📍 407 Main St., 2nd Fl., Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, 95076
Watsonville Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nancy Salazar. It is part of the Watsonville Prep District school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Watsonville Prep enrolls 396 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White and 1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 384 | 97% |
| White | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 396 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watsonville Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Watsonville Prep is one of 1 schools in Watsonville Prep District, based in Watsonville, California. The district serves 488 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Watsonville Prep is smaller than the district average of about 488 students per school.