📍 1001 Hntngtn Dr., Aptos, Santa Cruz County, 95003
Aptos Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aptos, Santa Cruz County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Ettinger. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
Aptos Junior High enrolls 594 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 310 | 52% |
| White | 246 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
308 of the school's 594 students (52%) 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.
Aptos Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Aptos Junior High is one of 34 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified, based in Watsonville, California. The district serves 16,588 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, Aptos Junior High is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.