Pajaro Valley High School
- Public
- Watsonville
- 331 seniors
- 1,270 students
UC admit rate
68%
32 of 47 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
32 of 331 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
47 of 331 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
3 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
5 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Pajaro Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
3 of 28 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.86)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 34 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.82)
- Irvine7 pts lower
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.82)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
8 of 21 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa Barbara11 pts higher
44%
7 of 16 admitted
This school44%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
10 of 31 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
16 of 24 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.73)
- Riverside12 pts lower
75%
9 of 12 admitted
This school75%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.75)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.91)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Pajaro Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts higher
43%
12 of 28 admitted
This school43%Overall30%
- San Jose5 pts lower
75%
42 of 56 admitted
This school75%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
93%
28 of 30 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
98%
43 of 44 admitted
This school98%Overall95%
- FresnoAbout the same
96%
26 of 27 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (230 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
167 of 230 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
33 graduates
Community college
56%
129 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 7% |
| CSU | 17 | 7% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 129 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 63 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 167 | 73% |
| Total | 230 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 40%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 14%
- Low-income students 94%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Pajaro Valley Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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