Pajaro Dunes’s public schools
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pajaro Dunes. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Pajaro Dunes’s schools, in brief
Which school depends on your street
16 elementary schools serve Pajaro Dunes, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and three high schools: Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High and Aptos High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pajaro Dunes, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Pajaro Dunes · depends on your address
Watsonville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Pajaro Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,293 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Aptos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,274 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Aptos
10th grade in Pajaro Dunes · depends on your address
Watsonville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Pajaro Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,293 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Aptos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,274 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Aptos
11th grade in Pajaro Dunes · depends on your address
Watsonville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Pajaro Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,293 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Aptos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,274 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Aptos
12th grade in Pajaro Dunes · depends on your address
Watsonville High
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Pajaro Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,293 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Watsonville
Aptos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,274 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Aptos
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Pajaro Dunes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Pajaro Dunes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pajaro Dunes | — | Pajaro Valley Joint Unified |
Every school in Pajaro Dunes
25 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pajaro Dunes’s schools
Are Pajaro Dunes’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pajaro Dunes. Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pajaro Dunes. Each school below is shown with its own results.
What school district is Pajaro Dunes in?
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District.
Where do Pajaro Dunes kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Watsonville High, Pajaro Valley High and Aptos High.
Parents talk
What Pajaro Dunes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pajaro Dunes → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.