Salinas City Elementary

Summary:

The Salinas City Elementary School District in California serves 15 elementary schools spanning grades K-6, with a total enrollment of 8,292 students. The district as a whole is ranked 1,305 out of 1,568 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out as performing better than the district and state averages. Lincoln Elementary has the highest performance across multiple metrics, including 52.04% proficiency in English Language Arts and 48.9% proficiency in Mathematics. Mission Park Elementary and University Park Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance. Boronda Elementary has the highest proficiency rates in 3rd grade for both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, such as Natividad Elementary and Loma Vista Elementary. The district also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.4% to 34.7%, and a correlation between academic performance and socioeconomic factors. By addressing these issues, the Salinas City Elementary School District can work to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

District Detail

840 South Main St.
Salinas, CA 93901-1624

(831) 753-5600

SchoolDigger Rank:
1305^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-6
Students: 8,273

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)					CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th 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 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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	570	25	23.0	74.9%	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	519 (91.1%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	16.8	5140^th of 5862 public elementary schools	12.3%		16	5237^th of 5874 public elementary schools	10.8%	97						12.7	12.7	18.1	11.8	27.9	21.6	20.6	22.9	12.0	16.5	21.1	18.8	92.9	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	98.2	$5,034
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5665	708	29	24.4	75.1%	20 (2.8%)	6 (0.8%)	659 (93.1%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	19.7	4890^th of 5862 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.7	5089^th of 5874 public elementary schools	13.4%	199						21.7	21.7	19.4	10.2	29.9	29.2	22.5	27.4	4.5	19.6	19.4	17.9	98.5			98.5		98.5	$5,609
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	469	20	23.4	82.7%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (97.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	5756^th of 5862 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.9	5800^th of 5874 public elementary schools	1.3%	44						1.5	1.5	11.5	3.3	13.2	19.4	12.0	19.2	5.0	5.9	9.7	9.5							$6,197
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	683	28	24.8	82.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23	4573^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	4216^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.2%	357	9.7	20.7	15.8	21.3	16.8	15.1	15.1	10.0	11.1	30.2	37.3	22.6	24.7	13.3	14.0	37.3	22.9							$6,232
Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5635	621	24	25.8	53.1%	96 (15.5%)	9 (1.4%)	463 (74.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	28.8	4032^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	31.2%		35	3501^st of 5874 public elementary schools	40.4%	531						25.0	25.0	24.5	40.0	33.3	30.0	31.5	22.5	41.3	20.8	12.5	23.8	97.4			97.4		97.4	$6,120
Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	517	23	22.4	70.2%	42 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	441 (85.3%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3927^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.0%		23.9	4475^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.8%	548						28.0	28.0	25.4	22.6	36.6	32.9	29.8	25.4	23.5	26.9	27.4	25.8	95.4			96.5	96.5	96.5	$7,215
Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	681	29	23.4	79.9%	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	635 (93.2%)	19 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	9.3	5708^th of 5862 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.7	5431^st of 5874 public elementary schools	7.5%	277	7.7	2.1			4.6	6.0	6.0	13.9	13.0	17.1	20.5	15.8	12.7	8.3	3.6	11.2	9.2							$6,443
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5645	557	24	23.7	82.8%	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (95.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23.6	4511^th of 5862 public elementary schools	23.0%		19.8	4874^th of 5874 public elementary schools	17.0%	363	4.2	4.2			4.2	18.6	18.6	11.6	19.0	30.9	44.8	25.3	11.5	19.0	21.4	32.4	20.5	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$5,872
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	911	39	23.3	92.0%	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	891 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	15.9	5215^th of 5862 public elementary schools	11.0%		15	5328^th of 5874 public elementary schools	9.3%	113						8.2	8.2	19.2	8.6	17.9	24.5	17.7	32.8	14.8	10.5	21.6	19.8	98.4						$6,195
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	495	23	21.8	65.9%	19 (3.8%)	9 (1.8%)	442 (89.3%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	26.1	4273^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	27.1%		30.5	3844^th of 5874 public elementary schools	34.6%	429						15.0	15.0	32.9	25.0	28.3	37.7	30.9	38.4	18.3	13.3	20.8	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0	$7,019
Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	438	20	21.9	57.3%	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (81.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	24.5	4410^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.8%		39.8	3145^th of 5874 public elementary schools	46.5%	1265						11.9	11.9	6.2	27.9	32.2	40.7	25.9	15.4	24.6	22.0	33.3	23.4							$6,652
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	705 California St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5625	592	25	23.6	37.5%	37 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	529 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	62.8	1931^st of 5862 public elementary schools	67.1%		52	2433^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	58.6%	502	14.1	7.3	4.6	15.2	10.7	25.8	25.8	43.5	42.7	62.1	63.3	52.0	43.5	36.6	56.1	62.0	48.9							$6,257
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	170	11	15.4	73.5%	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (91.2%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	3930^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.0%		29.9	3901^st of 5874 public elementary schools	33.6%	29						14.3	14.3	33.3	30.8	14.3	32.1	28.1	52.4	19.2	14.3	32.1	29.2
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-2231	267	13	20.5	44.6%	24 (9.0%)	2 (0.7%)	225 (84.3%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	31.4	3815^th of 5862 public elementary schools	34.9%		25.8	4290^th of 5874 public elementary schools	27.0%	475	18.0	12.2	2.9	9.1	10.9	0.0	0.0	35.9	31.7	23.5	39.4	32.7	44.7	36.6	17.7	21.2	30.8							$8,743
Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-5400	594	27	22.0	73.6%	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	563 (94.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	18.9	4938^th of 5862 public elementary schools	15.8%		17.7	5092^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	13.3%	154	2.5	5.0	12.2	13.6	7.7	15.3	15.3	16.1	9.7	32.7	29.0	21.8	24.1	11.8	20.4	22.4	19.5	96.6			96.6		96.6	$6,378

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oasis Charter Public District	0.57 mi	1	1538^th
Alisal Union	0.58 mi	15	1334^th
Graves Elementary	1.46 mi	1
Salinas Union High	1.72 mi	12	957^th
Santa Rita Union Elementary	2.27 mi	7	1402^nd

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