Calabasas Elementary School

What Calabasas Elementary School does

Calabasas Elementary School is a public kindergarten-through-5th-grade elementary school operated by the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), located at 202 Calabasas Road in Watsonville, California. The school delivers standards-based elementary education to students and families residing within PVUSD attendance boundaries, with regular instructional hours of 7:35 am to 2:00 pm Monday through Thursday and a restructured 7:35 am to 12:00 pm Friday schedule. Office hours run 7:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays. The school is staffed by approximately 14 personnel per the firmographic record, functions as a single-campus government/state entity, and serves a defined geographic catchment rather than a discretionary customer base. Its instructional model is supplemented by an Expanded Learning After School Program that delivers enrichment courses in Science Workshop, Dance, Art, UCSC Garden, Watsonville Wetlands Watch, Theater, Physical Education, and Music, and by a community garden collaboration co-developed with UC Santa Cruz students focused on food and agricultural education. Student support infrastructure includes the STOPit anonymous bullying reporting system (access code CALABASAS1), the Cougar Site digital portal aggregating Lexia, Accelerated Reader, Google Classroom, Illuminate Home Portal, TumbleBooks, Epic Books, CAASPP Practice Tests, and Typing Club, plus campus cultural assets including the Cougar Pride, World Turtle, and Work and Abundance murals. As a public school, Calabasas Elementary generates no tuition or commercial revenue and is funded entirely through PVUSD's public education budget. Distribution to families occurs through the PVUSD online enrollment system, with bus transportation managed by PVUSD Transportation. Family communications are handled via the district-wide ParentSquare platform, and the school maintains a social presence on Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube. The school's website supports translation into 17+ languages including Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Khmer, and Farsi, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the Watsonville community.

Name

Calabasas Elementary School

Legal name

Calabasas Elementary School

Website

https://calabasas.pvusd.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Calabasas Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Watsonville, California, operated by Pajaro Valley Unified School District, serving local families with standards-based education, after-school enrichment, and community partnerships including UC Santa Cruz.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public elementary education
• K-5 classroom instruction
• After school enrichment
• Community garden program
• Anti-bullying reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Watsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Calabasas Elementary School delivers tuition-free public elementary education to students in kindergarten through 5th grade in Watsonville, California, as part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The school provides standards-based classroom instruction, an Expanded Learning after-school program with enrichment courses (science, dance, art, theater, PE, music, UCSC garden, wetlands education), a community garden program, anti-bullying reporting, and student access to online learning platforms.

Product overview

Calabasas Elementary School offers educational programs including an Expanded Learning after-school program with academic support and enrichment courses, a community garden collaboration with UC Santa Cruz, campus murals, STOPit anonymous anti-bullying reporting, and a Cougar Site student portal linking to various educational platforms and resources. The school operates as part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expanded Learning (After School Program) An after-school program for enrolled K-5 students providing academic support, homework assistance, and enrichment courses including Science Workshop, Dance, Art, UCSC Garden, Watsonville Wetlands Watch, Theater, PE, and Music.
• Our Community Garden A collaborative community garden program involving families, students, staff, and UC Santa Cruz students, designed to educate the community about food and agricultural topics.
• Our Murals Artistic murals displayed on campus including the Cougar Pride Mural, The World Turtle Mural, and Work and Abundance mural.
• STOPit Anti-Bullying Reporting Anonymous reporting system for students to report bullying. Students access the STOPit app or website using code CALABASAS1 to submit anonymous reports.
• Cougar Site (Student Portal) Student portal providing links to educational resources including TumbleBooks, CAASPP Practice Tests, Epic Books, Accelerated Reader, Google Classroom, Illuminate Home Portal, Lexia, and Typing Club.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UC Santa CruzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UC Santa Cruz students in developing educational programs focused on food and agricultural topics. The partnership aims to educate the community about important food and agricultural topics through the school's community garden program. Students from UCSC have worked with Calabasas Elementary families, students, and staff to develop the community garden.
• Watsonville Wetlands WatchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatsonville Wetlands Watch provides environmental education enrichment through the After School Program (ASP), offering students hands-on learning about local wetlands and environmental conservation as part of the school's enrichment course offerings.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ParentSquare: Family-engagement communications platform deployed by PVUSD and used at Calabasas; comparable as a key vendor/enabler of the school's stakeholder engagement stack.
• STOPit Solutions: Anonymous reporting/anti-bullying platform integrated at Calabasas via the school-specific CALABASAS1 code; comparable as an enablement vendor for the school's student-safety program.

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Public Schools: National network of public charter K-8 schools serving similar elementary populations; comparable as a scaled public K-5 operator, though operating at significantly larger footprint and with its own curriculum IP.
• Rocketship Public Schools: Multi-state charter network operating K-5 elementary campuses with blended-learning models; comparable as a larger, scaled public elementary operator with proprietary curriculum and EdTech integration.

Direct peers

• Ann Soldo Elementary School: Another PVUSD K-5 campus in the same district, sharing identical district-level platforms (ParentSquare, STOPit, Cougar Site equivalents) and operating model.
• Amesti Elementary School: Sister PVUSD elementary campus serving K-5 in the Watsonville area; same district governance, funding model, and operational structure, making it the closest functional peer.
• Alianza Charter School: PVUSD-sponsored charter serving the same Watsonville community, sharing funding mechanics, district resources, and the same K-5 family demographic.
• Watsonville Charter School of the Arts: Public charter within PVUSD serving Watsonville students with arts-infused K-8 programming; competes for the same local K-5 enrollment pool under the same district umbrella.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Calabasas_PVUSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calabasas-elementary-school

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