📍 220 Elm St., Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, 95076
Linscott Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alicia Doolittle. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Linscott Charter enrolls 259 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 83% |
| White | 31 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 259 students (62%) 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.
Linscott Charter 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.
Linscott Charter 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 259 students, Linscott Charter is smaller than the district average of about 488 students per school.