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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District

501 students · 1 schools · 16.3:1 ratio · grades 6–12 · #980 of 1976 in California

Students
501
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–Teacher
16.3:1
County
Santa Cruz
Grades
6–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District is a public school system serving Santa Cruz County, California, based in Watsonville. It serves 501 students across 1 schools spanning 6–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #980 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone8317862100
Address260 West Riverside Dr., Watsonville, CA 95076
CountySanta Cruz County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District enrolls 501 students in 1 schools — an average of about 501 students per school. It serves grades 6–12 and ranks #980 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
501
#980 of 1976 in California
Schools
1
~501 students each
Grade span
6–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (501 students reported):

White
2%
Black
0%
Hispanic
97%
Asian
0%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District employs about 31 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.3:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 47.

Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
31
classroom teachers
Total staff
47
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#980
of 1976 districts
Ratio
16.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
City: Small
Santa Cruz County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0602428. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.