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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy is
an urban public school
in Watsonville, California that is part of Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
It serves 507 students
in grades 6 - 12.
Its teachers have had 121 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
$45,883
raised using DonorsChoose
121
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
230
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy has received support from
158 individuals from California and
72 individuals out-of-state.