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 4, 2014.

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7

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Incumbent Jeff Ursino won election in the general election for Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jessica CarrascoTrustee Area 6
Daniel Dodge Jr.Trustee Area 4
Olivia FloresTrustee Area 5
Joy FlynnTrustee Area 1
Gabriel MedinaTrustee Area 3
Misty NavarroTrustee Area 7
Carol TurleyTrustee Area 2

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 30Dawn AddisDemocratic Party 49% 2%
California State Assembly District 29Robert RivasDemocratic Party 39% 3%
California State Assembly District 28Gail PellerinDemocratic Party 11% 4%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $45,066,000 $2,481 13%
Local: $107,222,000 $5,903 31%
State: $198,022,000 $10,902 56%
Total: $350,310,000 $19,286
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $331,289,000 $18,238
Total Current Expenditures: $308,991,000 $17,011
Instructional Expenditures: $175,370,000 $9,654 53%
Student and Staff Support: $55,466,000 $3,053 17%
Administration: $33,693,000 $1,854 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $44,462,000 $2,447 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,140,000 $613
Construction: $10,943,000 $602
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,248,000 $233
Interest on Debt: $6,760,000 $372

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 17 40-44 21-39 12 <50 50-54 47
2020-2021 >=50 PS <50 PS
2018-2019 23 50-54 30-39 17 <50 40-49 52
2017-2018 22 45-49 30-39 17 <=20 21-39 51
2016-2017 21 45-49 30-39 15 21-39 21-39 51
2015-2016 21 50-54 30-34 14 21-39 21-39 53
2014-2015 21 45-49 20-29 14 <=20 <=20 53
2013-2014 49 >=80 PS 43 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 45 70-74 40-49 39 40-59 40-59 71
2011-2012 46 70-74 40-49 39 21-39 60-79 72
2010-2011 47 65-69 50-54 41 21-39 <50 72

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 27 55-59 21-39 21 <50 60-64 60
2020-2021 >=50 PS >=50 PS
2018-2019 33 55-59 40-49 27 <50 50-59 62
2017-2018 32 60-64 40-49 26 21-39 40-59 63
2016-2017 31 55-59 40-49 25 60-79 21-39 63
2015-2016 31 55-59 35-39 24 40-59 21-39 65
2014-2015 31 55-59 30-39 23 <=20 21-39 63
2013-2014 45 60-79 PS 36 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 41 60-64 50-59 33 40-59 40-59 73
2011-2012 43 60-64 50-59 36 40-59 60-79 76
2010-2011 43 60-64 55-59 34 40-59 <50 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 88 >=80 >=50 87 PS >=50 90-94
2020-2021 85 >=80 PS 84 PS >=50 85-89
2019-2020 85 >=80 >=50 84 PS >=50 85-89
2018-2019 89 >=90 PS 90 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 89 >=80 >=50 88 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 86 >=80 >=50 87 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 88 >=80 PS 87 PS 90-94
2014-2015 94 >=90 PS 92 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 90 >=90 PS 89 90-94
2012-2013 89 >=80 PS 87 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 86 >=80 >=50 83 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 81 >=90 PS 79 PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 17,013 -2.6
2022-2023 17,452 -4.1
2021-2022 18,164 -3.2
2020-2021 18,743 -2.7
2019-2020 19,249 -1.8
2018-2019 19,589 -3.5
2017-2018 20,279 -0.6
2016-2017 20,400 0.2
2015-2016 20,354 -0.4
2014-2015 20,438 0.4
2013-2014 20,362 1.8
2012-2013 20,001 0.4
2011-2012 19,914 1.9
2010-2011 19,542 0.8
2009-2010 19,381 -0.5
2008-2009 19,477 0.3
2007-2008 19,420 1.3
2006-2007 19,162 -0.9
2005-2006 19,329 2.2
2004-2005 18,899 -3.3
2003-2004 19,522 -0.7
2002-2003 19,661 -1.0
2001-2002 19,863 0.0
2000-2001 19,864 0.5
1999-2000 19,767 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pajaro Valley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 12.1
Black 0.2 4.9
Hispanic 83.7 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 1.4 5.8
White 13.3 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District had 804.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 71.76
Elementary: 473.39
Secondary: 259.60
Total: 804.75

Pajaro Valley Unified School District employed 23.00 district administrators and 58.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 23.00
District Administrative Support: 129.87
School Administrators: 58.50
School Administrative Support: 175.82
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 259.91
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 40.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 19.30
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 49.80
Other Support Services: 369.83

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alianza Charter648KG-8
Amesti Elementary424KG-5
Ann Soldo Elementary366KG-5
Aptos High1,3169-12
Aptos Junior High5887-8
Bradley Elementary523KG-6
Calabasas Elementary497KG-6
Cesar E. Chavez Middle5476-8
Diamond Technology Institute839-12
Duncan Holbert0
E. A. Hall Middle5566-8
Freedom Elementary499KG-5
H. A. Hyde Elementary444KG-5
Hall District Elementary526KG-6
Lakeview Middle4106-8
Landmark Elementary405KG-5
Linscott Charter259KG-8
Mar Vista Elementary311KG-6
Mintie White Elementary499KG-5
New School Community Day409-12
Ohlone Elementary452KG-6
Pacific Coast Charter197KG-12
Pajaro Middle2867-8
Pajaro Valley High1,4289-12
Pvusd Virtual Academy74KG-12
Radcliff Elementary417KG-5
Renaissance High Continuation1229-12
Rio Del Mar Elementary408KG-6
Rolling Hills Middle6106-8
Starlight Elementary414KG-5
T. S. Macquiddy Elementary424KG-5
Valencia Elementary487KG-6
Watsonville Charter School Of The Arts408KG-8
Watsonville High2,2539-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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