Best Public Schools in Salida, CA

Summary:

The city of Salida, California is home to 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools (Dena Boer, Sisk Elementary, and Salida Elementary) and 1 middle school (Salida Middle School - Vella Campus), all part of the Salida Union Elementary district.

Among the elementary schools, Dena Boer stands out with the highest test scores, outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2022-2023, Dena Boer had the highest percentage of students proficient or better in ELA (45%) and Math (40.54%) compared to the other elementary schools. The school also had the highest 5th-grade science proficiency rate (35.53%). At the middle school level, Salida Middle School has the highest test scores, with the highest proficiency rates in ELA (40.81%) and Math (26.81%) for the end-of-course assessments in 2023-2024.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with Salida Elementary and Sisk Elementary struggling to keep up with their higher-performing counterparts. All schools have seen a decline in their statewide School Digger rankings over the past three years, suggesting challenges in maintaining academic excellence. Additionally, the high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 62.59% to 84%, indicate that the schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the observed performance gaps.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Dena Boer	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	463	22	20.8	74.1%	81 (17.5%)	7 (1.5%)	320 (69.1%)	17 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	28 (6.0%)	38.1	3297^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.8%		54.3	2316^th of 5874 public elementary schools	60.6%	981	27.9		27.9	39.7	42.5	30.8				37.4	38.2	29.3	26.6				31.1	92.4	94.9	96.2	93.7	96.2	$6,584
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	21.5	62.6%	47 (16.4%)	5 (1.7%)	181 (63.3%)	28 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.0%)	36.6	3392^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	42.1%		42.5	2979^th of 5874 public elementary schools	49.3%	413	21.7		21.7	31.7	34.1	44.4				36.9	29.3	31.8	34.8				32.1	94.4		96.3		96.3	$7,144
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	275	13	21.1	84.0%	23 (8.4%)	2 (0.7%)	222 (80.7%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	22.6	4617^th of 5862 public elementary schools	21.2%		35.3	3475^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.8%	1142	14.8		14.8	17.4	25.5	26.4				23.3	20.8	35.4	24.1				26.7						$8,370
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus	Public	6-8	5041 Toomes Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1633	740	35	21.3	70.0%	123 (16.6%)	16 (2.2%)	510 (68.9%)	39 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	41 (5.5%)	40.4	1441^st of 2777 public middle schools	48.1%		45.7	1291^st of 2802 public middle schools	53.9%	150		16.0	16.0				46.6	40.0	36.6	40.8				27.7	27.3	25.6	26.8						$6,839

Cities Near Salida

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Modesto	1.32 mi	82	609^th
Ripon	2.87 mi	9	216^th
Ceres	6.11 mi	22	686^th
Escalon	6.69 mi	7	333^rd
Manteca	7.66 mi	20	593^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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